Richard Unger - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Richard Unger

Department: History

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST220
• 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:

Unger is awesome, he's pretty laid back and very easy to talk to. The classes could be dry at times and a little disorganized but they were still helpful. For the first semester do the readings and for the second its not as important seeing as how everyone know everything already. Also read Germinal over Christmas, trust me.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Does not make any kind of sense whatsoever, doesnt have notes or any kind of visual aid to assist in class, doesnt prepare for and just pops out random words for 50 minutes, lecture is pointless.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST375
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall enjoyed the course and the prof. Heavy reading load would be the biggest complaint; however, exam and paper styles can be focused to exclude some of readings (e.g. choose 2 of 10 questions). Pre-Modern Economic History is actually more interesting of a topic than one might think.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you like being bored, confused and left wanting... this is the prof for you. He lectures without visual aids, and has a monotone voice. He will not conform to popular teaching techniques - effective teaching techniques. Text book is all you need.. dont' waste your time coming to lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful prof, thanks for the memories.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

professor is very kind and is a relatively easy marker. very clear with his lectures, although they are a little on the dry side.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Definitely knows his stuff, though is not bogged down in details for his lectures. Sit in the front for lectures, as his voice is soft and he tends to throw in fairly funny comments under his breath. His specialty is in the minute details, so he expects at the least that you know all dates and places for most historical persons/events.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, really funny. Although he works purely through oral discussion in lectures, he goes slowly enough for you to take pretty good notes. His marking is fair, that is to say if you do****ty work you get a****ty mark. Don't sit at the back, he's getting a bit old and his voice is kinda soft. Other than that he's a great prof.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CLST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

richard unger is an excellent prof who knows his hip top to bottom. considering the dryness of the material i'm surprised the other reviewers were so unforgiving. i found his lectures to be well-structured and peppered with subtle humour. a class act.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A very nice, and friendly professor. Very informative and knows his material well but I do not recommend that you sit at the back.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

SO BORING! He obviously knows what he's talking about but I could hardly sit in his classes. Not an easy marker and can be unclear about what he wants.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, knows his stuff. Watching paint dry more interesting than his lectures. How about a couple of slides or overheads for crying out loud!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very boring lectures, he can be hard to follow at times.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ovbiously knows his stuff, but he can be a little dry at times which doesn't help when dealing with a topic as dry as medieval history. while i wouldn't jump at the chance to take a class from him again i wouldn't avoid it like the plague either.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Who wrote the other reviews? Funny but very, very boring. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

good lecturer, interesting content

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST372
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A lecturer who can bring out the lightness of humanity; smart and classy

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's the ****.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really knows his stuff. Good prof.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MDVL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

interesting speaker, fair tests but must do the reading!