Jay Bergman - Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

Professor: Jay Bergman

Department: History

College: Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bergman is a great guy, funny and passionate about his history. However have a tendency to ramble and won't cover anything post World war 2. His exams require a lot of thought and answer and should have precision. He's research is mostly based on the soviet union and WW2 so be prepare to learn a lot about Stalin and Russia.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed being in Mr. Bergmans class immensely. His lectures are short and bearable because he makes jokes and takes a 5 min break. Only graded on a mid and final. He gives the questions a week in advance for both. You read 3-4 short books. If you don't go to class you will fail. There is no other outside work or extra credit. Take good notes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was great! I am a combat veteran with a disability, and professor Bergman went above and beyond to accommodate my needs. I decided to take this course because I knew nothing about Russian history. I finished the semester with an A-. Learned a lot and had fun. He loves dogs! And he is genuinely a good person. Take this professor!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A final paper was the only assignment. He lectures for a dragging hour and a half with a map of Russia on the projector. He jumps back and forth through history so it's hard to form a timeline.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

When he does discussion based classes he expects you to have done the reading so you know what he's talking about, otherwise yes he will only interact with the four students who bother to do the work and raise their hands to answer his questions. I've taken several classes with him and have enjoyed and learned a lot from every one.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher super understanding and gets what it's like to be a student. Mostly lecture but take decent notes and listen and you'll do fine (also yeah he loves dogs!!!)

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he loves dogs and let us bring our dogs to class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: RUS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm currently taking the 100 lvl Russian course. I've never taken any form of Russian history and I'm seeing a lot of reviews from people in the class who don't even participate and wonder why they are having such a tough time, they bring computers to class and sit on it all class long talking to eachother while the professor is giving his lecture.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he only talks to four kids in the class because they are the ones who know about what he's talking about, because they've taken previous classes with him. He doesn't talk to the other 90% of the class, and primarily asks questions that he expects the class to answer. He doesn't necessarily goes out and teaches. Leaving a majority of the class lost

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a very great professor, very knowledgeable in his expertise. If you keep up with the reading and participate in class you will do very well in his class. The papers aren't super easy but that's not a bad thing in my opinion. The ratings about him being a bad professor are based off of people who do not participate and are overall rude inclass

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST348
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not worth money. Class only 50 minutes long, but always takes a 15 minute break because he gets tired. Lectures - boring /monotonous, mediocre compared to other hist professors. No hw, required reading, online content, or supporting material. Only two exams, grades unfairly. Just does the bare minimum. Take a hist class with Dr. Biskupski instead.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST347
• 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:

Fits the trifecta of good professor qualities: smart, kind, and supportive. Course is very straightforward: every regular class is a lecture, only assignments are the midterm and final tests. He is, thankfully, a very gifted lecturer, with clear lesson plans and a commitment to the material. Bring your dog if you want to see him truly light up!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST348
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He tries way to hard to look and sound smart. On multiple occasions he tells the story of how he had this amazing teacher in grad school with the ability to simplify complex matters yet the only thing he does in class is complicate things and make them indecipherable. He grades just unfairly. Entire letter grades taken off for not phrasing right

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• 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:

Great teacher, really knows his stuff. Yes you have to pay close attention but if you do you'll do fine on the tests. The tests are a little hard (but this is college). He gives you a week to write the essays for the tests, could be worse.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you don't mind being bored and confused out of your mind, go ahead and take this class. He goes off on random tangents and says 'you don't have to write this down' and then never says what you do have to write down. Gives you the final question first day but it's way to broad to do in the 2 hour time frame.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST347
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy, loves dogs and thinks they're better than people. His lectures are always very interesting. He knows so much about the subject so he always has a story to relate. Gives the class a break halfway through because he knows a lecture class could get boring. 1 midterm and 1 final are the only grades but you get all the essay questions ahead of time. Great class and great professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST490
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Bergman is brilliant. He really knows his stuff and keeps the class interesting. Understands that you can't make every class and won't fail you if you miss 2 classes. Fair grader and very helpful. Take this class!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is such a great professor. He is very nice and very helpful and understanding. It is a lecture class, so you definitely need full concentration in class. He doesn't give notes, you need to take your own. Other than that he is a great guy!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST443
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. I have taken Bergman for a few different classes and loved every one of then. He has the ability to make Russian history from the 16th century on interesting. A lover of dogs, he encourages students to bring them to class and has a great sense of humor. Ask him his feelings on the British royal family for extra laughs.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST447
• 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:

Dr. Bergman is incredibly passionate about the Soviet Union. Class consists of discussing readings from the book. Readings are long and dry. Your grade is made up of a Midterm and a Final. My advice: Take him only if you are good at taking tests.