Robert Drews - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Professor: Robert Drews

Department: Humanities

College: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CLAS224
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Drews is an amazing lecturer. Every class was absolutely fascinating to go to, and I went in with only an average amount of interest. He's a bit of a tough grader, but it's not too hard to do well. The daily readings are 100% necessary; do not skip them; thankfully, they're usually short. Loved the class, I wish I could have another class with him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CLAS224
• 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:

Professor is awful. Don't bother talking to him outside of class. He wrote the textbook for the class, and it is very disorganized- no coherent path. Lectures are just as jumbled. Daily quizes help the grade. But class still impossible

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CLAS224
• 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:

Pretty tough class. He is a nice guy, and sometimes funny, although his jokes catch everyone off guard so they don't always laugh. It is very important to read the online textbook for the tests.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CLASS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tough class; lots of info; somewhat dry and detailed.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took roman, greek and near east history from drews. He was absolutely one of my favorite teachers. Sure he's hard, but you went to Vanderbilt for a challenge. he also was extremely helpful outside of class, and actually pushed my historical writing to a new level. His tests are hard, and he grades papers hard too, but you will completly satisfied by how smart he is and how smart he makes you when you leave a class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST208
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will learn a lot, but be prepared for a difficult class. Grades papers tough and his tests are hard. If you are up for a challenge, look no further than Drews.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best class I've taken.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 288
• 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:

drews is the damn man

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: RLST224
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

the hardest class ive taken in my entire life. he throws SO much information at you and its really hard to understand how ANY of it pertains to the actual topic of the course.... and he is REALLY boring.. i mean the class was actually physically PAINFUL.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Makes anti-semitic ahistorical statements like "the pharisees were the secret police of the ancient world" Fine if you are doing early Greece horrible if he is dealing with later history or the Middle East

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 208212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Drews makes you work for it. Papers are graded pretty harshly. Definitely take him for two classes, by the second one you'll get a sense of what he's looking for better.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

great professor but UNREASONABLY HARD.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher... He knows everything about his topic. Only take his class if you're interested in the class, its not easy, but its rewarding.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RLST224
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest class I've taken at Vandy. Tests focused on totally pointless information, which he then proceeded to grade like he WANTED people to fail.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CLAS207
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests are hard, but if you do the reading its no big thing.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CLAS209
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

drews is the man!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CLAS268
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

really smart guy. he knows everything in the whole damn world. makes for an interesting class, but come test time... lookout! i've found that since he knows everything there is to know about the ancient mediterranean and more he expects you to know it too