Akim Reinhardt - Towson University, Towson, MD

Professor: Akim Reinhardt

Department: History

College: Towson University, Towson, MD

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS146
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Easy-going and very knowledgable, no tolerance for any tech use- he still has a flip phone and won't use blackboard at all. It's all lectures and out of class reading, but not anything super complicated. Classes are interesting and the essay exams are pretty straight forward.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS146
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Reinhardt was a great Professor, his Hist146 class is very straight forward. He only has lectures and gives out 4 quizzes (50pts) each, a midterm and final as 100 pts each. Some of the Lectures can get boring but his humor always seems to make the class go by a little faster. Make sure to understand what he is looking for in his grading! & no EC

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST379
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Word of advice: make sure you do the assigned readings AND participate. Reinhardt does not take attendance, however, you need to take good notes and contribute to discussions in order to do well. You need to make an effort to show you are trying and he will take that into consideration. Also, he does not use Blackboard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS146
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Reinhart is what you think of when you think of a history professor. He is incredibly passionate about US history and wants students to at least have a basic understanding. He gives out pop quizzes every other lecture so make sure you go to class. All tests were based on books you read outside of class, and one oral test. I would take him again

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS146
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a good lecturer but an atrocious grader. I've taken 12 history classes at Towson ranging from 100 level to 400 level and his History 146 class was far and away the most difficult class. His essay grading was almost nonsensical. Please avoid this professor

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Reinhardt's class was so interesting and fun. He moves very quickly through the lectures and gives maybe 6 quizzes for the lectures. The exams aren't too difficult as long as you have read the books (and there are a lot of them). One of them is an oral exam which was a little stressful. I looked forward to this class every week!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Reinhardt was a really funny guy who gave really good and passionate lectures. He makes it a point that he won't go out of his way to help you, and if you want help you need to come to him. There is so much reading for the exams, and it's really stressful. If you don't like to read textbooks, this class isn't for you.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor but he makes it clear that he's here to teach, not to make friends. He is a funny guy with dry humor and is very straight forward. HIs class is lecture based with quizzes on the lectures. He has several exams throughout the semester based on the books he assigns us to read. Easy class, but you CANNOT pass without reading the books.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Challenging class but worth it. Exams are based off of books read outside of class and the quizzes are based off of the lectures (which are very entertaining.) I learned so much and although the class was frustrating at some times, he was very helpful at office hours if I had questions on the books or needed help improving my quiz scores.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Reinhardt makes you read a total of 7 books over the course of the semester. Therefore, if you do not like reading, I do not suggest you take him. Each day he lectures, and throughout the course he gives about 6 quizzes. Quizzes consist of formulating a thesis and three pieces of evidence based upon his lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor! He's very passionate about the subject and interesting and makes you want to listen. He also has a really good sense of humor and cracks jokes a lot. You read a lot for this class, I think we had to read 4 books just for the final, but if you have questions, he's very helpful. The quizzes are open note w/ easy criteria. Take him!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

For someone who doesn't like history, I loved this class. He makes lectures interesting and is really funny. He gives quizzes purely based on the in class lectures and all exams are based on books you read outside of class. Attendance is not required which is an extra bonus, but I don't recommend missing too many classes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Reinhardt is hilarious and his lectures are very entertaining. On the other hand, his quizzes are damn near impossible to get a good grade on. They are open ended and its so hard to see what he's looking for. Also you have to read like 7 full length books for the midterm, oral, and final. They're not long but it's history.. not that interesting

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you don't like reading even a little bit this is most definitely not for you. You also have to teach yourself everything. Lectures are only used for quizzes but are completely irrelevant when it comes to the midterm and final.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He assigns a set of books to read and then gives you one question from each book for your midterm and final. Sounds easy but I had no clue what he was looking for. He's funny and gives interesting lectures but they're only good for his quizzes. You're kind of on your own for your midterm and final. Also doesnt use Blackboard which is frustrating.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST162
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was not a good professor. He was hilarious and told funny stories, but when it came to teaching us and providing assessments, he was awful. He did not respect students, and kicked students out of class for checking their phone in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class isn't terrible but he is a pretty tough grader. The lecture quizzes are open note but it is rare to receive full points on them. He always finds errors or reasons to deduct points here and there. I think I missed one lecture but ended up getting a C+ in the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hard class but a great teacher. History is never an easy class but he does a great job teaching it

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is difficult, attendance isn't mandatory but he gives surprise lecture quizzes every once in a while and if you are absent you receive a zero. You will learn a lot, way more than you ever wanted to. But it is all very fascinating. He's really funny, drops the f bomb and keeps class interesting. Overall a great professor but a hard grader

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST146
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

he taught this class a new way this year, so he figured it out as he went... one midterm and a final, quizzes open note off lectures, no textbook just 7 books you have to read for the 2 tests, read and take notes on the books and youll do fine. if you need help or are struggling, go to him and he'll work with with you until you understand!