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Caroline Ford

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Feb. 5, 2015
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

I am a history major, and Professor Ford is perhaps the best teacher in the department. Some students complain that her lectures are dry and boring, but I think it comes with the subject. Ford is very professional in regards to her course, and she is available in office hours or by appointment. Most of her exam questions come from her powerpoints or from the notes she writes on the board. I would highly recommend taking any class she teaches. Received an A in both Hist 1C and Hist 124C

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Aug. 26, 2010
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Professor Ford is one of my favorite professors at UCLA. I took her History of France courses, both 19th and 20th century - History 124B and 124A - and received an A- and A respectively. She dresses extremely well and has a wonderfully soft spoken voice that is extremely soothing to listen to. Her lectures are extremely interesting (especially if you're into French or European history) and she is very, very straightforward.

A little bit of advice, write down every single word she writes on the board and know its meaning. These words WILL be on the midterm and final. As for her exams, they're relatively straightforward and mainly cover what she talks about in lecture. You do not necessarily have to read the primary documents and novels she assigns, but they will give you a better understanding of her lecture. I mention this because the primary documents mentions many terms, events, and figures that will never be assigned on the midterm. For instance, one week we had to read a 20 page article on how France became one of the greatest countries in terms of fashion. I mean, seriously? The questions on the midterm and final both dealt with political aspects of France. Nothing on fashion.

Her midterms and finals are like any other upper division history class. 40% midterm (IDs and 1 essay) and 60% (IDs and 1 long essay and 2 short essays). Again, her exams are primarily based off lecture. She will mainly, if not only, use the terms she wrote on the board for her IDs and her essays are generic questions that ask to summarize everything you learned prior to the exam. i.e. "Why was the French Revolution important and how did it affect France?"

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June 15, 2010
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Professor Ford is the bomb. She's well-dressed (seriously), articulate and clear, doesn't waste time. There is one midterm (40%) and one final (60%)-- both were very fair, no surprises. The readings were interesting, reinforced class material, and could be used in essays during the exams. One may complain that she takes attendance, but really-- you'll want to go everyday.

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July 6, 2009
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Take this professor. She is a pretty easy A-/B+. Don't need to read any of the books, just need to go to lecture and take good notes. There is a paper, an in class midterm and a final which is very similar, in structure, to the in class midterm. The paper may require a little reading out of her books on the history of France, but all in all, it's pretty damn easy. For the midterm and final, take good notes, study them and make sure to know the words she writes on the marker board because she will emphasize those for the exams. Highly recommend her.

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Oct. 4, 2018
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A

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Jan. 12, 2018
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: A

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HIST 1C
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April 28, 2023
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A

I took this class asynchronously and if you put the time in to actually watch & take notes on all of the lectures, you are pretty much set for the rest of the course. You need to be able to take a lot of reading and writing though--if that's not your thing, I don't think you will enjoy this. That being said, as either a History course or a GE, this was not hard at all.

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HIST 124C
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March 27, 2023
Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A

Absolutely loved Professor Ford's 124C course. I became a history because of the French Revolution period, so I was quite intrigued with her presentations and lectures. I personally felt her exams were fine if you studied her presentation slides, assigned readings and videos. Attendance is mandatory.

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Dec. 13, 2022
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A

I was originally a bit worried to take this course because i had never taken an upper div history course and prof Ford did not have many reviews; now that I have finished the class, I am SO glad that I did! I found the material to be quite interesting, even though I originally had very little knowledge/interest in France, I now feel like a mini expert in the field and have been able to talk about the topic with others which is really cool lol. The class is structured pretty easy with this grading scheme: 15% attendance/ participation, 40% take home midterm + in class ID Quiz(2 900 word papers), and 45% take home final (2 900 word papers again). The paper prompts were nice because we were given multiple prompts to choose from, so you could choose your paper topics on things that you had more notes on/ knew the material better. I stressed out a lot about the In class ID Quiz, but that really was not bad either as prof Ford included like 10 different topics that we could choose from to ID, so if you didn't know some things, you could just choose a different topic. The painting ID wasn't too tough either cuz the paintings were shown on a ton of slides and you did not have to provide much information. The papers in general were not very difficult either, it was a bit tough to stay under 900 words, and the Prof's citation policy is kinda weird, but honestly nothing too difficult. The one thing I will say for this class though: GO TO ALL THE LECTURES. Prof. Ford DOES NOT upload any bruincast or recordings of lectures, and the slides have minimal to no information on them, so if you want to do well on the papers, you absolutely must go to lecture( plus attendance is 15% so you kinda have to anyways lol). The professor is a very good lecturer, gives me the "classic history professor" vibes, ngl at times the lectures were a tad bit boring, but definitely manageable since theyre only 50 min. Overall definitely recommend the course, pretty easy A if you show up to the lectures and do a bit of research for the papers.

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March 27, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B+

Professor Ford is a mean woman. She graded my final exam SO harshly after making it take home (which was harder than the actual exam). When I asked her about my grade, she was pretty cruel in her response saying that the grade she gave me was "generous", in her words. I would not recommend taking this class to my worst enemy. It was SO boring, the textbook was stupid and her tests were just plain old annoying and she graded too harshly. I feel badly for anyone that has to have her as a teacher because it simply just isn't worth your money to enroll in one of her classes. I wish her all the best but seriously, if you care about your well being for 10 weeks, don't take her horribly boring class. Like history of France? come on. Could that be more boring?

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HIST 124C
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Feb. 5, 2015

I am a history major, and Professor Ford is perhaps the best teacher in the department. Some students complain that her lectures are dry and boring, but I think it comes with the subject. Ford is very professional in regards to her course, and she is available in office hours or by appointment. Most of her exam questions come from her powerpoints or from the notes she writes on the board. I would highly recommend taking any class she teaches. Received an A in both Hist 1C and Hist 124C

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HIST 124C
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Aug. 26, 2010

Professor Ford is one of my favorite professors at UCLA. I took her History of France courses, both 19th and 20th century - History 124B and 124A - and received an A- and A respectively. She dresses extremely well and has a wonderfully soft spoken voice that is extremely soothing to listen to. Her lectures are extremely interesting (especially if you're into French or European history) and she is very, very straightforward.

A little bit of advice, write down every single word she writes on the board and know its meaning. These words WILL be on the midterm and final. As for her exams, they're relatively straightforward and mainly cover what she talks about in lecture. You do not necessarily have to read the primary documents and novels she assigns, but they will give you a better understanding of her lecture. I mention this because the primary documents mentions many terms, events, and figures that will never be assigned on the midterm. For instance, one week we had to read a 20 page article on how France became one of the greatest countries in terms of fashion. I mean, seriously? The questions on the midterm and final both dealt with political aspects of France. Nothing on fashion.

Her midterms and finals are like any other upper division history class. 40% midterm (IDs and 1 essay) and 60% (IDs and 1 long essay and 2 short essays). Again, her exams are primarily based off lecture. She will mainly, if not only, use the terms she wrote on the board for her IDs and her essays are generic questions that ask to summarize everything you learned prior to the exam. i.e. "Why was the French Revolution important and how did it affect France?"

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HIST 124C
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
June 15, 2010

Professor Ford is the bomb. She's well-dressed (seriously), articulate and clear, doesn't waste time. There is one midterm (40%) and one final (60%)-- both were very fair, no surprises. The readings were interesting, reinforced class material, and could be used in essays during the exams. One may complain that she takes attendance, but really-- you'll want to go everyday.

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HIST 124C
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
July 6, 2009

Take this professor. She is a pretty easy A-/B+. Don't need to read any of the books, just need to go to lecture and take good notes. There is a paper, an in class midterm and a final which is very similar, in structure, to the in class midterm. The paper may require a little reading out of her books on the history of France, but all in all, it's pretty damn easy. For the midterm and final, take good notes, study them and make sure to know the words she writes on the marker board because she will emphasize those for the exams. Highly recommend her.

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HIST 1C
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A
Oct. 4, 2018

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HIST 1C
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: A
Jan. 12, 2018

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HIST 1C
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
April 28, 2023

I took this class asynchronously and if you put the time in to actually watch & take notes on all of the lectures, you are pretty much set for the rest of the course. You need to be able to take a lot of reading and writing though--if that's not your thing, I don't think you will enjoy this. That being said, as either a History course or a GE, this was not hard at all.

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HIST 124C
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A
March 27, 2023

Absolutely loved Professor Ford's 124C course. I became a history because of the French Revolution period, so I was quite intrigued with her presentations and lectures. I personally felt her exams were fine if you studied her presentation slides, assigned readings and videos. Attendance is mandatory.

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HIST 124B
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Dec. 13, 2022

I was originally a bit worried to take this course because i had never taken an upper div history course and prof Ford did not have many reviews; now that I have finished the class, I am SO glad that I did! I found the material to be quite interesting, even though I originally had very little knowledge/interest in France, I now feel like a mini expert in the field and have been able to talk about the topic with others which is really cool lol. The class is structured pretty easy with this grading scheme: 15% attendance/ participation, 40% take home midterm + in class ID Quiz(2 900 word papers), and 45% take home final (2 900 word papers again). The paper prompts were nice because we were given multiple prompts to choose from, so you could choose your paper topics on things that you had more notes on/ knew the material better. I stressed out a lot about the In class ID Quiz, but that really was not bad either as prof Ford included like 10 different topics that we could choose from to ID, so if you didn't know some things, you could just choose a different topic. The painting ID wasn't too tough either cuz the paintings were shown on a ton of slides and you did not have to provide much information. The papers in general were not very difficult either, it was a bit tough to stay under 900 words, and the Prof's citation policy is kinda weird, but honestly nothing too difficult. The one thing I will say for this class though: GO TO ALL THE LECTURES. Prof. Ford DOES NOT upload any bruincast or recordings of lectures, and the slides have minimal to no information on them, so if you want to do well on the papers, you absolutely must go to lecture( plus attendance is 15% so you kinda have to anyways lol). The professor is a very good lecturer, gives me the "classic history professor" vibes, ngl at times the lectures were a tad bit boring, but definitely manageable since theyre only 50 min. Overall definitely recommend the course, pretty easy A if you show up to the lectures and do a bit of research for the papers.

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HIST 124A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B+
March 27, 2020

Professor Ford is a mean woman. She graded my final exam SO harshly after making it take home (which was harder than the actual exam). When I asked her about my grade, she was pretty cruel in her response saying that the grade she gave me was "generous", in her words. I would not recommend taking this class to my worst enemy. It was SO boring, the textbook was stupid and her tests were just plain old annoying and she graded too harshly. I feel badly for anyone that has to have her as a teacher because it simply just isn't worth your money to enroll in one of her classes. I wish her all the best but seriously, if you care about your well being for 10 weeks, don't take her horribly boring class. Like history of France? come on. Could that be more boring?

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