HIST2245 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
A certain percentage of seats in this course is reserved for each class year (Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen). Although it may appear that seats are available during registration, the seats for your class year may be full.Vampires. Werewolves. Witches. Things that go "bump" in the night. Every society learns to fear someone or something in order to protect us from the unfamiliar, the impermissible, or the Other. From dragons to mad serial killers, history is full of the weird, the dark, and the scary; however, who and what defines weird, dark, and scary changes over time and from place to place.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.1 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.1 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 section