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Students give HIST courses 3.9 out of 5, and 68% would take one again.
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Easiest course
HIST101G
Comparative Histories of Same-Sex Practices and Gender Variance · 50/100 difficulty
Most challenging
HIST8
78/100 difficulty
All History Courses (209)
HIST4BMedieval and Early Modern Europe
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 224 ratings
HIST4A
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 171 ratings
HIST2C
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 165 ratings
HIST17B
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 147 ratings
HIST2AWorld History
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 133 ratings
HIST17CThe American People
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 120 ratings
HIST4C
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 118 ratings
ES1
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 65 ratings
HIST2BWorld History
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 56 ratings
HIST17A
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 53 ratings
ES3
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 41 ratings
HIST8
1.9 out of 5 stars1.9· 35 ratings
HIST20
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 33 ratings
HIST74Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice in Historical and Global Context
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 31 ratings
PS1
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 31 ratings
HIST49BSurvey of African History
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 29 ratings
HIST5
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 29 ratings
HIST166B
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 26 ratings
HIST87
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 24 ratings
HIST193F
4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 22 ratings
HIST7
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 22 ratings
HIST166C
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 19 ratings
HIST49ASurvey of African History
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 18 ratings
HIST88Survey of South Asian History
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 18 ratings
HIST80Chinese Civilization
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 17 ratings
ARTHI6E
2.3 out of 5 stars2.3· 16 ratings
HIST164C
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 16 ratings
HIST9
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 16 ratings
HIST177
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 14 ratings
HIST192
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 14 ratings
HIST115X
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 13 ratings
HIST166
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 13 ratings
ENV3
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 12 ratings
HIST17
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 12 ratings
HIST171CThe United States and the World, 1898-1945
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 12 ratings
HIST173
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 12 ratings
HIST187S
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 12 ratings
ARTHI121D
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 11 ratings
HIS08
1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 11 ratings
HIST185BModern China (Since 1911)
4.9 out of 5 stars4.9· 11 ratings
ARTHI127A
2.2 out of 5 stars2.2· 10 ratings
HIST166A
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 10 ratings
HIST185A
4.9 out of 5 stars4.9· 10 ratings
HIST46B
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 10 ratings
HIST121A
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 9 ratings
HIST105
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 8 ratings
HIST115
2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 8 ratings
HIST141A
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 8 ratings
HIST171DThe United States and the World Since 1945
4.9 out of 5 stars4.9· 8 ratings
ENV1
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 7 ratings
HIST102
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 7 ratings
HIST105A
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 7 ratings
HIST114C
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 7 ratings
HIST121C
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 7 ratings
HIST129B
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 7 ratings
HIST140B
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 7 ratings
HIST149IA
1.7 out of 5 stars1.7· 7 ratings
HIST175B
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 7 ratings
ARTHI127B
2.1 out of 5 stars2.1· 6 ratings
HIST121D
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 6 ratings
HIST129D
1.5 out of 5 stars1.5· 6 ratings
HIST133D
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 6 ratings
HIST140A
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings
HIST146
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 6 ratings
HIST146T
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 6 ratings
HIST159C
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 6 ratings
HIST187A
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 6 ratings
HIST22
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 6 ratings
ES173
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
HIST007
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 5 ratings
HIST117C
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 5 ratings
HIST124A
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 5 ratings
HIST129
2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 5 ratings
HIST136MHistory of U.S.-Mexican Relations
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 5 ratings
HIST141B
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HIST159B
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 5 ratings
HIST161A
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 5 ratings
HIST166D
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HIST168N
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings
HIST173T
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
HIST185THistory of Modern Chinese Thought
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
HIST49CSurvey of African History
2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 5 ratings
HIST8B
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 5 ratings
LAIS101
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 5 ratings
CHIN185AQing Empire
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings
ENVS173
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 4 ratings
ENVS176A
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
HIST101GComparative Histories of Same-Sex Practices and Gender Variance
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
HIST111A
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
HIST122
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings
HIST133C
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 4 ratings
HIST166BC
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HIST167CB
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 4 ratings
HIST168AHistory of the Chicanos
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings
HIST168M
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HIST174B
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings
HIST2
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 4 ratings
HIST46
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 4 ratings
HISTW4B
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
AH127A
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 3 ratings
BL49A
2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 3 ratings
BLST49A
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BLST49B
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ENVS183
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
ENVS188
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
FILM122
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H129A
1.4 out of 5 stars1.4· 3 ratings
HIST102S
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HIST111
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HIST111B
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HIST111T
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HIST113A
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HIST113B
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
HIST115A
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 3 ratings
HIST118A
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
HIST123B
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
HIST124
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
HIST131F
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
HIST133BTwentieth Century Germany, Part I
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
HIST135C
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
HIST148A
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HIST148PL
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HIST151A
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
HIST154
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 3 ratings
HIST166LB
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
HIST168C
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
HIST170A
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
HIST172A
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
HIST174
2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 3 ratings
HIST178BAmerican Urban History
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
HIST185
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
HIST191P
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HIST4
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
HST8
1.4 out of 5 stars1.4· 3 ratings
INT84Introductory Honors Seminar: Special Topics
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
LAIS101S
1.4 out of 5 stars1.4· 3 ratings
EACS80Chinese Civilization
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HIST101QAQueer North America
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HIST102Y
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HIST104GThe Trial of Galileo
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HIST104SSRace, Science, and Society
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HIST105IIInfrastructure and Ideology in the Modern World
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HIST106AThe Origins of Western Science, Antiquity to 1500
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HIST106THistory of Time
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HIST107CThe Darwinian Revolution and Modern Biology
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HIST109TMachines, People, & Politics: Histories of Modern Technologies
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HIST111CHistory of Greece
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HIST111FAchaemenid Persia, 559-330BCE
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HIST112ARoman Imperialism
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HIST112CDisaster and Reform in Rome
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HIST112EThe History of Roman Law
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HIST113C
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HIST114AHistory of Christianity: Beginning to 800
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HIST115BThe Worlds of Renaissance Italy, 1300-1500
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HIST118BMuslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain: Conquest, Colonization, and Coexistence
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HIST121FFrance in the Seventeenth Century
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HIST124CSex, Gender, and Settler Colonialism
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HIST125Medieval Medicine: The Discourse and Practices of Medicine in the Middle Ages
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HIST127AHistory of the French Empire
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HIST127FThe French Revolution
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HIST135BHistory of Russia
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HIST138FMThe Middle Ages in Film
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HIST141CThe British Empire: Past and Present
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HIST142ALAmerican Legal & Constitutional History
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HIST142SSlavery and the Creation of African America: 1550-1861
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HIST145AThe Middle East I: From the Origins of Islam to the Year 1000
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HIST145BThe Middle East II: The Era of Invasions, 1000-1500
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HIST145CThe Middle East III: Early Modern Empires and Transformations, 1500-1800
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HIST146WWomen and Gender in Middle Eastern History
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HIST147DHistory of Development in Africa
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HIST147GGender and Power in Modern African History
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HIST148BColonial Southern Africa
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HIST150CLColonialism and Language
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HIST156AHistory of Mexico: Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Periods
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HIST158ARacism, Political Economy, and Public Policy in Modern U.S. History
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HIST164IBAmerican Immigration
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HIST167CAHistory of the American Working Class, 1800-1900
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HIST168BHistory of the Chicanos
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HIST169BAfrican American History
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HIST170BA History of Social Policy in the United States
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HIST171METhe United States and the Middle East Since 1900
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HIST174CWealth and Poverty in America
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HIST174QCapstone Seminar in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice
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HIST178AAmerican Urban History
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HIST184AHistory of China
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HIST184EHistory of Trans-Eurasian Exchanges
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HIST184MChina's Historical Minorities
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HIST184RUndergraduate Research Seminar in Early Chinese History
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HIST184THistory of Traditional Chinese Thought
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HIST187BModern Japan
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HIST187CRecent Japan
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HIST188SRepresentations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
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HIST189EHistory of the Pacific
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HIST189MSouth Asian Public Culture
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HIST201CAdvanced Historical Literature: Comparative
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HIST201EAdvanced Historical Literature: Europe
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HIST201MEAdvanced Historical Literature: Middle East
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HIST202Historical Methods
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HIST294Colloquium on History and Political Economy
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HIST295GSGender and Sexualities Colloquium
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HIST295TSWorkshop in the History of Technology and Science
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HIST46AThe Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
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HIST46MIModern Iran and Global Politics
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HIST52485
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HIST56Introduction to Mexican History
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HIST8ALatin American History: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
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INTW20Introduction to The Research University
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INTW22
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INTW25Bridge to STEM
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