Hugh Neary - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Hugh Neary

Department: Economics

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Easy online quizzes, and exams are based completely off lecture slides and readings. Not the friendliest prof around, can be discouraging at times.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

- Eager to discuss relevant articles and media - Posts additional content online for our reading leisure - Mathematical model-based learning

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMM234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you want somebody who is approachable dont take his class. If you want somebody who holds office hr, dont take his class b/c he doesnt hold ANY. Doesnt reply to email... never told "no" so many times in my life..

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON234
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

- 3 Books. Read Them. Understand them. Don't say I didn't warn you - Very knowledgeable prof, but irritable; don't get on his bad side - While I rated the lectures non-mandatory, I went anyways. I would recommend going if you are unsure on a concept - You can get a very high mark (90+), but you must take interest. READ + UNDERSTAND

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON102013
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The midterm and exams are super easy. They are exact replicas of the online question sets so make sure you get those done. Lectures may appear as boring but he uses very relevant examples. He seems very rude and unapproachable but he is very helpful and friendly when you talk to him one on one.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Exam is pretty easy. Based on homework questions he gives out but his lecture is quite dreadful. But it's worth taking if you like economics because he talks about economy in real life and posts related articles and stuff.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Rude, unfriendly and boring as hell. acts like a total jerk when you ask questions because of his unclear instructions. Very mathematics based approach to macro that nobody understands. Exams were easy though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does so much math in this class that it feels like a math class. 90% of what he teaches has to do with math and solving equations and minimal applications of theory. I don't really know what I learned in this class aside from how to manipulate a ton of equations... You get a cheat sheet on exams though. Homework is ok, midterm was hard (avg 55)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing Prof! Lots of reading, but classes are just a supplement for the readings so you can (but definitely shouldn't) miss class and pass. This was the most comprehensive and well taught upper level Econ course I've taken in 4 years at UBC. Exams aren't hard, but are essays. He gives sample questions though, and they're similar to the exams.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Get on his good side and you'll be fine, otherwise he is very unfriendly and helpful. I got into a car accident and lost valuable time and wanted some help, but he instead starts accusing me for asking him for free marks when I never asked for such a thing, only to make me feel even worse. Final exam was from the homework though so it wasn't bad.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WOW i had him for econ 387 and i was quite satisfied with that course. however taking 301 with him was a big mistake. midterm was so incredibly hard i heard average was 50% ish? very mathematical. i dont think other sections were that math oriented in their tests. so yeah avoid him for econ 301

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• 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:

Clever guy. I like the fact that if you ask him a question he doesn't bs. He just clearly says I don't know. And tries to explain his own opinion. Please note he will take attendance at least 3 times during the term. He hates slackers and rude students. So if you are a studious student you'll do fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• 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 Professor if you are interested in economics. Pretty clear about what he expects - if you are not an econ major don't be afraid of the algebra - he allows you to explain in words on exam.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• 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 was one of my favorite classes! You LEARN A LOT, and they are interesting to learn! Neary, who looks like santa clause, is very knowledgeable and passionate about economic reform. If you attend the class, although it's not mandatory, and READ the assigned material, you are good to go! I got an A from this class. I loved this class!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• 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:

I love this guy! He's very intelligent and seems to know about EVERYTHING including politics and history! If you're interested in really learning, I highly recommend this class. A lot of material to cover but he's quite fair. Work hard and you'll surely do well!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really easy, don't need to attend lecture everything for midterm and final is from the assigned readings.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON387
• 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:

I definitely recommend this econ course! The direction of the course might be a little confusing in the beginning, but the trick is to read assigned reading material and you'll be fine. Besides,exams are choosing 2 out of 5 questions to answer (midterm), 4 out of 9 for final; exam questions are exactly alike on practice prob set! Easy to get A!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely boring professor. Knowledgeable but does not make concepts clear and expects students to be algebra geniuses. Should focus more on global understanding of economics rather than the strict mathematical side of it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• 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:

he's a extremely fair prof..lecture is clear but boring...textbook is key for this class..myeconlab is also important in term of understanding the concept..if you understand the concept..this class will be a piece of cake ..midterms and final are easy and straight forward if you work hard and understand everything...strongly reccommended

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• 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:

Very honest about what you need to know. He does not try to trick you. I think attendance in class was really helpful, but hey, what do I know, I only got a 99% on one of the MTs. I would definitely take any course with Neary again.