Jeremy Barris - Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Professor: Jeremy Barris

Department: Philosophy

College: Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHI201
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Two papers worth 4 points each is not logical. Disagree with him and your grade will suffer. I mean isn't philosophy boil down to because I said so. If you need feedback on a weekend you will get none. He is a contradiction

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHI201
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He only gives two assignments which are paper one and paper two they are both only worth 4 points so if you fail one its game over. His feedback is very ambiguous so its hard to understand what an a paper looks like to him. I highly recommended not taking this class with this professor!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only grades are from 2 papers, each worth 4 points. The instructions are not clear and his feedback contradicts rubric standards.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The whole class consists of two papers that are four points each so there is not much room for error. However, Dr. Barris allows you to submit as many rough drafts as you wish. I would take this professor again.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He grades papers based on his opinions, and he is vague on assignment details. Although I went through two different people at the writing center as well as emailing him a rough draft, he still hated a paper I had wrote. The overall grade is based on two papers, so write what you think he wants to hear rather than how you feel if you want to pass

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHL304
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I see a lot of negative feedback here and would be glad to clarify Barris openly admits to philosophy challenging your way of thought. It is not supposed to be easy, and I do not think these negatives were prepared. Barris is a wonderful man and was a highlight of this past semester. Do read, do engage him, do turn in drafts, and you will do fine!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHL200H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I greatly enjoyed Dr. Barris' class. He is so enthusiastic about the topics that he teaches on and really helps to clarify some difficult sections in readings. The papers are not terrible. I would suggest taking papers to him for review, he will tell you exactly what to fix to ensure an A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHL201
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

In the name of all that holy, if you respect yourself, don't take him. I was minoring in philosophy when I went into this class, now I'm not. After the 15 minutes it takes you to decipher his emails you'll discover that he's actually a very very rude person. He needs a knife to slash a hole in his ego so that he can see his students.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHL303
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you don't read and go to class, you will failwithout a doubt.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

For the love of all that is good in the world, DO NOT TAKE BARRIS. I was excited to try a philosophy class & came out extremely disappointed. Grades very harshly & only offers 2 papers to write. Books are by philosophers who talk in circles. Have always been a good writer & thought my papers were great. Apparently not. He's terribly rude as well.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He puts way too much weight on opinion pieces, rather than focusing on your understanding of the material. He is a perfectionist and doesn't give adequate credit for reading the books and fully understanding them. His "help" was very confusing and he was never satisfied. Only gave two grades in the whole class. No teaching, no explaining.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHL200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Barris assigns three essays throughout the semester and allows you to bring as many rough drafts to him for corrections as you want. He is very helpful and attendance is not mandatory, but his lectures are interesting.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 200102
• 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 Barris is very helpful and gives you many opportunities to get an A. I highly suggest bringing him rough drafts until he says you have a good paper. He gives out three essays throughout the semester.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHL200
• 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:

The class is based on the grades of only 3 papers. The dates of the papers are established in the syllabus. Dr. Barris allows you to take as many rough drafts to him for editing as needed until your paper is at an A level. They're is no reason, other than laziness, not to get an A in his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: NONE
• 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:

hadda read this guy's article for a class.. UGHH SO FREAKING convoluted!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHL200H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You have to read the dialouges, no question and his explanations may be a bit off the wall. However, you can take your papers to him as many times as you want and if you do, he will tell you exactly how to write them. I hardly had to go to class, just had him look over my rough drafts.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Took his online class. Tried really hard on both of his papers and he gave me F's on both. Completely failed his class. I don't recommend..

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a good professor at all. Whole class is based on two papers. He doesn't explain anything and what he does try to explain isn't clear at all. DO NOT take.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

We did two papers for the entire semester. It wasn't that hard, pretty straight forward and make sure you read everything he posts. I got an A on my first paper without sending him a rough draft and didn't read the book till the week before (but I understood it pretty well). He isn't hard but, there isn't much interaction in this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHL330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic. My third class with Barris; he gets better every time. People say that it's difficult to get A's on his papers but it's really not. Instructions are very literal; take them seriously. First paragraph really only needs to be one sentence. Attendance not mandatory, but coming to class will teach you to think. His classes taught me to think