Cathy Ryan - University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE

Professor: Cathy Ryan

Department: Psychology

College: University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH212313
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her Drugs & Behaviour class was great! but much too advanced and tough for a 200 level course. Put the time in and you'll come out the other side with a new understanding of accomplishment! Her Neuropsych class made me want to cry... 3 hour lecture of intensive note taking. No visual aids and marks very hard (only two exams to make up entire grade)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH102
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Terrible intro professor. Only interested in her own work. Boring lectures and slides. Would tell anyone not to take any of her courses. It was brutal.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY400
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have any intention of going to graduate school for psychology, take her Neuropsychology course. You get from Dr. Ryan's classes what you put into it. Do everything she tells you to do (which she makes clear) and you will do well. Her classes will make reading psychology literature MUCH easier.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSY102
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Way too obsessed with her own work which had nothing at all to do with the intro course.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYSIOPSYCH
• 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:

Yes, she can be tough. After writing one of her exams you will feel like you just ran a mental marathon. But you will ALWAYS walk away from her classes having learned a lot of very interesting and important things. One of my favorite profs not despite of the challenge, but because of it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

3 hour class with her was terrible, so longggg..made sure not to let us out earlier than 15 minutes. Tests were very difficult, way too much material. Have to devote a lot of time to do well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY271
• 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:

People complain she is a hard teacher, but I've noticed that those are the people who either don't go to class or those who are busy texting/not paying attention to what she's saying. If you actually listen to her explain concepts, you will understand them perfectly. Her tests were just like the practice questions- no surprises!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'd have to agree with the person below me. No visual aids, expected to copy notes for 3 hours, expected to know every detail in the book, and the grade is based on 3 tests. I don't think I'll be taking her again. You better have the time to devote if you take this course, or you're screwed.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• 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:

Without a doubt, the worst professor I have ever had, and I've had some pretty abysmal ones. Virtually no slides or visual aids were used, and none were available to the students online. When you take this class, you are expected to copy notes for three hours, without pause. Also extremely unreasonable with the workload for a second year course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ryan is a great professor, the text book she had selected to use for this class was also very good! Her tests and exams were very fair,she always went over questions from the book from the previous chapter and took any suggestions of what problems to do. Answered any questions appropriatley, has a great personality and is also very approachable

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Good professor. Her lectures are interesting. She does expect a lot of her students.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's one of the hardest professors I've ever had. You're expected to know every detail in the book. She's a nice lady and a good professor, but be sure that you have the time to devote to this course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• 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:

Her classes are a lot of work, but that's probably more the nature of the material. She makes it very interesting and applicable.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH211381
• 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:

Dr. Ryan is a great and nice prof. You can definetely get a good grade if you go to her classes and read all the chapters.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LIKE10OFEM
• 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:

Great professor. Definately not easy, but worth working to please.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard, but good. If you study, you'll get the grades.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY212271
• 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:

These 2 courses can be somewhat difficult, but Cathy does an awesome job teaching the material. And she's always willing to help with anything you don't understand, no matter how long it takes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH212
• 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:

Awesome Professor!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH212
• 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:

I liked her. It was a hard course and you have to study a lot, but it is university. She does a great job teaching stats as well.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard marker. She should not be teaching at a 1st or 2nd year level! Beware