This specific class was "Refugees and the Holocaust," and I took it to meet the second writing requirement. I enjoyed Dr. Grossman's course and I learned so much that I wouldn't have outside of this class, but he grades a bit harshly on the essays and, as another commenter mentioned, he doesn't have rubrics for them and they weren't planned very well. For what it's worth, though, I enjoyed the readings and movies we were assigned as well as class discussions; Dr. Grossman is cool as a professor (outside of the essay grading) and a human being. I would recommend this class only if you are particularly interested in the Holocaust, refugee studies, or if this class will fulfill a major or minor requirement.

would not recommend at all. although the material is interesting, the grading is unnecessarily harsh for a second writing requirement. Grossman is very strange, he will read over and help you with your papers, but is incredibly unorganized. There are no formal rubrics or instructions for any of the papers which are a majority of your grade. He arbitrarily changed the grading scale at the end of the semester, causing my A to turn into an A-. subject matter is interesting but the reading is incredibly dense and unenjoyable. unless you're a history buff, wouldn't reccomend at all