Bernd Baldus - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Bernd Baldus

Department: Social Science

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• 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:

BORINGGG!!!!!! He made me want to change my major. What a terrible class....chose terrible readings...not to mention his book was horrible. Very hard marker...no point of coming to class unless you want to take a nap when you are on campus.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

What is the point of coming to class? Not one lecture is tested. Everything that we are asked comes from the readings. There is ZERO POINT coming to class. Utterly useless professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm writing this review as I'm in class. I have never been apart of such a terrible course in my LIFE. This man can not teach, girl to the left is sleeping, guy in front is dozing off. He just rambles on and on. You think you can skip the readings by coming to lecture? Nope? Minute details are asked from the reading. Very gold individual. AVOID!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Highly Unfriendly, and not able to lecture. No clarity, confusing. Bad experience.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• 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:

Personally, I don't like him. I think he is extremely dry and boring, and like other posters mention, he does not take criticism well. So if you're burning to raise an issue that contradicts what he says, or goes against his ideas, my opinion is that don't do it. Stay on his good side and you may do well (depends on the grading curve and cutoff).

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• 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:

Took the course... marking was based on a vicious curve, and grading was confused/contradictory. So while you felt you knew everything, Baldus quickly changed that thought. He seem bored and uninterested in the course. Lectures are long and readings as well. No point coming to lectures as they are exact duplicates of the readings. Hated the course.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Be ready for a lot of readings! Tests and assignments were pretty easy and were graded fairly. A lot of the readings are of his own work, which is tedious and LOOONNG to read. Didn't really learn anything new or fascinating, just regurgitate the material on the tests and assignments and you're guaranteed an A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dropped the course, lost all the money, but I don't care! Most terribly structured class I've ever been apart of. WOW, just WOW!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Took this class last year, what a terrible professor. No need to come to class, reads out of his OWN textbook, word by word. And very difficult to understand. If you ask him too many questions,, he gets irritated QUICKLY. Grading sucked, one of the lowest class avgs. in my 3rd year. Overly harsh grading on the take home! TA was uninspired and lazy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• 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:

Prof. Baldus is a wonderful professor. He is so helpful and is willing to take time out of his busy schedule to sit down and have a chat with you. Kind, humble and very down-to-earth. Great prof overall!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• 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:

He is the best! The epitome of what a kind, understanding person is. A great professor, his tests and assignments are fair, grading is also fair. I absolutely adore him. Take his classes!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Baldus is a great professor and his work is very interesting. You will think twice about inequality.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• 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:

Very enthusiastic, taught a whole lot I would never have learned otherwise. (In one lecture, we got to operate a steam engine!) Great class!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC490
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

is a nice guy, but is very set in his ways. doesn't take criticism well, as a result. if you are good at smiling and nodding your head, you’ll do just fine in his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 301
• 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:

Love the accent! Interesting Prof.