Robert Geraci - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Professor: Robert Geraci

Department: History

College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIEU2152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Geraci is a mediocre professor at best, and his lectures are no better. Although he generally seems like a decent guy, one can't overlook the clear flaws with his course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIEU2152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a decent professor, though at times the lectures can be dry. Regardless, one can easily attain a good grade by going through the motions and putting effort in.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIEU2152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class is AWFUL. He does not cover nearly the amount of material in class that he expects you to know on his exams. He did not make his expectations clear at all before the first midterm. During lecture he goes off on random tangents but does not want students to ask questions because they distract him. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIEU2152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Geraci knows Russian History. I do not doubt this. However he is an absolutely terrible professor. His lectures have no direction, he is repetitive and gets himself distracted very easily. I learned absolutely NOTHING from his lectures. If you absolutely MUST take this Russian history course, then good luck. Otherwise, STAY OUT.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class has great content. However, Geraci falls short as a teacher. He often comes into class late only to express frustration when he didn't get through everything he wanted to do. His lectures are a strange combination of powerpoint and notes and even with such teaching crutches he is often difficult to follow and contradictory.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• 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:

Impossible amount of reading and the primary sources are on the final! Interesting content but too much reading with take home exams and paper. We didnt have a TA to help us out this year, and from what I hear, that made the course SO much worse and so much more difficult, especially since we did not have quizzes to get easy grades, only 4 grades

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIEU361
• 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 actually do not agree with the negative comments. Yes, he assigned about 8-12 books, but they were necessary in order to attain a good grasp on the the historical events. His teaching style was very clear. He used a very organized outline in class and he does aim at making sure his students understand his teaching. I think he was a good professor

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIEU367
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

TONS of reading. I mean 12 books and he hardly limits the books to certain chapters. The midterm was take home, but extremely lengthy and dense. I got a b+ (15 pages later) He is extremely passionate and knowledgeable, but steer clear if you're into tons of reading and essay papers.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIEU367
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

STAY AWAY!! $300 on books, very poor lecturer. Ruins interesting material.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I disagree with a lot of the bad comments. I never took any history and went for this one... I really like the class and the subject matter is interesting. The novels are actually pretty good, + movies are offered. Blakelely gives you easy quizzes I think just so they can have more grades. I do wish the lectures were more interactive.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HEIU
• 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:

pretty interesting subject matter and he presents it really well. very helpful during office hours. incredibly knowledgeable about russian history - i thought it'd be a lot more boring than it was!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• 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:

Geraci is a bad lecturer and only focuses on obscure points rather than a general overview of Russian history, and the reading load is too much and the texts are WAY too detail-oriented and long for the kinds of questions asked on the quizzes. The good thing about the class was the TA, Blakeley Winslow. He was awesome!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy class. There is a lot of reading, but all of the novels and biographies are at least engaging. Not a good lecturer, but he does know a ton about the subject matter.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Horrible lecturer... worse of all i've ever seen...

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

an awful class. he has rambling disjointed lectures and is utterly incompetant with the powerpoint. there are lots of pointless readings, useless quizes, a takehome midterm with impossibly short page limits. the only way to do well is to have a decent TA and already know the subject.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Geraci gets my award for being the best at making Russian history BORING. Everything just started to run together. He does know his stuff though. The quizzes are purely memorization - be prepared to pull facts out of the air - no mc!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

the class would be a lot better if he didn't make it seem more boring than it is. the material is actually pretty interesting. the readings get pretty long after about 5 weeks, so it's hard to keep up with them. i am yet to experience the final, but i'm sure it will be hard. blah

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIEU215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Who would have thought that someone could make communist revolution and assassination seem so dull? Well, take this class and find out - that is, if you can survive his lectures. A good TA can make up for some of it, but beware lectures are pretty slow.