Tom Cohen - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Tom Cohen

Department: Humanities

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 1000LIFE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor is THE MOST CARING AND KIND prof. at york and in my life. One of the best people I met in my life. He helps as much as he can. God bless him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant, caring, helpful.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HUMA1125
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took HUMA 1125 and HIST 2220 with Tom and he is an absolute gem! He's really caring and genuinely cares about his work and his students. There's a lot of readings involved in his courses but it's really worth it! He tries really hard to make it interesting, we even had a guest speaker that studies medieval weapons (swords everywhere)!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST3212
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cohen has been my favourite professor throughout my time at York. I can say for certain that he is the most caring professor you will meet. He trusts his students 100%. He will take your word and give you extensions and other help if you need it. He also enjoys laughing at himself. Very smart, experienced, and respected. Lots of reading though.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST3212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I have ever had. He is the gold standard for undergraduate teaching. Fortunate enough to have him as my program coordinator and there is a real possibility that I would have dropped out of university without his support. As for his classes, they are reading heavy but everything is engaging and there are snacks! TAKE HIS CLASSES.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST2220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Most amazing Prof I have had at York in my four years. His lectures are super engaging, he posts all the notes online, brings treats to exams, and made is absolutely hilarious. I highly recommend taking at least one class with him at York!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HUMA1125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lord Thomas of Vari is an all around amazing human being and professor. He genuinely cares about the success of his students. Absolutely amazing prof, if I could have had him lecture my entire undergrad I would. He will give detailed feedback and is always happy to listen and help his students. Highly recommend him to future students. Love him!!!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST2220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cohen is one of the best, if not the best professor at York University. He genuinely cares about his students and will help them get what they want to achieve, even if that means an inconvenience to him. He is extremely generous, smart, and funny as well. Exams were open-book, laptops were allowed, and he even got us coffee and treats!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST2200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Honestly do yourself a favour and take his class. You won't regret it. He's engaging and makes the course interesting. Always there when you need help/have issues and very approachable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 1125HUMA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

ALL HAIL LORD THOMAS OF VARI! literally the best prof in the world; I wish all profs were like him. He's fun, entertaining and really knows his stuff. The class is constantly engaged and he chooses texts that can be challenging but he makes it clear. This class is my favourite class I have ever taken (3rd year psych) teaches you how to write

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HUMA1125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Cohen is literally amazing. His lectures were always so much fun and very engaging. He's so understanding and reasonable and he really cares about you and about the course. He handled the strike superbly. You really have to work for your grades though. I'm definitely looking for courses taught by him to take in future years.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 3250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cohen is absolutely one of the best teachers i've ever had in my life. He cares so much about his students and really just wants to teach them. A lot of people in the class take advantage of that or tune out because his lectures are really unorthodox and he can ramble but he really is the most amazing person. Also brings food every class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST3250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Tom Cohen has changed my life. He is very passionate about what he teaches. And he is also very helpful and understanding. He has taught me a lot, things that will help me throughout my life even after i'm done school. Hats off to the best professor at York!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST3250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His class was really fun and experiential. He doesn't do conventional lectures but when he does they're amazing. A really engaging class!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HUMA1125
• 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:

Fantastic wacky lecturer, great course material and brings liveliness to the classroom, always welcomes class participation. Two thumbs up

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Tom is an amazing prof! His classes were always very welcoming, and he is very friendly and helpful, always willing to hear comments and questions (even lend an ear to personal problems). I would recommend this prof in any class. He is not a very lenient marker, but leaves helpful comments.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HUMA1125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tom is the best professor I've had yet. I missed a lot of class for good reason, and he was willing to work with me AFTER the academic session had finished, to allow me to hand in unfinished work, and make up my marks. Without him, I wouldn't have gotten accepted to the program I wanted.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Tom Cohen is by far the best proff I have had at York! He is really passionate about History. He is a really easy-going, friendly guy who makes lectures fun. And he is also very understandable when it comes to family emergencies and late assignments. He is extremely funny and full of character. God bless him!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST1015
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I did not like this prof at all. His lectures went really off topic and we would end up talking about science or something irrelevant. Also, his assignments are not clear, I would always ask him questions over and over and get different answers. When he returned back marked work he would tell the class, well this is not what I wanted.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HUMA1125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Cohen was such a great lecturer. He is so passionate about almost every aspect about history. The only thing is, this being a huma class I wanted more deep readings of the works, rather than history so much. MAKE SURE YOU GET A GOOD TA, as Tom doesn't really go over exam details. I still loved him though, and enjoyed going to his class.