SLAVC 40

Christianities East and West

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Overall Rating 3.9
Easiness 1.8/ 5
Clarity 4.0/ 5
Workload 1.8/ 5
Helpfulness 4.2/ 5
Most Helpful Review
Overall: I had Prof Vroon for Slavic 40 (Christianities East and West--covers Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant branches of Christianity). He's a great professor who is truly knowledgeable about the subject matter and concerned about his students. He answers all questions thoroughly and presents the information in an objective manner. If you're considering taking Slavic 40, Make sure you have some interest in the subject matter. Although Prof Vroon is great, if you're just taking this class for the GE requirement and his reviews on bruinwalk you might find the readings to be tedious! Also try not to take this course at the same time as another history/reading intensive class. What to expect (as of Fall 2011) -1 Midterm (20% of final grade) -Final exam (35% of final grade) -Papers, at least 1500 words each (30% of final grade) -Participation (15% of final grade) -3 Field Visit reports (you have to visit 3 church services: Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant) -Readings from 3 textbooks (Orthodox/Catholic/Protestant church history and doctrine) -Online readings (Biblical excerpts, catechisms, creeds) To get a good grade: -Attend all lectures! Prof Vroon covers a lot of info. I would suggest bringing a laptop so you can type more of the information he discusses (sometimes he can go rather quickly) -Go to office hours. Prof Vroon is very helpful in his and this is especially useful when he begins covering the more confusing theological concepts. Also go to your TA's if you have questions about how the papers are being graded. -Do the readings. Although you can get by with skimming/not doing all of them, it will be harder to participate in discussion if you haven't read (and participation counts for your grade) To sum up, I would highly recommend Prof Vroon and Slavic 40 as long as you have genuine interest in the course material. There is a lot of reading and memorization but once again this will not be annoying as long as you want to learn more about the three main branches of Christianity. You can pull an A as long as you put sufficient effort into this course!
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