Professor: Jorge Secada
Department: Philosophy
College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: PHIL1000
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His lectures can be confusing, but its mostly because he tries to cover so much in such a sort amount of time. Bring coffeetea with you and open up your brain to new things. There are whole semester classes for what he tries to get through in 4-5 weeks. Overall, the TAs will help you if you're not into office hours, but he's a helpful nice guy.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHIL1000
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I attended almost every lecture but I have no idea why because there is absolutely no need to go. I could never follow anything he was saying. The only reason I was bale to even know what was going on was from my discussion section.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHIL2110
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's a very interesting guy and knows a lot about a variety of areas in philosophy. He is considered one of the smartest professors on grounds.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: PHIL1000
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Horribly organized class. No sense of what we're doing at any given time
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: 1000
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Native Spanish speaker and often rambles; not really a good teacher overall; tries to go way more in depth in the intro class than he should; TAs often complained as well
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHIL101
- 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:
Boring lectures. Boring material. No use of powerpoint (or equivalent) what so ever. About 50% dropped out after the first class. I was dumb enough to stay.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHIL315
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not a very gifted pedagogue. I wasn't very interested in the primary texts at first, and I wasn't afterward.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHIL1000
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Secada clearly knows a lot about philosophy but he does not teach it well for an introductory class. I skipped lectures a lot and learned most of my information from discussion sections. The content of the course was worth it though. Don't be afraid of how he comes across the first lecture day, he makes the class seem much harder than it really is.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: PHIL1000
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Secada is a very intelligent prof on philosophy, going to lectures is your best bet to do well, but ALSO have to learn to listen and write down notes. Do well by writing down notes, his ramblings are interesting tho. Gives you a good spectrum of philosophy and topics in it. Interesting, just listening and note-taking in class tho. Smart p
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: PHIL1000
- 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 is difficult to follow during lecture. He rambles often. I only stuck with the class because of my TA Matt Tirrigan.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: PHIL315
- 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:
Not a bad professor, but don't take unless you're really really into metaphysics and Descartes, Spinoza, and Liebniz. Reading the primary texts is not half as important as reading the secondary literature and going to lecture. You have to learn how to listen to him, but it's worth it to try.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: PHIL210
- 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:
He's a rambler. Really smart though, but hard to follow. But, I think he knows it, so he makes up for it by making the tests easy.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: PHIL315
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This man is brilliant, but let's say he's just on a different plane from the rest of us. Lectures usually ramble on and he takes sporadic attendance. It's not too important to come to class although I'm pretty sure he favors you during grading if he's seen you. You'll basically be guaranteed a B-/B just for breathing.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: PHIL253
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His class is not very well structured, and I found it very difficult to follow along in lecture since they were almost never related to the assigned readings at the time. If you love philosophy, go ahead, but not for someone who isnt in love with it. Also, "The Ethics of Conquest" is misleading. The class is more about...well, i couldnt tell yo
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: PHIL100
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
bored me, but if youre interested in phil, not a bad class
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