Howard Malchow - Tufts University, Medford, MA

Professor: Howard Malchow

Department: History

College: Tufts University, Medford, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY0065
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Despite having heard otherwise beforehand, Professor Malchow's class was genuinely enjoyable. Don't expect him to be warm and fuzzy, but his lectures are well structured and interesting, his reading assignments are engaging, and his graded assignments are thought-provoking but not overly demanding. Take his class if you can - you won't regret it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HST65
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall, his lectures are boring and stale. He doesn't take attendance and you don't really have to show up to class. I didn't do any of the reading and it was fine. The only thing I was scared about was the midterm because it is closed book (only assignment that is), but he gave us all the prompts ahead of time.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BRITEMPIRE
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Malchow is fine. Lectures are boring and you won't learn anything but it is all take home papers and exams. You just have to write them and you will easily get B to A range. Doesn't matter if you do the reading or just backwards read to write essays. But overall he's fine. Not hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST65
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Malchow is insanely boring but a nice guy. Literally is impossible to pay attention in lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst classes I've taken at Tufts.. Don't take it unless you need to.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

(IR: the Historical Perspective) Prof. Malchow is a very dry and boring lecturerâ€"incredibly hard to pay attention to. He never encouraged class participation; there were also only two exams and an optional essay (there were readings, but no incentive to do them except for exams). This was the worst Tufts IR course I have ever taken: STAY FAR AWAY.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor is easily one of the most pretentious and narcissistic individuals i have met during my time at Tufts. He talks down to students, is ridiculously unclear about what he expects in assignments, and is not accessible at all. Do not take a class with this professor unless you absolutely have to.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Malchow is very knowledgeable and although his lectures are very monotone and sometimes boring, he can be very helpful if you make an effort to connect with him. Not that difficult a grader and I didnt go to class all the time

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he is a good hearted person even if ocassionally he seems like he's not so interested in the classes. for instance he scheduled out of class meetings many times with everyone in the class. at the end of the semester he had us over for dinner!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST33
• 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:

his lecture are dry but he makes a lot of effort to help his students. he's the only professor i've had to invite the class over for dinner and he has helped me out greatly, 2 years after i took a course with him. tufts needs more professors like malchow!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HST
• 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:

I took Rebel, Rebel with him. I never imagined such an interesting sounding class could be so unbearably boring. His lectures were horrible and of very little interest despite the subject matter, and he doesn't seem at all invested in his students.