Richard Bowen - Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Professor: Richard Bowen

Department: Psychology

College: Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bowen sets the class up around the textbook. If you don't use launchpad and take advantage of the practice quizzes, you won't be successful. His lectures are basically him rambling the whole time, and most of the class doesn't pay attention. He says his exams are straightforward, but they're fairly specific. For psych 101, it was hard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bowen is a very intelligent man but his class can be a little dry at times. Since it is in a big lecture hall, you don't have to come to class and if you do you don't have to pay attention. You can do very well just by reading the text book since he emails you what pages to read. He does say some things in class that can help. Super nice guy

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PYSC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

bowen is such a gem! You can tell that he really cares about the topic and his students. The class was in a lecture hall- attendance does not matter except for quiz and test days. No need to go to class, he emails you the book pages that will be on the exams. Read the book and you will be fine. Take advantage of his extra credit!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSCYH101
• 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:

PSYCH 101 is all lecture. All of the slides are posted on Sakai, which is convenient. As long as you read and study the pages given, you will do well. There are quite a bit of quizzes, but they are only 10 multiple choice questions and pretty straightforward. Also, prepare to listen to music and to meditate in class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I do not recommend taking Dr. Bowen for psych 306. You do have multiple quizzes but that multiple choice quizzes are extremely difficult even though the content makes it seem like it'll be easy. isn't clear what he wants from you in terms of the papers, especially the research report. he is a very boring person and is often unprepared for class

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bowen is an intelligent man and kind person, but his lectures move slowly and he tends to ramble A LOT. If you read the chapters and study the terms you will be fine for the tests and quizzes, and he also posts the powerpoint slides online, so attending class is honestly not worth your time. He does offer 5% extra credit for research studies

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: A
• 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:

Dr. B was one of the first professors I interacted with at Loyola and he really made an excellent impression on me. Hes full of energy and is very clear in his lectures on what he wants you to know. Not going to class though will hurt you significantly however. However just going to class will already guarentee you at least a B.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC306
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

3 essays, 5 multiple choice and 6 essay quizzes, participation, final, and final paper. It wasn't a lot of work but the multiple choice were always tricky. if you went every class you got full participation. there was a lot of presenting and being called on to answer questions but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, overall good guy, cares

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• 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:

His class is not overwhelmingly hard, there is no homework only 6 quizzes and 4 tests. You do have to study for them in order to do well but they are fairly straightforward. He offers extra credit if you attend all the lectures and if you complete 10 points worth of psyc studies, I highly recommend them they brought me from an 81% to an 89%.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. B is a great professor. His lectures can be heavy at times and he can ramble off, but if you read the chapters before the exams you'll be fine. His tests are doable if you know the terms. Gives chance for extra credit that can really boost your grade. Solid choice and kind person!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr B is a great and funny guy, but the materials he teaches are hard to grasp. Tests and quizzes are difficult but he gives loads of extra credit. Easily accessible through email. He's like a sweet old man who knows what he is talking about, but can sometimes ramble and you can get distracted

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYSC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr B is an extremely intelligent man; he knows a lot in his field. His class can be a bit boring at times bc he only lectures (he does do 3 min meditations every class which is cool). He gives 5pt EC if you go to all classes, 15pt EC for participating in studies. Quizzes and 4 exams (including noncumulative final). I would take him again though!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Decent guy, but is a little hard to understand. the first test was super easy, but make sure you read the book for the rest- especially the final because his lectures were not helpful at all for the final exam

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class size is too big, goes on babbling, lecture could get boring, study for tests.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• 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:

TAKE HIS CLASS! Dr Bowen is an intelligent and great professor. Very easy and interesting class. offers plenty of extra credit, for attendance too. tests and quizzes are very straight forward as long as you read the book, he emails out exact page numbers to read for each test or quiz. I highly recommend!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hes a goofy guy and gets off topic a lot but he makes the class so easy. he sends out an email with the exact pages you need to read for the quiz or test and lets you know the topics.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY306
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

For a writing intensive class, this class was a breeze. 3 short 1-paged papers and your final paper is a 2.5 paper about an experiment you made up. For a class in general, the class is rather boring because he does just ramble on, but he's a sweet man! He really does have a passion for psychology, you just have to pretend to have that same passion.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I do not understand how anyone could complain about Dr. Bowen. To get an A in this class all you have to do is read the book. He is VERY helpful, he emails us specific topics and even the specific book page numbers that will be on the exam. Besides that he offers a lot of extra credit. I definitely recommend!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC306
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bowen is an interesting guy. I would not suggest taking him. While he might be pretty kind, his class is awful. He talks the entire time, and while lecturing he falls asleep. He's very all over the place and there are constant quizzes that are really difficult. There are short papers we have to write that saved my grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He really emphasizes reading the textbook because he doesn't cover everything during lecture. He sometimes goes off on a tangent during lecture killing lecture time but he does try to catch up later on. He is really lecture heavy, the entire time is dedicated to lecture which can be daunting.