Stefano Villani

This professor has taught: HIST111, HIST113, HIST329V, HIST332, HIST333, HIST339I, HIST339O, HIST395, HIST398, HIST399, HIST408J, HIST408N, HIST408P, HIST601, HIST619N, RELS342, RELS343

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Stefano Villani HIST111 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/12/2024	Very knowledgeable and passionate teacher. You get used to his accent after the first couple classes and he posts the slides from class. Listens to critiques very well and incorporates it into his lecture. Overall great professor!
Stefano Villani HIST111 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2024	Took this as an intro course due to a major change and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am not the best student, I will say so my grade might end up being more of a B. My only issue was that all the major assignments are worth 25% of your grade (midterm exam, midterm paper, discussion, and final exam). That being said, grading is fairly lenient and if you utilize the book properly you're going to do well for yourself. He provided a list of quiz questions from a site directly tied to the book and I've been using it to sustain my studies and it's super helpful. It also helps that I had a great TA (shout-out to Mauricio).
Stefano Villani HIST111 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2024	He is a great teacher he understands and displays the topic to a great extent. He posts slides that are extremely helpful, and he explains them in great detail. He might have an accent that I found difficult to understand in the beginning, but as time went on, I understood what he was saying clearly. Whenever I asked him a question through emails, I got instant responses, which I found extremely helpful. If you are interested in Medieval History or looking for a genEd course in history l would recommend you to take his class.
Stefano Villani HIST111 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2024	He's just a chill guy
Stefano Villani HIST111 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2024	Extremely passionate about what he's teaching and talking about. He does have an accent, but his slides are there and the TAs expand upon material in discussion sections so it's not a problem at all. He is super reasonable about things being too hard and listens to student feedback asap. I wouldn't want anyone else to teach me about Medieval History--he has the added bonus of a European viewpoint too, so it definitely adds to the class and his interpretations with the material.
Stefano Villani HIST111 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2024	I took this class for a gen ed, and I was very satisfied with my experience! Prof Villani is so passionate about the content and I loved to hear him talk- I never skipped a class. Each lecture is full of a lot of content, but we are not expected to be able to regurgitate all of it- rather use the main ideas as arguments in our exam essays. In the beginning of the semester, he received feedback that we were assigned too many readings per week, so he immediately cut down on the assigned work. He's really a great professor and it definitely helps if you're interested in Medieval History.
Stefano Villani HIST113 Anonymous 05/17/2024	He's an awesome professor. He knows what he's talking about, and wants you to learn. His accent is a bit hard to understand at times, but not unreasonable. He expects you to read the assigned material before class, and then will highlight the important pieces and expand on them in class. The class might not be the easiest if history is difficult for you, but I'd think it would still be manageable.
Stefano Villani HIST429I Expecting a B+ histenglstudent 05/31/2011	This class was pretty rough to sit through. He uses Powerpoint heavily, but most of them are borderline-not-English paragraphs that he reads straight off the screen and doesn't elaborate on. He has a heavy accent and is sometimes difficult to follow. Everything discussed in class was straight out of the readings, so attendance in the class was pretty low. The first half of the course spent on Elizabeth I was much more interesting than the second half spent on Mary Queen of Scots, and I wish the class studied more about "the propaganda and myth" of their regimes like the description of the class promised. There are two papers, a term paper, a midterm and a final. He is a bit of a finicky grader, but not unreasonable. Take the class if you are already interested in the topic, but reconsider if you are looking for an engaging elective.
Stefano Villani Anonymous 03/02/2011	He's a cool guy; fresh from Italy, I could see where someone might struggle with his accent but his expertise is incredible and is an excellent teacher. Provides slides for the class (332 + 429) that are very good. one midterm paper, one final paper (in my experience) and a midterm test and a final, if you pay attention, read, and go to class, you'll do well.