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Katherine Burke
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Winter 2024 - This has to have been the single dullest class I've ever taken. What made it worse is that Professor Burke should be an English teacher. Her focus was far more on your writing than content - and worse, she wanted regurgitation of material, not thoughtful analysis or critique. Though I narrowly squeaked by with an "A" it was the most difficult "A" at UCLA (and I graduated summa cum laude - so I had plenty of A's!) To her credit, Professor Burke was very helpful outside of office hours in providing feedback about why she graded certain ways - though she's a bit prickly if you hint that you're concerned about your GPA and not the material. I went into this class with very high hopes, and left with no desire to ever learn more on this subject again.
Winter 2024 - This has to have been the single dullest class I've ever taken. What made it worse is that Professor Burke should be an English teacher. Her focus was far more on your writing than content - and worse, she wanted regurgitation of material, not thoughtful analysis or critique. Though I narrowly squeaked by with an "A" it was the most difficult "A" at UCLA (and I graduated summa cum laude - so I had plenty of A's!) To her credit, Professor Burke was very helpful outside of office hours in providing feedback about why she graded certain ways - though she's a bit prickly if you hint that you're concerned about your GPA and not the material. I went into this class with very high hopes, and left with no desire to ever learn more on this subject again.
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Spring 2020 - So far, this is one of my favourite classes that I've taken. The class is interesting if you like archaeology and history. There are a lot of readings but you can skim through it and the lecture goes over the important things. The midterm is a short essay and short answer questions, so if you don't like writing, maybe the class is not for you. There is also a final research paper (8 pages) and she helps you through it. I think this is one of those classes that prepare you for grad school. I have taken all the classes that Professor Burke teaches at this school and if she opens a new class, I would be first in line.
Spring 2020 - So far, this is one of my favourite classes that I've taken. The class is interesting if you like archaeology and history. There are a lot of readings but you can skim through it and the lecture goes over the important things. The midterm is a short essay and short answer questions, so if you don't like writing, maybe the class is not for you. There is also a final research paper (8 pages) and she helps you through it. I think this is one of those classes that prepare you for grad school. I have taken all the classes that Professor Burke teaches at this school and if she opens a new class, I would be first in line.
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Winter 2024 - From a student that has taken multiple Islamic themed courses, this class was abysmal. In fact, I dreaded attending and doing any work for this professor...here's my list babes: Pros: -Love Islamic Art and Architecture: this class addressed ceramics, coins, architecture, historic events, and your basic archaeology studies. -Slides were clear, interesting, engaging, and informative Cons: -Assignments were easy in theory, HOWEVER, the professor lacked the ability to be organized and CLEAR in her directions. Therefore, ALL assignments felt like rollercoaster of uncertainty (I had to increase my anxiety meds for this piece). -Nitpicks on the most irrelevant items. -Again her clarity was the worst when it came to assignments. No exaggeration (I have screenshots), we would receive at LEAST one/two announcements a week regarding the clarification of her instructions to either her Vocabulary lists (5), Mini Essays (3), and Final Paper. -If I received the amount of clarifications on my instructions...the problem is me. I would fix that. Let's do better, yeah? Lastly, would I recommend this professor? No. Save yourself the frustration and anxiety medication. I had to be practically sedated to make it through the last three weeks of this class.
Winter 2024 - From a student that has taken multiple Islamic themed courses, this class was abysmal. In fact, I dreaded attending and doing any work for this professor...here's my list babes: Pros: -Love Islamic Art and Architecture: this class addressed ceramics, coins, architecture, historic events, and your basic archaeology studies. -Slides were clear, interesting, engaging, and informative Cons: -Assignments were easy in theory, HOWEVER, the professor lacked the ability to be organized and CLEAR in her directions. Therefore, ALL assignments felt like rollercoaster of uncertainty (I had to increase my anxiety meds for this piece). -Nitpicks on the most irrelevant items. -Again her clarity was the worst when it came to assignments. No exaggeration (I have screenshots), we would receive at LEAST one/two announcements a week regarding the clarification of her instructions to either her Vocabulary lists (5), Mini Essays (3), and Final Paper. -If I received the amount of clarifications on my instructions...the problem is me. I would fix that. Let's do better, yeah? Lastly, would I recommend this professor? No. Save yourself the frustration and anxiety medication. I had to be practically sedated to make it through the last three weeks of this class.
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Spring 2024 - This class was incredibly dull, and the professor was not engaging at all. Lectures slide all around history and are not organized chronologically. She grades extremely harshly and often arbitrarily. Make sure you read the assignment details at least THREE TIMES, or else you will miss tiny details and lose points. I would not retake this class or professor and don't recommend it unless you're super passionate about medieval egypt and archaeology. The only reason I attended lectures is because she does random attendance checks.
Spring 2024 - This class was incredibly dull, and the professor was not engaging at all. Lectures slide all around history and are not organized chronologically. She grades extremely harshly and often arbitrarily. Make sure you read the assignment details at least THREE TIMES, or else you will miss tiny details and lose points. I would not retake this class or professor and don't recommend it unless you're super passionate about medieval egypt and archaeology. The only reason I attended lectures is because she does random attendance checks.