David Gutzke - Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Professor: David Gutzke

Department: History

College: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Like college should be, the class will be difficult to pass if you don't go to lecture or read. However, I do not recommend taking him because he is a psychopath. He will spend literally half of the 2hr lecture ranting about Trump and Republicans. And he makes you wait to go to the bathroom. Walk out to go like an adult and he will follow you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You get four tests in this class, each worth 25% of your grade with insanely vague/opinionated questions. Some of the terms on his study guides arent real, cant find them in the book/on google. Insanely liberal, shouts the entire lecture, doesnt stop for anyone. Meglamaniac. Doesnt curve even though nobody in the class gets above a C on tests.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His tests are impossible to study for unless you start studying at least two weeks in advance. His political rants were the easiest way for me to be disengaged and he doesn't care. He loves to rant! The easiest thing in his class are his quizzes (that is, if you read the material).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible. Drop the class before it's too late. He spends 75% of the class period pushing his socialist agenda on people who don't care.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Won't lie, if you're not naturally inclined to history, you will have a difficult time in this class. That being said, you'll have to put in a lot of effort. I like Dr. Gutzke-- he cares about his students and is passionate about what he's teaching. Give the man a chance!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gutzke is very knowledgeable, but lets his political opinions dominate his lectures too much. He wasn't welcoming at all, he told us never to talk to him, but to talk to his assistant instead.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HST390
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gutzke is a tremendously difficult prof. Unorthodox, yes. But an excellent professor if you are in the history program (not gen eds). He teaches his students to think and analyze rather than spit back info. He will challenge you and you must demonstrate that you care. If you are willing to push yourself, he will invest in you & your education.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor knows his students hate him and that he is a horrible teacher. He takes pride in the fact his test are hard and tells you every chance he gets to tell you he wrote questions for the ACT. His questions are crazy detailed. Level 100 classes are meant to inspire. This class made me cry on several occasions. Please do not take this class

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't. Worst mistake I ever made.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gutzke Is my favorite history professor of all time. his rants have context and parallels with the current material lectured. it is intense but as long as you watch his body language you learn to expect it. he will help you with everything as long as you ask. i would take him again in a heartbeat. but beware you will earn your grade.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Says test are 75% lecture based, yeah no. Everything is super specific from the text book, test questions are super complex.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: UHC110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His grading criteria was extremely unclear and he was extremely picky on papers. Mostly just ranted about political issues. Participation was mandatory but he didn't tell us that until half way through the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HARDEST class I've ever taken. He is a good lecturer, he is very passionate about history. Tests are EXTREMELY hard, he words them very difficult. Doesn't curve. Most people dropped or are barely hanging on. Definitely will have to put a lot of work into this class. Very difficult. Wouldn't recommend, especially from this professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

5 grades (all unit tests except 2 book read over the semester out of class) total all semester. Very stressful and he doesn't care how the class does. Very rude when he is rubbed wrong (happens often for no reason). Take someone else, more than half of my class dropped the course.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just run, choose a different professor if you are reading this. He makes the hardest tests that are barely even over the topics he tells you to focus on in the "study guides" that he gives. Most of my class dropped and those that remained barely received C's and some B's.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's not as bad as everyone says. If you pay attention in lecture and read the book the tests aren't as hard. Lecture does go on forever, though. And you have to work for a good grade of the tests.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was a very nice person. But he never stays on topic. His tests are very hard and hardly any of the material comes from the lecture it seems like. And it's only exam and quiz based.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HST121
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible. Absolutely terrible. Don't take him ever

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

For some, it may be not as hard to get an A or a B. If you're very interested in History and/or retain loads of information at one time well. He talks very fast during lectures, so its very hard to follow. I studied hours and hours every week and still couldn't get better than a C on exams. The quizzes are easy so make sure you read the books.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: UHC110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have Gutzke for UHC 110 and the class is relatively easy. We have to write three papers, and he grades hard because he expects higher-level work. His class is laid-back and relaxed, but he expects you to participate in class discussion. I wish he would stop bashing conservatives, though. I feel as though that sort of behavior is unprofessional.