Mitch Parry - University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Professor: Mitch Parry

Department: History In Art

College: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AHVS295A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mitch is a hilarious professor who is clearly passionate about making film understandable and accessible. The course gets a bit heavy in the last two months, but the criteria is clear and dependant on your TA, the marking is honest. Mitch's lectures are inspiring and the films he shows are amazing.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AHVS295
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had Mitch for two semesters in a row, AHVS 295a/b, and he's fantastic! I learned so much in these classes, especially 295a. He makes his lectures entertaining yet concise. The movies he chooses are really good and tie in well with the topics. And the quizzes/exams are almost word for word what is on the Powerpoints, so it's really not that hard(:

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HA295A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love Mitch Parry, if you take any art history classes make sure they are with Mitch. He never skips a beat with his awful dad jokes and he makes coming to class genuinely enjoyable. His teaching methods are great and easy to understand. 10/10 prof

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: AHVS364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome Prof, take him every chance you can. Very nice and funny and knows his stuff! They don't let you pick 5 tags or else Respected and Amazing Lectures would be selected too! Want to do the movies? Learn from Mitch!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HA295
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

clearly loves film and will make you love it too. a mix of travis bickle and woody allen

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: AHVS295A
• 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:

Awesome Prof

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HA392
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mitch is the my favorite HA prof. He is amazing. I feel so sorry that his class is the last HA elective I need to take... He is helpful, funny, and the lectures are really interesting. You will feel very lucky that you can take his course.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HA295A295B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome guy to have as a prof! Mitch has an awesome dry sense of humor, and combined with his knowledge ms, makes for an awesome 3 hour class every week. 295A was definitely the easier course, whereas 295B had way more writing assignments, however your grade will ultimately depend upon who your TA is.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HA295
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Funny. Knowledgeable. Lectures well organized and clear. Great film selection.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HA392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mitch is very approachable and helpful when you ask questions. He is weird in a passionate way, meaning that there is a lot of hand motions involved in lectures. His film knowledge was extensive and the course material was well structured.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HA295367
• 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 love Mitch. His humour is hilarious. He tries really hard to know his students and their names. I took HA295 with him which has about 50 to 60 students and he walked up to me and said "you were in my class before right?" which shows how inviting he is. He is approachable and generous in his markings. I recommend him!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HA392
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy. Totally disorganized, and not particularly insightful though: his lectures on films, to give their backgrounds, are like listening to spoken Wikipedia entries with some non-sequitur humour sprinkled in. Pretty easy, but could benefit to be more insightful and thought-provoking in lectures and discussions.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HA364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class: Documentary Film. Easy: all you do is a film journal, an essay, and a final take home short essay. He is funny, the class is interesting, I learned from him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HA392
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I was extremely disappointed by Parry. I took the class based on his awesome reviews on here. However, his humour was inappropriate, he had little control over class discussions and his choice of films was dubious. Although I got an A grade, I would steer clear from his classes if you actually want to expand your film knowledge.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HA395
• 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:

By far my favourite teacher at Uvic! For my degree I needed a certain amount of History in Art credits. His classes we one of the only ones that I found interesting and actually worth my time and money. He has a great sense of humour and always keeps the class captivated. he is a super nice guy, very approachable and has flexible office hours.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HA363
• 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:

Mitch is an amazing and inspiring prof. He is articulate, knowledgeable and fun. I can't imagine a better prof for film studies!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HA292
• 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:

Absolutely amazing, can't think of a thing that needs improvement. Knowledgeable, entertaining, mericulous - truly remarkable guy. Extremely helpful outside of class. Fair marker. Chooses odd but great movies for class screening. You can't graduate UVic without taking courses with Mitch!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: WRIT109
• 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:

I took Mitch for Books and Film and it was great! He chose wonderful authors to study, and he made class interesting. He is absolutely hilarious. But a little self-depricating. Easy tests if you atleast read over the material before hand. Make sure to attend all classes, as it's only once a week and every class holds something important!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: WRIT109
• 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:

My favorite prof hands down.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: WRIT109
• 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:

he was hilarious and really interesting