Don Wyatt

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

Professor Wyatt is a lovely guy. He is clearly very knowledgeable, and I appreciate how he really tries to live by the philosophy he teaches. That being said, this course has a very narrow way of assessing students that is frustrating (chronology section requires extremely specific knowledge of dates that may not have been said specifically in class). Additionally, his lecture style can be a little boring as it is not interactive really. Its more like watching a live documentary.

Professor Wyatt is a lovely guy. He is clearly very knowledgeable, and I appreciate how he really tries to live by the philosophy he teaches. That being said, this course has a very narrow way of assessing students that is frustrating (chronology section requires extremely specific knowledge of dates that may not have been said speci …Read more

While the subject matter of this class was enjoyable and the course moved at a good pace - not sticking to one subject for too long nor speeding along too quickly for comprehension - the style may not be for everyone. We met twice each week in which the professor lectured with a slideshow and read off a script, the last 10 minutes of class dedicated to an open Q&A. Between classes we had a frankly ridiculous amount of readings (sometimes entire books) which were ultimately not incorporated into any exam and merely provided supplemental content to our lectures.

While the subject matter of this class was enjoyable and the course moved at a good pace - not sticking to one subject for too long nor speeding along too quickly for comprehension - the style may not be for everyone. We met twice each week in which the professor lectured with a slideshow and read off a script, the last 10 minutes of …Read more