Edward Byrne - Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

Professor: Edward Byrne

Department: English

College: Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG301
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you're up for a lot of writing and really trying hard because he pushes his students. And make sure you start the writing assignments before a couple weeks before it is due or you'll be in a lot of trouble. Also, the first couple of weeks is just him lecturing in his monotone voice, so be prepared to sleep a bit.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL301
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's infatuated with flowery prose, plots that range from wistful to depressing, and image-heavy poetry. That's it. Not helpful if you write genre fiction. Very traditionalist and pushes a literary fiction-or-bust attitude. I took a piece I cared about to him during office hours, and he essentially told me to can it and write something else.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL301
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

participation matters, and you MUST show up to EVERY class. if you dont you better have a GOOD reason. he cares about his students and will help you if you need it. brings out the best writer possible in you. only downfall is that he lectures a lot in a monotone voice. this can be tough if you havent had coffee.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You spend almost all of your class time workshopping 2 assignments (all semester) and listening to him name drop...constantly. He's facebook friends with this famous author, had lunch with that one...I took a creative writing class from him and did 20 pages of vormal writing. The only creative writing we did was a short story and two poems.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG
• 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:

Took his classes years ago. Had a slight crush on him! Very good professor, very entertaining and knowledgeable. I would take any class with him that I could. Was always interested in talking to you after class, if you had questions.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Incrediby boring, easy teacher but talks way too much about things that never even get tested on.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POETRY
• Grade Received: N/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:

Inspiring. He helped shape my writing into award-winning poetry. I took a class with him every semester. Take his creative writing classes!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL
• 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:

I took three of Prof. Byrne's writing classes, and I was sad that I ran out of courses I could take with him. He was an excellent writing professor, and he took time to discuss each individual's style. The reading material he assigned was always helpful. His evaluations of our writing were always fair and honest. He is one of VU's finest!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG
• Grade Received: N/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:

great prof. lucky if you get him

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL423
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG205WRT33
• 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:

Excellent professor. Knowledgable and willing to work with you. Is also very accomplished, though you won't catch him name-dropping like other VU profs. Knows his stuff, and very forgiving.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Complete jerk. Not interested in helping you. He is dishonest with his grading and avoids students who ask for assistance. Byrne gives VU profs a bad name.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL301
• 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:

Can't wait to have him for short story writing...he's very insightful

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG
• 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:

I've had this prof for a few classes- he is by far the best prof I have ever had for any sort of creative writing course. He is excellent, and highly recommended.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL
• 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:

Extremely great teacher to have if you are a budding writer (poetry OR short stories). Hopefully we'll get more students now that we have writing Majors.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG390423
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

great prof! very open to ideas and doesn't want you to fail!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Greatest english teacher I've had in a very long time. Knows what he's talking about, and he's obsessed with Tolkien. The man is the English Department's equivalent to Prof. Caristi.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• 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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENVIROLIT
• 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:

Easy to understand. Well informed, prof.