RF
Apr 7, 2024
Exceptionally clear and engaging lectures. Focuses on what's really important, but could have covered more topics, particularly his presidency and role in establishing two parties as warring factions.
HM
Jul 24, 2016
Fantastic course by Dr. Onuf! I learned much and he helped correct misconceptions I harbored regarding Thomas Jefferson. Great videos and selected readings. The quizzes were relatively challenging.
By jose L M
•Sep 3, 2016
Excellent
By mohd n k
•Oct 24, 2015
Awesome.
By David F
•Sep 18, 2015
I knew nothing about Jefferson before this course and nothing about his 'age' - not sure I am much the wiser about the latter after it! I enjoyed the tours round the historic sites and I thought the lecturer came over as warm and enthusiastic but it seemed he was preaching about a saint rather than giving a detached academic assessment of a historical figure and I found that it was hard to see the wood for the trees at times. Hagiographic might be an unkind description but it was certainly very respectful to the great man. I also liked the use of a student in cooperation with the lecturer.- he set the scene well and was a good interviewer.
By Jessica K
•Mar 26, 2020
Informative, but video and lecture style is very outdated.
By Julien
•Jun 30, 2018
I might have misread the course description but I expected more the class to be about Jefferson's policies in practice rather than his vision.The course however was well-structured and followed a logical thread. I did have some issue sometimes making heads and tails of the professor's lectures.
By Wendelin v O
•Nov 10, 2017
Way to easy. I could anser most of the question without looking at the lectures
By Drew F
•Mar 15, 2016
I was terribly disappointed in this course. Mr. Onuf spends the majority of these lectures implying what Jefferson thinks without discussing much in the way of actual history. Further, the course seems more of a commercial for the University of Virginia than anything else. Overall, a waste of time.
By Deleted A
•Dec 14, 2020
I don't appreciate his trying to be a preacher and convert people in the video in week 4. Especially hated the slam against Jews at 6:41. Great big no thanks to this professor. Read books instead.
By Jamon B
•Aug 20, 2015
The lectures are just videos of the professor bloviating about Jefferson. There is nothing academic about this course.