Christine Holmgren - Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Professor: Christine Holmgren

Department: Philosophy

College: Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHILOSOPHY48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This course was amazing! She reminds me of a female version of Indiana Jones. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to study under such an inspirational human being.

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I have never learned so much in a classroom in my entire life. The class has a LOT of reading materials that are not easy to get through, but you will learn so much. I have always received A's in all my English classes and I will say that no one prepared me for her grading and level of work. IF YOU ARE A SCIENCE MAJOR TAKE THIS COURSE.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS48
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Watch over 30+ films at home, learn how to answer the philosophical questions accurately and you'll get A's on all the film analyses. Mid-term/Final are out of class essays based off Gandhi book, Sharp book respectively. Just follow her requests exactly for the essays for a good grade. Do the EC, ask her for more. Great class, you'll learn a lot.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely genuine human being, absolutely terrible teacher. Cannot maintain eye contact, swivels around questions and expects you to convert to her attitudes and mindset. Half of the class was watching videos-half of which are hippy propaganda and you have no freedom of speech without your grade suffering. DO NOT take nonviolence philosohpy

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL23
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly the most fascinating and life-changing class I've taken in college so far. I was truly blown away by the stuff we covered...philosophy is so interesting! Though I wouldn't say the class is necessarily "hard", keep in mind your grade's only based on 2 tests & 2 papers, so you do have to make sure you do well on everything. Amazing professor

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL23
• 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:

Amazing teacher. A lot of reading. Prof Holmgren made herself available as much as needed in office hours. Learned so much. Keep up with the reading and you will do fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

no doubt hardest but most interesting class I've taken at SMC. Holmgren is sweet, but doesn't mess around. I had a C in the class up until the 3rd to last week when she gave me a few specific steps to follow to obtain an A... sure enough I did! The class is hard, but THE MOST interesting... and an A is obtainable (even if you have a C!!)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHILOSOPHY23
• 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:

Great teacher! Very kind & intelligent! Prof Holmgren does a wonderful job in explaining the complex subject of philos of religion! Must read to get an A! Also I suggest you work on assignments as soon as she gives them to you! Class consists of 2 exams & 2 writing assignmentsm, not easy cause philos is so complex! Got a B! I don't regret taking it

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHILO23
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Difficult Class. Knows what she's talking about. Goes off on tangents. Reading is a must, but doesn't discuss it during class. Hard to keep up.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHILO48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A fantastic and compassionate professor! shes really great. yes, she is a tough and critical grader, but she offers like 50 extra credit points so even if you fail a test/paper you can still get an A. She is so so so nice and knowledgeable. Definitely worth taking!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHILO3
• 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 was my favorite class this semester. Philosophy is not an easy subject to teach, as it is very difficult to communicate ideas so abstract. She can do it though. She KNOWS how to teach philosophical concepts and make them get in your head. Learned a lot. As far as grading-only 2 tests & 2 papers (1 creative writing assignment,1 research report)

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you have interest in science take this course.She is very concise and helpful. Buy all materials. The lecture is unfortunately a PowerPoint presentation.Essay expectations are high.I would have preferred less broad essay questions.If you try hard you should leave satisfied.Creativity should be encouraged more. suspect to biased grading. gooduck.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2814
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's a horrible teacher for Philosophy 3. She doesn't answer your questions. She'll try to work away around it. You can feel if she doesn't like you. She wont give you a chance to speak. She made the material boring and a burden. I would avoid her as much as I can. TAKE ANOTHER PROFESSOR. No visuals. No powerpoints. Straight lecture. I hated it!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

As a science major, i was so excited that PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE was being offered. Because i will be working within "normal science" i would have never been subjected to the philisophical problems within so-called science. Loved this class. Difficult & time consuming, but i learned a great deal and it has changed my perspective. <3

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHILO6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

CAUTION: If you do not read well, do not take this class. It is a lot of complicated reading assignments for very time consuming essays. If you're looking for an easy grade, do not take this class. If you are looking to obtain knowledge, you will absolutely love this class. Holmgren is great.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHILO3
• 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:

If you're planning on taking a philosophy class at SMC, TAKE HER. She is the definition of a good teacher. Your grade is based on 2 essays and 2 tests. Whichever of those things you get the highest grade on will count as 35% of your grade, whatever you do the second best on - 30%, third best - 20%, and whatever you do the WORST on - 15%.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Best professor at SMC. Took her for philos 6, 23 & 48. If you feel unchallenged at SMC take Holmgren. I experience so much intellectual growth when taking her class. She is not easy. Essays are a handful and she expects a lot. If you put the effort in you will improve your writing. Extremely helpful in office hours and a compassionate human being.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Appears to be a nice hippie lady but soon her claws come out.She accused my friend and I of copying off each other in her dumb cd assignments,in which everyone's answers were obviously going to be similar since we all had the same cd and questions.Her lectures were boring and a drag.Many people drop, I stayed and ended up getting a B.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely adored her class! Holmgren is truly a gem in SMC. She's a tough grader on indivudual essays, but she is easy on the final grade. I found her lectures to be engaging and insightful. Also, her demeanor is graceful, she is helpful and her attitude is just plain sweet. I will never forget the things I learned from her.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST48
• 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:

she is a good professor( meaning she professes only), i got an A because all you have to do is put in quality to your work essays and listening questions,im sad slept through many of the lectures.