Stephen Fuchs - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Professor: Stephen Fuchs

Department: Social Science

College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC3020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

When people say this man is a genius, they are not kidding. The profundity of the ideas expressed by Fuchs is staggering, and they are delivered without notes via a Hungarian-accented monologue. He speaks slowly enough that you can get a transcript, word for word, which you can use on midterms/finals. This class is a must-take for A&S students.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC3020
• 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: N/A

Comment:

This is probably one of the very few classes at UVA Arts and Sciences where a student will learn to think. This classes lays a foundation for understanding the world.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC440
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Fuchs is the best Professor I have ever had. He explains extremly well and the material is also very intresting. Best class I have taken at UVA by far. This man is a genuis.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Both Fuchs and his teaching style are a little unorthodox, and frankly, his monotonous Eastern European accent can make things dry. However, he inserts some dry humor when you least expect it and the workload is generally light. Short (1-2pg) essays that are open-note and minimal reading required. You learn a lot though - the man is brilliant.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It's impossible not to get an A if you take copious notes and do the readings. Books are useless for everything but pulling citations for the essay portion of tests. The lectures are astonishingly boring, so multitask (sudoku?) to keep yourself from drifting off. Non-Soc majors have no reason to be in this class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Everyday professor fuchs comes in with no notes or outline and goes on a 1.5 hour highgly abstract monotonous ideological rant in his world war 2 like eastern european accent. Expect several ackward pauses, exaggerated facial expressions, accented mispronounced unintelligble sociological keywords, and a joke or two. TAKE GOOD NOTES.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He could deploy his massive intellect to crush students' souls, but instead kicks back and gives rambling lectures on classical social theory in its most digested and understandable form. With good notes and a grasp of the texts it's impossible to get a bad grade in this class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a genius and knows everything which makes lecture very abstract. 2 tests open note/book. Be prepared to take lots of notes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• 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:

The best professor at UVA. I loved his class and got more out of it than all of my other classes combined!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• 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:

A serious intellectual. I think his self-acclaimed status as a thinker results in easy tests (open notes). The material is fascinating and his presentation is excellent. Without question, a class worth taking.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

easiest class ever. his accent is entertaining, but he talks soooooooo slooooooowly that it gets on your nerves after a while.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Fuchs is awesome. I love his accent. Easy class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Fuchs is really great. Once you get passed the fact that he's hungarian, he's really witty and even more knowledgeable. As everyone has said, tests are open note so make sure you go to EVERY one of them (or at least come up with some sort of buddy system).

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is amazing. Prof. Fuchs is a funny and extraordinarily intelligent man who knows Social Theory like the back of his hand. Comes into class with no written material and is able to lecture clearly and with enthusiasm. This class was my favorite at U.Va., and it's not too tough, either.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

he's so smart it's ridiculous. its awesome just to listen to him talk, plus the exams are open-ended and open notes.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• 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:

the easiest class i've taken at uva! tests were open notes. fuchs is the kind of teacher you enjoy listening to. he knows his stuff like the back of his hand and to top it off, he's a really nice guy with a good sense of humor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC302
• 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:

you must attend class and take good notes; the test is simply copying your notes