HIUS 3853

If you're looking for a second writing requirement, historical perspectives, or real estate minor course, I would defiantly recommend this one! Some basics: weekly discussions are required and are virtually 100% of your grade in the class; lecture attendance was occasionally recorded but never impacted my grade. Professor Kahrl was a good lecturer with a lot of passion for the subject. The course format was essentially that you would have a reading every week, which was usually 1/3 or 1/2 of a book. During the week you would be expected to write a 300-400 word reflection and then discuss the reading and reflection during discussion. Lecture existed to provide additional context and background for the topics that were discussed in the reading. There were 3 4-5 page essays throughout the class that all had easy prompts and were graded fairly easy. In addition to the weekly responses, there were also 2 (very) small projects and 2 easy glossary quizzes. In general, the grading and assignments for this course were fairly easy. It was rare that I would be able to get through an entire reading but even an easy skim or a basic understanding was enough for me to easily get through the class. My biggest complaint was simply that lecture felt as though it had no connection to the course itself or my grade. I would suggest getting on your TAs good-side by regularly showing up to discussion and putting some level of effort to participate as they will be doing virtually all the grading for the class. I was never worried for my grade in this class and really enjoyed the content. I strongly recommend it!

#tCFF23

This class is super cool and runs through the history of housing discrimination. It's very interesting and Prof. Kahrl is very nice and organized. It was pretty easy -- breakdown: discussion, 3x 4-5 page papers, and 2x single page papers. You kinda have to read the books for the context in the papers. It's a laidback class and Allison is the best TA. #tCF2020