Professor: Victor Luftig
Department: English
College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ENMC3500
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Luftig is easily the best professor I've had at UVA. He truly cares about his students and really really knows his stuff... but he's also super open to new student input and ideas. He can make any book interesting and relevant!
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ENMC3810
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very helpful professor. Not an easy class but it's worth the work.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ENMC3810
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I'm pretty shocked to see so many negative comments for Prof. Luftig. He really is interested in the material (Modern Irish Lit), and expects good analysis and visible effort from his students. I think he is a compassionate teacher and really wants everyone to do well.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: JOYCE01
- 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:
Took a graduate course with Victor on _Ulysses_. He demands a lot from his students and can be VERY particular, but it's perhaps the single best class I've ever taken. He's great at facilitating discussion and provides super-helpful comments (written and in person). As a bonus, he's a funny guy!
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ENGL383
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a Horrible professor and person. In all honesty, the man is not all there and borders on creepy. I had to reschedule my final to take a graduate level exam (offered 3X/yr) and he refused to let me. He is Real pathetic. He loves to go on a power trip with 20 yr olds just to feel good about himself and his bad teaching.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ENGL383
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
BAD.BAD.BAD. boring. bad lectures. mean professor. stupid exams. Study the entire semester just to identify quotes in 20 minutes. he is nasty too. discussion 2x a week. honestly such a waste of time. he talks in a monotone voice the entire lecture and is grossly condescending to students who go to office hours. Avoid him if you have to take 383
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ENGL383
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a terrible teacher. 383 is required but if you can take it with someone else! He is a terrible teacher and not such a nice guy!
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ENGL383
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is the least compassionate and understanding professor I have met at U.Va. Don't get on his bad side because he is a bully and honestly does his best to make students life difficult if he wants to. I fell ill during the semester and he went out of his way to bully me and harass me. Despite the comments of this professor, beware!
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ENMC3810
- 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:
Easily one of the best professors I've encountered at this university. His knowledge of Ireland and its literature is expansive, and he picks interesting texts for his students to read. Objective tests are fairly simple if you study, but he's a bit tougher when it comes to grading essays. Loves participation and really gets to know his students.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ENGL383
- 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:
I took the class expecting it to mostly focus on Modernism in general, but it ended up being almost exclusively colonial vs. post-colonial comparisons. His lectures are organized and clear, but he focuses too much on Ireland. He is funny though, and he seems like a great guy, my less-than-enamored feelings towards Ireland now aside.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ENGL383
- 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:
snore. i don't care about the history of ireland, i want to talk about the literature. he wasn't that bad...it was just such a boring class. having to identify quotes on the exams is horribly annoying. i'm ashamed this kind of testing exists at uva.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ENMC381
- 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 fun class - he is able to run discussions that are low-pressure in a large class. He also caters to those who aren't big in-class talkers. Be aware that there is a good amount of history, but if you're interested in Ireland it's fascinating.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: ENMC381
- Grade Received: 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:
Interesting class--lot of history and he tests on some obscure dates, but it's so much fun! He's a really funny man and it's obvious he loves what he's teaching. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Take it if you are interested in Irish Lit at all. I had him and his wife (Liz Fowler) at the same time--they have some of the same quirks.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: ENMC381
- Grade Received: WD
- 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:
Great professor and a really fun class, if you're at all interested in anything Irish. Lots of reading, but if you pay attention in class, you'll do fine. He loves participation and really goes out of his way to get to know his students. Very much recommended.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MODERNISM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Tons of work, tons of reading, but a fabulous, insightful professor!
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ENMC482
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: ENTC352
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
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