Bruce J. Schulman - Boston University, Boston, MA

Professor: Bruce J. Schulman

Department: History

College: Boston University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HI231
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Media and Politics HI231 is his and Christopher Daly's brainchild. Lectures are laid back and they don't take attendance, but lose focus for 5 minutes and that 5 minutes could cost you a good chunk of the exam. You never really know what's important and what's not, and you just have to assume that you can be held accountable to every word he utters

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HI152
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Schulman is the best lecturer I have ever experienced at BU. Everything is super organized and clear. Group project sucked, but not really his fault. Fun side assignments, only one big paper and no homework. Go to every lecture and you'll be fine. Always plays music, brings prizes for trivia, offers walking tours and free lunch. Cool guy!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Schulman is fantastic. Like you I looked him up on this site and was impressed. His class is lecture heavy but a lot of the stuff is interesting because the history is recent. There is not a lot of homework and even extra credit opportunity. He really is a fun guy to have a class with and his guidelines are clear. You won't be sorry.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A really wonderful lecturer and professor. I think my favorite part was always that he had a point to every lecture--he argued a position on history rather than just repeating facts. Papers weren't hard, especially if you read the (very good) books assigned. Funny guy, too.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HI283
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Schulman is incredibly intelligent and welcoming to students. His lectures will blow you away. Always is extremely helpful during office hours and really wants to help students do their best. Go to office hours, it'll make a huge difference.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Hands down the best Professor I have taken at BU! Lectures are upbeat and lively (music included)!! Prof. Schulman is extremely knowledgeable and his classes are really on point! AMAZING classprofessor if you are really into history. Oh yeah, and Prof. Schulman even takes students out to lunch, which is great!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The BEST history professor I've had at BU hands down!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HI190
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate and dedicated to history and his students. Midterm was fairly easy and papers weren't too painful. I highly recommend taking courses Prof. Schulman teaches!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Schulman is a well of helpful information. He knows so much about contemporary American history and is able to impart his wealth of knowledge extremely effectively. The assignments make sense. He gives a ton of information, so be prepared to really learn. Perfect teacher for true history nerds.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Schulman was one of my favorite professors at BU. He's hilarious and you don't want to miss his final lecture which he calls "Schulman's Finale." He made his classes fun by including music throughout history into his lectures and having contests to win random items that were relevant to the lecture. I always looked forward to his classes!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really love Professor Schulman. He's a funny guy and the type of person you enjoy being around because he is so passionate. If you are looking for a fun, engaging, interesting, and awesome professor - take his class. My favorite professor at BU.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Schulman was my favorite professor at BU!! His lectures were always entertaining and included pop culture references. An amazing teacher, definitely take his class if you can!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Schulman's a bit of an odd duck, but in the best way possible. He's highly invested in the subject matter, and very engaging. He's also quite funny, I wish I had gotten to know him better outside of class. Only downside is that TA's grade the papers, and the ones for the Spring semester were pretty shoddy. Otherwise, great professor, great course!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• 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:

very engaging in lecture

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HI339
• 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:

Schulman might be the best professor I've ever had. I admit that I am interested in history so I was drawn to this class but Schulman is the most engaging, most passionate professor I've had. His lectures are amazing! As for the people who are saying he's hard to get to know, just take your time and go to his lunches and you're golden! RECOMMENDED!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HI365
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is great and really enlightening. Schulman makes it fantastic. He's funny, and incorporates all aspects of life in the era, including different things in pop culture. He's a great professor and I would STRONGLY suggest this class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HI364
• 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:

Schulman must be among BU's top faculty members. His lecture style is engaging beyond belief. He assigns a buttload of reading, but you can choose how much you want to do. The class only has two essays, both of which are fairly short. If you have any interest in American history, take this course. It is fascinating.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HI365
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a great lecturer, but rating him is misleading, since your entire grade comes from the TA. There is an impossible amount of reading, but you can get away with only doing some of it. Overall, the class was highly enjoyable, just be prepared for the high level of TA-involvement, and low level of prof-involvement.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HI365
• 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:

Amazing lecturer, great books, very interesting. More of a class on culture than his. He is pretty full of himself, not so helpful in OH and lets class out late all the time. TA just let class run itself, but really good in OH. Use the textbook and just make your papers really organized, you can argue what you want. Draw in a lot of the readings.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HI468
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were good but consisted mostly of Schulman looking down at his notes without much elaboration. Strangely nervous around anything to do with gay history. Not the best professor, in general. A bring writer.