AMES-125
EGYPT: MOTHER OF THE WORLD
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that discussion is a clear strength. Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment9–9
Semesters of data1
4.9
Hrs / week
8
Responses
9
Enrollment
89%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
5.0
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.9
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
5.0
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.8
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 28 comments across 1 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that discussion is a clear strength. Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will actually talk in class instead of sitting silent.
Watch out for
• Most of the signal comes from a limited sample, so be careful about over-generalizing.
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
It was important to develop insightful conversational and discussion skills.
Fall 2025 · McLarney, Ellen
I was able to gain insight into Egypt as a whole.
Fall 2025 · McLarney, Ellen
-presentation skills -knowledge of Modern Egypt and Islam -Class communication skills
Fall 2025 · McLarney, Ellen
I deepened my sense of analysis through the use of different sources, and I appreciated the fact that I was able to learn about a wide range of events in Egypt spanning through several decades which was important in me becoming a better world citizen.
Fall 2025 · McLarney, Ellen
I have learned the importance of first hand resources through videos and literature that is very very important to academia. Sources are the pillar.
Fall 2025 · McLarney, Ellen
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | McLarney, Ellen 4.4Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.4Difficulty3.2Would retake94%Based on 31 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 5.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 9 |
Instructor
McLarney, EllenAMES
Also teaches
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