Joel Robbins - University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Professor: Joel Robbins

Department: Anthropology

College: University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took a class from Joel 13-14 years ago at Reed. (Just discovered this site as I'm now in grad school.) Kicked my butt but I learned SO much. I still reflect on what he taught me. Thousands of pages of reading, very difficult concepts, but he made the material easy to understand. Also, he was hilarious. The best professor I had at Reed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Midterms and final are pretty easy if you take good notes and memorize them.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Going in, I thought it'd be boring. Coming out, I learned a lot and enjoyed the subject. Super easy professor. Really nice. Did about 1% of the reading. As long as you take notes, you'll do fine on the tests. Class was made up of 2 midterms and a final. I only bombed the midterms cuz I didn't really study. Interesting subject. Take this class!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Mind blowingly easy. Most of the reading is not required (there were only a few questions from the Ericksen book for the first test). Incredibly hot TAs (Tim! Candler!!) but I highly doubt they are going to TA the class again. Tests are based mainly on emphasized lecture material. Format: short answer. Final=Easy. Slight curve.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

best professor at UCSD by far. very clear and very organized with his lectures. he always knows what he is talking about and makes sure that his students have a clear understanding. such a great class! for sure take this class before graduating UCSD with prof. robbins. he absoultely rules. :)

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He makes his class so interesting that I want to go to every single class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy-to-follow lectures, has a silly sense of humor sometimes, and definitely knows his stuff. Makes me want to study anthropology. :)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

LOVED HIM!!!! Definitely recommend him for anthro! =)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANDL1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I loved this proffesor. his classes are entertaining and he knows what he is talking about. i didnot oppen the book and did ok on the tests. fun class. i enjoyed it.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Class and so easy as long as you actually pay attention. But please don't ask questions during class...it gets so annoying and it gets him off topic. The TA's this year compared to the one's posted earlier were really great and the discussions make it alot easier to grasp some of the concepts you have to know for the class. Read the boxes!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• 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:

Nice guy and really enjoys teaching. His lectures are his exams, and it's pretty easy to take notes. I never read, and i still managed to score above average on exams. TA's are a*******, tho. They grade ridiculously, but it's not too bad. Everybody fails, but his curve is amazing.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Robbins is such a nice guy and you can tell he loves teaching. HOWEVER, his lectures aren't the most interesting (to put it mildly). But take good notes because the material on the tests are straight from his lectures (and the reading, too - don't overlook it!). Robbins' is nice... but the TA's do the grading, which isn't a good thing...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• 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:

This class was sooo interesting, and Professor Robbins is a really nice and funny guy. As long as you go to class and take good notes, you'll do really well in the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

WOA WOA WOA. Yes this class is kinda easy BUT its not multiple choice tests like it was a year ago, its short answer, and the STUCK UP, NO HELP T.A.s grade the answers, and unfairly. If you do the reading and take good notes you'll do well BUT the T.A.s are very nit-picky. The most snobby ugly people I've ever met.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANLD001
• 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:

Professor Robbins is a great teacher! His lectures and just the general topic overall is very interesting! His exams are EASY...all short answer responses and you're garenteed to do well if you take lecture notes. AWESOMEEE TEACHER!! :0]

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he looks like a hobbit.lectures contain a lot of information so make sure you take really good detailed notes, right down to the vocabulary of the tribes he talks about. any words that he writes down on the board are usually on the exams. reading isn't that necessary, only 2-3 questions on exams. bulk of exams come from lectures. he curves the exam

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: D+
• 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:

i loved this class, i actually would stay late to finish watching the movies he showed. very interesting topic and robbins teaches it well. test are short answer but very straight forward. he's always willing to help out students during office hours. LOVED THIS CLASS!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANLD1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

So adorable! He was an interesting lecturer, and the readings were interesting although not that necessary. He will boost your grade by a third if you made the effort to go to section/Office hours. Fun class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Lectures are very interesting, gives many helpful examples, and he's very helpful.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The very first day of class I thought, "I have Jiminy Glick as a professor!" He's very easy to understand, and seems excited about what he has to say.