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ADHS 1801

Themes of African History · 1 instructor on record · 9 sections

What the course score is made of

89BC evaluations9 records · weight ×1.0 · Midterm Fall 2025 – Spring 2026

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What the challenge rank is made of

76thMore challenging than 76% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

95BC — “Intellectually Challenging”9 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

94thMore work than 94% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Workload”9 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.- African proverb African history is an exciting subject to study. Human history is longest in Africa and our understanding of this long history is changing because of new discoveries and also because of the changing perspectives of scholars themselves in recent years. In this course, we will work on gaining an understanding of the events and developments of human experiences in Africa over the millennia and we will also examine how perspectives of scholars and people involved in African history have changed. Frequently in the past, people have emphasized how African history relates to the history of other regions, but currently, more emphasis is being given to understanding African history on its own terms. In addition, we will try to see the significance of the African historical experience in a more global or world historical perspective. We will look at major themes, and the myths surrounding them, in our study of African history. These will include: writing the history of Africa, encounters, the Atlantic slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, the history of movements of distinctive African identity (including the rise of nationalism), and the experience of independence. We will also give consideration to Africa's role in globalization to the present day (and looking to the future).

The only instructor on record

9 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Elizabeth ShlalaAdvancing Studies	939 records	94th	76th	1004 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Elizabeth Shlala is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADHS 1801, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Elizabeth Shlala

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNCS 2245First-Year Topic Seminar	32107 records	89
ADHS 1902The Late Ottoman Empire and Egypt	16 records	87
HIST 1716Geographies of Imperialism: History of Colonization	14 records	94
HIST 1401History of the Italian Mediterranean: Una Faccia, Una Razza	13 records	90
HIST 4123Gender, Sexuality, and Power in the Ottoman and British Empires	13 records	88
ADHS 1850From Lagoon to Legend: Venice in World History	12 records	85

Other ADHS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADHS 1902The Late Ottoman Empire and Egypt	16 records	87
ADHS 1081Modern History I	24 records	91
ADHS 2210For God and Country	13 records	81
ADHS 2320Remaking Europe - Marshall Plan to Brexit	13 records	91
ADHS 3002Women and Gender in World History	13 records	89
ADHS 1011Atlantic Worlds	12 records	88

The line

All 13 items · means across 9 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9136th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9028th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9346th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9340th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9571st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9575th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9351st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9259th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9254th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9145th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

8494th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9576th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8315th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

9 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Elizabeth Shlala	Spring 2026	11	—	—	—
Elizabeth Shlala	Summer 2025	01	91	87	100
Elizabeth Shlala	Summer 2024	01	97	89	100
Elizabeth Shlala	Fall 2023	01	92	91	—
Elizabeth Shlala	Summer 2023	01	88	83	—
Elizabeth Shlala	Fall 2022	01	98	98	—
Elizabeth Shlala	Summer 2022	01	97	90	80
Elizabeth Shlala	2024FALL1	01	88	88	60
Elizabeth Shlala	Midterm Fall 2025	01	95	90	80

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.