Professor: Sharon Lloyd
Department: Philosophy
College: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: GESM120
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the most interesting professors I've ever come across. Helps students intricately analyze complex ideas and is respectable to each one of their views. Highly recommended. Will make you think and teach you to think. More than the subject, she will teach you reasoning skills applicable to everyday life.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHIL437
- 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:
Best professor I've taken at USC. Lloyd is incredibly knowledgeable, a very reasonable grader, and seriously wants her students to learn. Go to class, participate, get to know her. She inspired me to go into public service.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHIL337
- 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:
Best professor I had in my 4 years at SC as a philosophy major. Lloyd is brilliant and inspirational. She pushes you, and you have to work hard, but you will be a better smarter student after taking a class with her. She's also an excellent educator--clear slides and engaging lectures. Sidenote: she's the world's leading Hobbes scholar.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: PHIL337
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Three tests, one presentation. Pretty easy if you like it. She is super engaging and will make all the subjects graspable. ALWAYS GO TO LECTURE. TAKE AMAZING NOTES. PARTICIPATE A TON. Also, her class if pretty fun so enjoy it. Need to read a lot (GoT, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, John Stuart Mill). Worth it tho.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHIL437
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Lloyd is both an entertaining and knowledgable lecturer. She has been one of the best philosophy professors I have had at USC, and is honestly the only professor for whose class that I'll wake up at 8am. If you have the chance, take this class.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CORE104
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Interesting class. 3 papers, a midterm and a final. The tests are pretty hard, but are curved. There's a lot of tough reading, but she covers most of it in class in a much more understandable way.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CORE104
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
*details for thematic option class only (professors teach these differently): attendance wasn't mandatory for lecture, and I skipped a lot but wish I had went to all of them simply because she's an interesting lecture and it's a thought-provoking subject. It's easy to get by otherwise-- if you can write philosophy papers. some of them killed me
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHIL173
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Lloyd is the best professor I've had at USC. The class is hard though. Don't take it if you're not interested in philosophy and willing to work hard. You don't need to read, but you do need to attend all lectures. Exams are hard and papers require lots of time. I learned so much from this class though, and I looked forward to lecture.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ARLT11
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
A wonderful GE if you need an easier class and don't mind sci-fi. Lots of movies and Star Trek episodes. The lectures aren't particularly gripping, but the reading is great and it's a good peek into the realm of Philosophy.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: PHIL437
- 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: Not Mandatory
Comment:
For an upper division class, Lloyd is not so difficult. There is never any homework and attendance is not required. However, if you want to get a good grade you need to keep up with the heavy reading and attend every class. 2 papers, midterm, final are your whole grade. She is very clear. Take her!
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ARLT100
- 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:
If you like watching Star Trek, Gattaca, The Matrix, or any science fiction then this is the class for you. Professor Lloyd explains the homework readings very clearly and relates them to science fiction film. There are some in class handouts that are graded and 4 papers. She can be a tough grader but if you put in the effort you will improve.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ARLT100G
- 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:
What a wonderful way to learn philosophy! You watch Star Trek, The Matrix, Minority Report and more, all while learning about the foundations of Western ethical thought. Definitely would recommend her informative and engaging lecture style and innovative curriculum to a friend.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CORE104
- 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:
Heavy reading load, and it's convoluted political philosophy. Sometimes she uses so much terminology that it gets hard to follow, but she's always willing to expand on unclear ideas and the powerpoints clarify the main points. Great balance of discussion and lecture. I would recommend it to someone with aptitude/interest in philosophy or politics.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: PHIL137G
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I'm guessing her PHIL class was once deserving of all the praise it has received. However, there was definitely a change in her this year. I don't know what it is, but she seemed like she wasn't always quite there in lecture. And her curriculum for the class is just ridiculously busy for a WRIT 140 component. All and all, avoid if you can.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: PHIL137G
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
So much writing involved. Almost weekly exercises (many short answer questions), 2 essay papers and 2 reading logs. Additionally a midterm and final. Somewhat interesting subject, but lectures really can go the full 2 hours and often turns into a discussion. I did not do the reading, just used internet sources and did fine in the class.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: PHIL137G
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Lloyd is a great professor! She really knows her stuff and keeps it interesting for the students. However, she would not help me reschedule an exam when there was a death in the family. But overall, great professor!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CORE102
- 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:
Professor Lloyd is one of the best professors I've ever had. Since taking her class, I've become seriously interested in philosophy, thanks to her passion and wisdom. I look forward to taking more of her classes. Expect lots of work, critical thinking, and participation, but it is definitely worth it. Not a slacker class, but amazing! Take her!!!!!
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: PHIL137G
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is probably the best philosophy course USC offers. Lloyd is goofy, absent-minded, and LOVES star trek. Class is pretty easy and essays are very straight forward. It also makes for probably the best writing component. Definitely recommended.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHIL137G
- 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:
She is amazing!! She is not cold. She is brilliant! She inspires her students to think outside the box and speak up in class. This is my favorite class ever at USC and I am not even a Philosophy major. I feel smarter and like a better person for taking her class. If you go to class and discussion you will learn and grow so much!! A+++++
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: CORE102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very smart. When you write papers, she is more intent on the strength of your argument than whether or not she agrees personally.
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