Peter Graf - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Peter Graf

Department: Psychology

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Before taking the course with this prof I was skeptical because of all the negative reviews. He sets very clear expectations! Material is manageable 7 chapters. Gives participation marks. Exams are FAIR follow his instructions he says textbook they are from textbook and lectures for short answer. Really a treat if you put in the work.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not gonna lie didn't really know what was going on throughout the course, his lectures were hard to understand and also boring. I found the exams really hard and you get marked on piazza participation.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is an awesome lecturer. He is funny and he cares about his students. He sometimes may be harsh on his students but other than that I would take his class again.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS EXPECTING A PSYCH CLASS, I made the mistake thinking it was a psychology class but it is basically a biology class. Only take this class if you are going to do the psychology stream

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Graf is hands down one of the best profs I have had at UBC. He cares immensely for students if you care. He is a great lecturer. Exams are hard but thats standard of first year psych courses, 50% of the course grades are allocated to small participation aspects that are EASY marks. I would 100% take this class with him again.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a phenomenal lecturer in my opinion, and I understand a lot of things about psychology after the class. The term paper and exams are BS though. Exams are ridiculous amounts of rote memorization and regurgitation on 100+ MC and SA. The grades got scaled up a good 15% though, and you can earn a bonus 3% by doing studies. NOT A GPA BOOSTER.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I found him really rude sometimes with some of his comments in class. Heavily dependent on launchpad. He fell behind in his lectures. I honestly only showed up to class for the attendance mark and managed to learn everything through the launchpad/textbook. He also makes a part of your grade how much you use Piazza lol.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest thing I've ever done, the exams are really hard, and he thinks the textbook/launchpad is great when it is quite the crap way to learn. He is a really good lecturer, its just way to hard. If you think this is an easy A elective it definitely isn't

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

LOTS OF HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't need this class for your major, don't take it! Its not a good elective! It takes up a lot of your time--time which could be spent focusing on your required courses for your major! He is a good prof, tries to keep class interesting (ish), provides class notes, although they are not really thorough! Good luck!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC440
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Strict. Has extremely high expectations on writing style and on almost every detail of experimental design. Really challenges you to extend your intellectual boundaries. However, you will receive tons of excellent advice and feedback provided you are a diligent student.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• 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:

He was very upfront about all expectations for the class, and gave constant reminders on when assessments were do. He always paused after a topic and asked if there were any questions on the material, which I found very useful for it ensured clarity right at the beginning. There was lots of reading, but only constant homework biweekly onlinequizzes

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC333
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Didn't care for his style. Others seemed to like it. Too much busy work that interfered with learning about the material. Very big on peer reviews. Good for those that like that kind of stuff. Also, requires small group discussions and he will make sure to question each group. Not good if you prefer to work on your own. Good slides.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Quite an easy class to pass yet rather difficult to get an "A" range grade. Course content was clearly delivered but assessments required a highly detailed understanding of the material. As people have commented on his PSYC101 class, this prof can be very tough (but still reasonable). Workload was heavy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Difficult prof but he's to-the-point and does not dumb things down for you like a lot of other profs these days. I wouldn't use the "amazing lectures" tag here but his lecture content's concisely structured and informative thus good in my opinion. Attitude could have been a little less tough though, given that it's a 100-level course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you have great interest in psyc, you should not enroll this course. You are going to understand why if you enrolled.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

pretty rude, a girl was 5 minutes late to the first quiz and he wouldn't let her take it. Do not recommend this class at all, ridiculously hard, average final mark was 54

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Highly recommend not taking this prof when choosing psyc 101, monotone voice makes you want to sleep in every class. Lectures are not very helpful, course materials will be uploaded to connect. Technically you can get a good grade by merely reading the textbook.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Graf knows his stuff, and makes it exceedingly clear how he grades the course. Lots of "free" marks, so the class is easy to pass. As a 2nd year with a STAT background I found his exams fairly easy, but a 1st year would likely find them very difficult. For a truly good grade, attend every lecture and take good notes. Hard work pays with this prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not too hard to pass. You better come every class, because he has iclicker questions in class. It's true you have to pay more than 100$ book+launchpad, but it's useful. Except midterm and final you have almost 40% on other easy do things. Need to pay attention on class. And find a good classmate.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough prof. You will need to work for your mark (and for answers! He's very intolerant of sloppiness and "stupid questions". Ask for help properly). I found the lectures to be interesting, while the content was indeed rather difficult. Apply yourself, however, and you can certainly do well in this course.