HIEU 2071

I adored this class. Professor Lambert has very clear slides and lectures and despite having so much material to cover, she was able to cover all of it using specific case studies and also general patterns throughout the time period. Some of the subjects you probably would have learned in high school, but she added additional details and patterns that I had never learned even as a fourth year history major. We covered Christopher Columbus and Aristotle, the Spanish Conquest, the Reformation, the Slave trade/colonialism along with cultural changes in global trade of sugar and tulips and such, the Dutch East India Company, and the French Revolution. I really felt like my perspective on European history shifted and she also does a great job of connecting the history to today. The class consists of weekly quizzes (which are fine if you go to lecture), participation in discussion, a group presentation, a take home midterm, a final research paper (only 5-6 pages), and a final reflective essay. I honestly skimmed most of the readings and was able to do well. Professor Lambert is also very considerate and flexible if you need more time or sometime came up.

The one downside to my class was my TA Nadav. Discussion was often a bit awkward as he would almost inhibit a good flow when discussing ideas and I did not gain much from section which is usually not the case in other history classes I have taken. When he graded our midterms, presentations, or final papers, it seemed a bit random what grade you got.
On the final two papers he did not give any sort of comments. I got an A- on my research paper without knowing why when I spent a considerable amount of time on it and had spoken to the professor about it. In conclusion, Erin Lambert is a fantastic professor and I definitely recommend this class, but try and take it with a different TA if possible. #tCFfall22

Professor Lambert is a great lecturer and professor. I found the lectures to be very interesting and engaging. Overall, the class isn't that difficult either. There is some reading that will be assigned with a short period of time to complete for discussion, but most of the reading is actually pretty enjoyable. Most of your work comes in the form of short weekly quizzes and essays, with your final project being one large research paper. I am a history major so that may skew my view, but I definitely recommend this class.

Amazing class. I expected it to be boring, but Professor Lambert was a really engaging lecturer, especially for an online class. There was a really interesting semester-long project about an object/artwork that we used arcgis for, as well as weekly journals and quizzes to make sure you were keeping up with reading. The discussion was always interesting too. I took this first semester first-year and it was the perfect difficulty level for me.

I really enjoyed this course. I am not much of a history person, but I found the material super interesting. Professor Lambert is a great professor and really makes the material come alive in the course. The work is manageable and if you come to discussion sections, you will be fine.