Jeffrey Davis - University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Professor: Jeffrey Davis

Department: Political Science

College: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLI230
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Davis seems like a caring guy but he really is a hard teacher. Will make extremely difficult tests and offers little to no extra credit even though it was promised at the beginning of the semester. If you are pre-law use his internship program!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLI432
• 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:

Civil Rights was a great class. Learned a lot about equality rights and criminal justice rights.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HONR300
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Davis's Refugee and Immigration Law class is the best class I've had at UMBC. The class discussions were so interesting, and Davis make's you really care about the issues. Great class, great teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLI230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class because it fulfilled the Social Science requirement and it was amazing. Davis forces you to challenge the Supreme Court.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLI430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The Law of War was a really interesting class. We looked the legality of traditional old fashioned conflict as well as modern cyber and drone war. The class discussions were great - Davis creates an environment where all viewpoints are considered. I learned a lot.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLI437
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class blew my mind. Davis encourages students to express their opinions in class discussions and challenges everyone to back up their viewpoints. He does a great job showing the human side of human rights law.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLI230
• 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:

This is a really important class if you're thinking about going to law school. Prof Davis makes the material clear and fun to learn. Excellent teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLI432
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Such an important class to take right now and Davis does a fantastic job. Our in class debates about civil rights issues were really interesting.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLI337
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This case really made me challenge my preconceptions. Davis cares about his students - he wants you to do well but you have to work for it.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLI230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great and knowledgeable prof. Make sure to listen to the lectures. They are literally what is on the test. If you follow the lectures and pay attention to the legal wording you should can an A on all the tests. He doesn't give feedback on the paper but as long as you are following the course and cases you should be fine. Also do the discussions!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLI432
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was an amazing class. We learned about the most important Civil Rights issues. Prof. Davis is open to arguments from all sides. He encourages your to think about how your point of view relates to the Supreme Court cases. Reading the cases is essential.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLI437
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good and very smart professor. You have to work and read the book, take notes on his online lectures and you will be solid. Be careful not to miss the blogs for the online portion, I did, and got an 86 on the first test. Also be aware that you will have to get to know other classmates, he doesn't email you back in a timely manner.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HONR300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This course takes on very controversial topics and Prof. Davis is extremely open minded. He plays devil's advocate on these issues so some students mistake his questions for his beliefs. I have a very conservative political stance on national security issues and expressed my views in my paper and blog post. I received A's on both assignments.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLI439HONR300
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class because the name sounded interesting, but I am not a PoliSci major/minor. The content turned out to be a lot more dry and difficult than I expected, and there were long readings and few assignments--including open note quizzes, but the prof was very understanding about it, especially towards non-majors/minors.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HONR300
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed the subject matter of this course, however, do not expect to do well or be respected unless you adopt his views. Also, if you are in a group project and your partner drops the class, expect to do the whole thing on your own. His quizzes are open-note, but he is definitely trying to trick you, and again, you need to adopt his views.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLI337
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Inspirational class - if you do the reading you'll do well and get a lot out of it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLI 230
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you read the cases, and show up for class, you should be able to get an A or B in this class. The prof is clear about what's required and how to understand the cases. If you work hard he will help you out.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLI 482
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The material in this class could be pretty dry but the prof made it very interesting and relevant to what's going on today. If you do the work, and show up, he will help out a lot.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLI 430
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was an awesome class dealing with issues that are really important today. Davis made the cases come alive and taught me how to analyze war and conflict.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLI337
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was a great class. We covered some tough topics and the class discussions were really interesting. The professor is willing to help if you do the work.