Reviews for ARHU230

Information Review
Daniel Richter
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/20/2025
I am also taking ARHU 230 this summer and have no idea what the previous student is complaining about. All of the discussion responses have been open for at least 48-72 hours and we can pick which ten responses we do. I received an extension on one of them when I simply asked. The content has been really interesting so far and my understanding is that Dr. Richter grades the responses very easily.
Daniel Richter
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/17/2025
his prompts are extremely vague then he docks poitns because you did not mention things that are not in the class that he never mentioned before, he needs to tell us what his expectations are so we can respond accordingly. this is entirely his problem, not the students.
Daniel Richter
ARHU230

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
06/17/2025
Taking ARHU230 with this professor. One complaint is that he will post an assignment 4 hours before its due and not email or say anything about it then dock points from everyone for not checking their elms page at 8 pm on a sunday in the summer. He needs to seriously improve on his communication and following the syllabus. I would not be as annoyed by this if it were during the semester but I am on vacation taking this course and I am committed to answering all the prompts, however I am not able to check my email at 2 AM est to see that he posted another 3 paragraph writing assignment that is due in 4 hours.
Daniel Richter
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/29/2024
Strongly recommend Professor Richter for ARHU 230. He was very flexible and prompt with email. He designed interesting assignments and gave good feedback.
Daniel Richter
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/11/2024
Took him online. Did not respond to any of my emails/canvas messages and graded strictly. He left assignment prompts extremely vague and then docked points for missing information. No class structure and an overall unprofessional and unprepared teacher.
Robert Lucci
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/18/2024
Professor Lucci was amazing in ARHU230. Despite being a virtual class, he made it very engaging and accommodating to his students. The class requires a lot of reading and writing but it is manageable. Also, he is a strict grader but gives opportunities for revisions to earn a higher grade. There is no final exam in this course, but you have a final 'response' composed of about 8-10 questions, and it's given to show whether you've paid attention throughout the course. Overall, you learn a lot in this class and I am glad I had Prof Lucci, he's great!
Michelle Moncrieffe
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/17/2023
love her, very passionate about the class. -1 star tho cuz sometimes the class felt like there was no structure and i found myself doing things that wasn't even related to the subject which was annoying. i didn't like the class but she's great.
Jessica Mathiason
ARHU230

Anonymous
06/14/2023
The class is split into 3 parts: traditional medical cultures and history, bioethics, and contemporary cultures and frameworks. Readings are dense but you should read them because she asks questions about them during class. Projects are fairly straightforward and flexible, should be easy to get a good grade if you write well. Honestly the defining course of the health, humanities, and medicine minor, highly recommend Prof Mathiason for this!
Robert Lucci
ARHU230

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/19/2023
Professor Lucci is one of the best professors I've ever had at UMD. He genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He's also clearly passionate and knowledgeable about the topics in class. The readings are interesting and so are the class discussions. I took the class over winter so it was a very condensed and quick but he was still very reasonable about the assignments we were given and he even gave extensions when you asked for them. If you have the opportunity to have him as a professor DEFINITELY take it.
Robert Lucci
ARHU230

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2022
Professor Lucci is incredibly kind, understanding, and passionate about what he teaches. He cares about student feedback and wants to make sure you get the most out of his class. This class handles tons of highly sensitive subjects which he handles with grade. He is truly the best!
Robert Lucci
ARHU230

Anonymous
01/19/2022
Love this man. Great online instructor. Very engaging, discussions are a big part of your grade (in class and on ELMS). Clas was very interesting highly recommend if you want to take a winter or summer class. The workload is very reasonable.