Don Wyatt

This is a difficult but very rewarding course. It's reading-intensive and every class is a lecture. Don is very passionate about the material and a very fair grader. The exams are very difficult, even after intensive studying.

The class was very interesting, but VERY lecture heavy. Classes would consist of Prof. Wyatt droning on and on about a topic. With the lights dim, it sometimes made it difficult to not fall asleep. Your grade rests entirely on the Midterm, Paper, and Final, which makes it a little difficult to showcase your understanding. I found the Midterm and Final quite hard, despite paying attention in Lecture. It required a lot of memorization.

The class was very interesting, but VERY lecture heavy. Classes would consist of Prof. Wyatt droning on and on about a topic. With the lights dim, it sometimes made it difficult to not fall asleep. Your grade rests entirely on the Midterm, Paper, and Final, which makes it a little difficult to showcase your understanding. I found th …Read more

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