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Lots of memorization for the exams but somewhat easier than ANTH 1210 because you don't have to remember all the different species and traits. This prof taught directly from the textbook so lots of overlap.

Advice

Spend more time studying the parts of the textbook that he goes over in his notes.

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I strongly dislike anna fournier, find another prof. On the bright side the class was easy.

Advice

Study from textbook and case studies from notes. Anna likes her case studies

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(Took Summer 2021!) I took this through distance ed. There was a lot of reading for lecture notes, as well as for the textbook as well. The tests weren't too bad and for assignments Dr. Hadler would video chat with us to tell us what he was looking for and would give great feedback. I personally do feel this class would be better if it wasn't through distance ed, but overall it was interesting.

Advice

Read and write the main concepts and definitions down from notes and textbooks - this is key for studying for exams as he uses lots of these in there, as well as examples. I'd also recommend not taking it through distance ed, but thats personal.

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The course was hard and I hated it TBH. Some people said its an easy class but for me it was not.Had to memorize a lot of stuffs my professor was nice and helped a lot so it was slightly better with me than my friends in other sections

Advice

My advice is that choose your prof carefully because some of the hardness of the course depends on the instructor honestly

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I took this course online, wasn't really interested in taking it but it's a prerequisite for almost all higher level anthropology courses. I wasn't a huge fan of how there were 3 exams; 2 midterms and a final. Also they make you write your midterms on campus and i've never taken an online course where you have to write your midterms on campus as opposed to online, especially because those midterms literally took 15-20 minutes to write so it seemed really pointless. There were a couple essays.

Advice

Study for the exams because there's a lot of info.

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I took this course as a random elective hoping to boost my GPA, and it did! However, I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this course. Dr. L was a great professor, she would always encourage class discussions and answer any questions. We had weekly challenges that were due on UMlearn, more like paragraph entries to think deeper into the topics we discussed that week. You learn about, Languages, Modern Day slavery, Uses of technology, Body image, and other relatable topics!

Advice

This course was an easy A+ for me, there were weekly challenges to upload (for an easy 30% of our grade), as well as a midterm and final exam.

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A class rooted heavily in memorisation, CONSTANT reviewing of the course material is necessary to thrive in the examinations (2 midterms and a final). Material all-around was pretty neat, but quite dry.

Advice

The prof you end up with will make or break your engagement with the course material, so take a significant amount of time to consider your options.

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Interesting and Lara is an amazing prof, she’s funny and really cares about her students and can work around your schedule if dead lines don’t work. She loves what she does and you can tell. Easy course, easy A+ and you learn lots of interesting material

Advice

Take it ! Easy A

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I learned alot. The topics were very interesting and easy to understand.

Advice

Read your textbook!

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Overall an easy class, taught from the textbook. A lot of memorization but she gives lots of hints of what will be on the midterms/final exam

Advice

Read the textbook!