Moshe Gold - Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Professor: Moshe Gold

Department: English

College: Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Quizzes focused on minor details of the texts. His lectures were pretty dry. His attempts at humor didn't land & just made me uncomfortable instead. He also seemed very inconsistent w/grading, to the point that I had no clue where I stood in the class. I don't feel I learned much at all. Overall, it was very stressful & not worth the A that I got.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gold is one of the best professors I've had at Fordham. Although he is a tough grader, he will work with you and will push you to become a better student. He challenges you in different areas such as weekly quizzes, journal entries, and essays. He is very caring, polite, smart, and hilarious. Even though he's tough, I 110% recommend taking him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The first two weeks were challenging since I was not used to reading Theory. The course, by the end of the semester, changed the way I think about life and art -- for the better! Excellent. Simply a must.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I learned more in this one Theory class than I have in all my other English classes. As the course moved along, I became a much better writer. He was also always available by email or in his office.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• 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:

Dr. Gold is an outstanding professor. I must say his class is very challenging, but he will be available to help with any concerns you have about the readings or anything class related. I would definitely take him again, he challenges you and makes you step out of your comfort zone.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Probably one of the best Professors at Fordham, and one of the toughest. Life changing doesn't even cover it, if you can survive all the work. Reading work load is comparable to a grad class, and attendance is mandatory for every class. Asks you what you want your final grade to be at the end of the final exam.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: THEOR1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Moshe is the man, took him theory and madness/horror in film/lit. best professor at fordham. his lectures are so engaging, he is brilliant and can be intimidating, but go to his office hours for one on one. if you (try) to keep up with the readings you'll be fine. He asks you at the end what grade you think you deserve, both times I said A & got it

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is the most difficult and most cryptic professor i've ever taken. I love english but theory definitely made me question. Be warned, this is a very difficult class -- you'll learn a lot but probably will want to take another professor if you can. He's very flexible about grades though and will take suggestions.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENLG3045
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He'll drown you in mindblowing readings and his lectures are excellent, although slightly hard to take organized notes on. He's a crazy hard grader, but he gives endless revisions. I did find his paper feedback frustratingly unclear a lot of the time, and he has a tendency to cut students off before they can finish a thought. You'll learn a lot.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH
• Grade Received: 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:

I think he is among the two best professors of English at Fordham.Unlike most other professors I have had, he finds the time for his students - he IS always there to help you think and re-think and revise. If you really want an an education, turn to him and take his class: it WILL transform you for the better & nowhere will you find another Moshe!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST3045
• 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:

Lots of readings, and they're not easy. His theory class is one of the toughest I've taken but you'll get a lot out of it. He's brilliant but difficult.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• 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:

If ever there were a genius, s/he would be Dr. Gold. No other teacher at Fordham has had the impact on the minds of scores of students that he has had. He doesnt merely push you to think and write better but gets you to push yourself to do both. In a sense, you cannot quite get away from Gold even after the course has ended. The very best professor

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• 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:

Probably the smartest professor I've had thus far at Fordham. Literally, the guys a genius. Although the class is HARD, like really HARD. Meet with him although he is intimidating because he will raise your grade despite how bad you might be doing if you meet with him face to face. He also lets you make a case for what grade you believe you deserve

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• 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:

Dr Gold is the sharpest professor on Rose Hill Campus and among the brightest academics I have met in a long time. As a former student of his, he was one of two professors who taught me to think and write. But for these two professors,I would still be in Plato's cave: he got me to push myself to think better and write better than I could have done.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG8610
• 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:

Took over our Finnegans Wake class when our other professor died. Despite not getting paid and not really having a stake in the class, he was excellent, bringing tons of resources and offering brilliant insights into the text. Great professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG2
• 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:

A genius

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGCOMP
• 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:

Arguably the most brilliant professor on this planet: very sound and sensitive - a true philosopher and genius who gets us to forge in the smithy of our souls sentences of sweetness and light. The best!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The most difficult English course I've ever taken. It made me question whether I wanted to even be an English major. Definitely not the course for someone with a lame work ethic. Gold is brilliant, but intimidating. Make it a habit to meet with him and it'll really pay off. You'll feel pretty accomplished after finishing this course.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3045
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Gold is intimidating but awesome. I don't think I've ever learned so much in one class. The class is not easy but it's not impossible to do well. Take really good notes, do the readings and go to him for help with the papers (there's three of them and you have the opportunity to revise them). If you're serious about English I HIGHLY recommend him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG2
• 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:

Indeed the best professor that Fordham has: but for him I would not have learned how to think and write. To Dr. Gold, thinking and writing are interrelated: one thinks thru writing...hence his course is always writing-centered: lots of writing and lots of substantive revising. A fair but not-easy grader. Expect to work as you have never worked. He