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Henry Gregory
Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/23/2011 |
Quint Gregory. Wow what a guy. This class is will turn you off from the arts forever. Be prepared to hear the phrase "as it were" about 10-15 times per class. Quint is one of the most pretentious guys you will ever meet (no surprise since he is a product of Duke).The best way for a sure A is to make sure your papers are filled with bs grandiose words. The end of the semester is loaded with busy work, so I would not recommend this class if you have other difficult coursework. |
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Henry Gregory
Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2011 |
okay, i am a science major that took this class for an HA. The only reason i originally took it was because of the grade distribution. The person below gives you the grade break down of the class. But let me stress that he is a good guy and wants to give people As. I personally am not a good writer and it showed on my papers, i thought i was going to get a B in the class as truly that's what i deserved ( this is coming from a science who's g.p.a is worth more than their life). But when i looked up on my umd i saw i had an A and this made my day. He is a really nice guy and he made museums actually interesting, i might actually go to a few now. This is a really good class for a CORE and for all artsy people you will love it too as you can go in more depth in the class that most people ( non arts people chose not too) such as optional field trips and such. Great Guy. Take him if you can |
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Henry Gregory
Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2011 |
Definitely take this class for your HA credit. Dr. Gregory is a really interesting, down-to-earth guy that made the class fun and enjoyable. I never would have taken a class like this if I didn't need to for CORE, because the arts just really aren't my thing. However, our class ended up being primarily science majors, and as he says on the first day, he expects you to come in knowing very little. There are 3 museum visits, which ended up being pretty interesting. The first few weeks he will lecture a bit, but after that the class is primarily discussion based. Participation is 15% of your grade, but if you don't show up, you won't learn about what you need to know for your papers and project. There are 3 short, one page papers for the class that just ask you to talk about something that your readings discussed, or that you discussed in class. There is also an exhibition review, where you choose your own exhibit to attend, and write a 3-4 page review. The final project is to design your own exhibit, which I was a bit apprehensive about going into the class, but once you get to it you'll realize it's not as big of a deal as you expected. For that, you need to do a class presentation, and write an 8-10 page paper (though, as he will tell you on every assignment, he is not going to count pages or judge you based on the length of it.) The final exam is a take-home final which he emails out, and gives you 24 hours to respond. It consists of 2 essay questions where you present your opinion and argue it however you would like. Overall, the class was interesting and did not have an excessive workload. Highly recommended for your arts credit. |
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Henry Gregory
Anonymous 09/30/2009 |
This class was interesting, but definitely a little repetitive with the material covered. I am more interested in museum exhibits after taking this class, but by the end of the semester his discussions were a bit stale. A lot of the work is clumped together at the end of the semester, so be prepared for that. Overall, an easy A and interesting for the first few weeks. |
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Henry Gregory
Expecting an A Anonymous 01/28/2009 |
I really liked Dr. Gregory's honors seminar. He is really into the material and isn't really out to try to grade too harshly. He assigns a lot of readings, which everyone kind of stopped doing as the semester progressed. The class also requires a couple trips to DC to see exhibits, some essays, and a final project in which you design your own exhibit. For more info, he has a website http://www.arthistory-archaeology.umd.edu/VRC/Courses/course.html, with the syllabus and other information about the class. |