Ed Beasley - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Professor: Ed Beasley

Department: History

College: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST106
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! Lots of readings but you can be selective about which ones you actually decide to read-- just know enough to write intelligently comparing multiple readings. Hardly anyone showed up to lecture but I always did because he's passionate and would give useful insights into the subject matter that made the papers much easier to write.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Beasley is super funny, keeps class interesting with constant jokes and his crazy laugh. Lectures are always fun. 2 small 4 page papers, 1 big 7-9 page paper. He lets you choose your topic as long as you can find evidence in the text. Pretty easy grader if you can provide evidence. Taken 4 of his classes; got and A on every paper but one.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST516
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far the best professor I've had at SDSU so far. I would just sit and listen to his 2 1/2 hour lectures being completely sucked in by his intelligence and understanding of history. His lectures were more of a set of stories which made patterns apparent that you hadn't seen before. If you love a course which makes you think abstractedly take it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is long winded and lectures the entire time but it is all important information for the final exam.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HI407
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Be prepared for lectures to descend into anecdotal jokes. Spends more time trying to make the class laugh than actually teaching the course. His assignments are slightly harder than other professors but if you aren't getting A's you are either stupid or lazy. If you want a fun professor take him, if you want a good, accurate, education, don't.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Has an odd giggle, but once you get over that he is amazing. Has a great amount of knowledge to share and has great lectures. He isn't up there reading from powerpoints, he is up there telling stories.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher. He talks very fast, so if you have a short attention span, he might not be for you. After listening to his lectures though, you get this sense of a historical high so to speak. He really manages to put you in a certain place and time. I've heard history majors say he's the best. Definitely take him if you get the chance.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 516
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'm taking 15 units right now. This class has more work than my other 4 classes combined

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 509
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very passionate about the subject matter. Not too difficult, but if you have any questions he is very helpful. If you have to take a history class, take Beasley!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I like Prof Beasley a lot...once you got passed his weird moan/groan laugh. He has a great sense of humor, which helps in a history class. He talks to us like people and offers a lot of freedom with the assignments and attendance. All the papers were on subjects of our choosing and the final research paper wasn't as hard as I thought.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 601
• 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:

Great prof. and person. Super smart with a quick humor. I love his noises and laugh.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really awesome professor. Really made a boring class interesting. This is a class with A LOT of readings to be done. 12 books to be exact. 3 3-Page papers with a topic you choose and ONE 7-9 Pg paper. And a Final that consists of 2 essay questions which are given since the Beginning of the semester. If you put effort youll be FINE. Grades Fairly.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• 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:

Wonderful Dr. Beasley took a rather dry subject and made it very interesting. He even acted some parts of his lecture out as a demonstration. Took it over the summer-2 small papers and one large one with an essay final. Great class but only thing 12 books was a lot of reading for summer!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST509
• 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:

Good teacher, really knows his stuff.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• 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:

3 reading write-ups (3 pages), 1 longer paper (7 pages) and an in-class essay final. Learned a ton in this class. Beasley can talk a little fast sometimes but overall the lectures are clear. Crazy amount of readings assigned but if you read enough to write an essay about it you will do fine. Fair grader. I would recommend.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST408
• 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 guy know his stuff. He pretty much lectures with no aids except for some pictures he keeps in his usb. He's funny and grades leniently. Take him for any history class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very good professor. He talks very fast, but maybe it was because it was a summer session. Easy class with clear expectations.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST106
• 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:

Brilliant Beasley incredibly entertaining very clear on his expectations knows every detail of history easy class lots of reading but he is more concerned that students understand the material instead of strictly grading by a rubric. I will be looking for more classes to take with him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST407
• 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:

Funny, brillant, and balding awesome Professor Beasley. Take him for whatever history class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST02
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professor I've had, he is funny, he doesn't grade hard on you,and he is comprehensive...If you want an easy A and learn a lot at the same time..take this class...