Daniel Bonevac - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Professor: Daniel Bonevac

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHL325L
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although PHL 325L was an interesting class and Bonevac is one of the best professors in his department, the class definitely had its imperfections (due to Bonevac's first time teaching the class). Students final grade was determined by two tests and one term paper. Neither were particularly hard but having only 3 assignments adds difficulty.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I learned so much from Ideas of the 20th Century. Note: it is neither purely history nor philosophy. When I asked Bonevac, he described it as an "old school humanities course" that combines both. 2 papers. 2 short essays. 2 tests. Weekly quizzes. If take & study quizzes then tests are manageable. Med-low grades occur to slackers. Failing is rare.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My favorite first semester professor. You need to like philosophy, reading, history, thinking about thinking. If you don't, you'll be miserable. I found every lecture interesting and enlightening. Only a few grades, though. Justin is the best T.A., he just catches you off guard at first. Prof. loves this stuff, and lecture feels like a documentary.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bonevac is really adorable and is really passionate about what he teaches. I wouldn't recommend for people who do not care about philosophy. Take an easier UGS class bc this one is really test heavy!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

UGS Ideas was an interesting change of class for me as an engineering student. Bonevac has really interesting lectures and knows his stuff. At the same time, his exam is really specific. You'll have to read two books and write two essays which aren't terribly hard but can be stressful with the time constraint.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Posts slides online so you don't have to go to class. Papers only kind of relate to the course material. Only two tests, a midterm and final, that are 50% of your grade. The rest is made up of papers and quizzes. The quizzes are 25 questions in 5 minutes which sucks. A tough class if you don't care all that much for philosophy

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Bonevac is awesome. He's a very interesting lecturer and is hilarious. He can go very quickly through difficult concepts but he records his lectures every class and then posts them online after. If you're looking for an easy UGS this is not the class for you but if you have any interest in philosophy take it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bonevac is fantastic! This class was fun because of him. This class was actually pretty hard, but he's a great professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHL301
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bonevac is an okay professor. He's very knowledgable on his topics and all but can also be hard to understand. His lectures are sorta like rambles of sorts > hard to follow. Not the best if you're detail oriented.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHL301
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Bonevac is a nice guy, but he talks too fast and often loses his train of thought. It's hard to keep up with what he is lecturing on because he goes off tangent very often. Philosophy should be taught by someone more concise.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was pretty good, and the workload was very manageable. There are quizzes due at the end of every week, and there are 4 papers written over lectures and books. The final exam can maybe destroy you if you have been googling all of the answers for the quizzes, because then you won't know the information. Start studying for that early!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHL301
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a genius but pay attention because he talks extremely fast. Applies philosophy to the Simpsons which is always entertaining.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHL301
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he gave out a lot of info in his lectures so going to class is a good idea. reading the assigned texts really helps you understand what is going on in class. hes a really cool dude and makes so many Simpson references. easy to talk to and get advise for papers. the only thing is theres no tests just a final with all the info from the whole year.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: UGS20TH
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great prof with interesting lectures, nice and approachable. Attendance wasn't a grade. Class was mostly essays that were graded by a TA so mostly depended on them. The final was pretty difficult though, had a high A heading in to it, studied a lot, but it still knocked me down to barely an A- , a lot of people did badly on the final.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: UGS20TH
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, but the class was pretty hard. It was a philosophy course. I am a chemistry major, so philosophy is not my forte.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class itself was easy... up until the final. The final exam was VERY specific, and covered very minute details that seemed unimportant to the main idea of lectures. Making your own study guides for people and ideas, as well as reviewing/memorizing past quizzes helps tremendously. MY TA (Ben) was great, too. Find another UGS -- NOT AN EASY A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHL301
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Deep existential crises may ensue... Hilarious, brilliant professor. Use of Simpsons/Rick and Morty clips to explain concepts. Pay attention in lecture and the textbook is only supplementary. Quizzes are easy A's. Keep track of the material, though, because you have to know the content to pass the final. He doesn't take attendance, but show up!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHL301
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cool dude. I loved his lectures, some people did fall asleep though. The class is basically powerpoints he posts online, but I still took notes. There's a quick quiz every week, but this is a large portion of your grades. Paper grades are important too, only about 5 papers, 1-2 pages long. Only those who skipped had trouble

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This is by far not the easiest UGS credit, but it's not that bad. My TA was amazing which helped because they grade. Bonevac has great lectures and others that make you want to fall asleep. THE FINAL IS AWFUL, so keep up with the work and make sure you have a lot of slack going into it. Also find a group to take quizzes with, they will save you.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: UGS303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Free 25% online quizzes, 5% discussion attendance (1/wk, can miss 2) rest is all written, so know your TA and make sure they know you, by name. You do not need to go to class, but bonevac is passionate and the stuff is interesting. 25% final, hard (72 avg but doable, use quizlets) Dont buy the history book!!! difficult A, find another UGS