Don Wyatt

This course was highly comprehensive and informative regarding 4000 years of Chinese history, and Professor Wyatt is a very knowledge man. However, this is a very difficult course to do well in, mostly due to your entire grade being dependent on a midterm (20%), 10-page paper (25%) and Final (40%) with the remainder being attendance. There is lots of reading (9 books), and no accountability for it, as it is not discussed during class, and there are absolutely 0 class discussions. It appears that Professor would read his lectures from a script each day. This class was completely un-interactive which can be difficult for some learners including myself. I did well in the class but spent multiple days leading up to exams reteaching myself everything because nothing stuck. Tests were made up of short answer questions which didn't always make sense, but the essay portions were straightforward. If Chinese history excites you, or you are a history major, by all means take this class. But if you are just looking for a history credit, I'd bet there are easier options out there.

This course was highly comprehensive and informative regarding 4000 years of Chinese history, and Professor Wyatt is a very knowledge man. However, this is a very difficult course to do well in, mostly due to your entire grade being dependent on a midterm (20%), 10-page paper (25%) and Final (40%) with the remainder being attendance. …Read more

The day to day work was fairly light, and lectures were chill. The essays and midterms/finals contained a lot of material and required lots of studying. I think most students in my class got away with skipping most hw readings, as the important material was covered in the lectures

It's a good course. First 1 hour of the class is for lecture and the rest is for Q and A. Our professor explains the history of Imperial China. He makes effective bullet points so it's easy to grasp the contents. His explanation contains rich contents and you can learn a lot of Chinese history. There are two exams and they are not extremely hard. There are some memorization you may need to work on, but understanding the content is more important than that. If you are interested in Chinese history, I highly recommend this. If you prefer endless discussion and debate, maybe it might not be your favorite because the most of the class is used for explanation of the content.

It's a good course. First 1 hour of the class is for lecture and the rest is for Q and A. Our professor explains the history of Imperial China. He makes effective bullet points so it's easy to grasp the contents. His explanation contains rich contents and you can learn a lot of Chinese history. There are two exams and they are not ex …Read more