Thomas Wall - Emmanuel College, Boston, MA

Professor: Thomas Wall

Department: Philosophy

College: Emmanuel College, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1115
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Is definitely a tough grader, but is genuine and is always willing to help.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1115
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wall is a very smart guy and cares a lot about his classes. He's a tough grader and has some pop quizzes and can come off as standoffish but overall he's a nice guy and is there to help you but doesn't put up with students not coming to class or not paying attention.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Despite not liking the subject of philosophy at all, Dr. Wall was a great teacher. He was very clear with his lessons and is very knowledgeable on the topics he teaches. Do the readings and participate!!! He expects a lot, so study for the tests a lot. The final paper is pretty open-ended and it's not graded too difficultly. Occasional funny lines!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes super interesting but the tests are hard. If you read the textbook and actually let yourself enjoy it, you can do well.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: INTROPHIL1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

get ready to read. the textbook he wrote is intense to say the least. gives some pop quizzes. lecture heavy. overall good experience.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Wall is an absolutely brilliant professor and he inspires his students to do their best work. I have absolutely loved every class I have taken with him. He holds his students to a high standard and it's great and he is willing to work with anyone who puts the effort in. Also just an absolutely great guy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2104
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wall is extremely intelligent and has so much information to share. If you do your reading and come to class to participate, you will do well! He wrote the book that we used and it was very clearly written, but he always explains the more complex topics in class until everyone understands.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 2101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This isn't your average Emmanuel class where you can coast, it will take some work. Wall is a brilliant man that challenges his students to be brilliant as well. The subject is complex but if you ask Wall for help he will work with you. So long as you contribute to class discussions, he'll know you're trying and take the papers seriously.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 1000
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He expects students to really work hard, which is a good thing. A lot of the times, his lectures sounded like a different language if you didn't put maximum effort into understanding the material beforehand. Readings were difficult and very abstract. Forcing someone to do this might be a form of torture.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Took the Hybrid 1115 Class, Recent Moral Issues, half online half on person so only met in person once a week. I absolutely hated him. He is so unclear about everything and doesn't care about individual people. He's so arrogant bc he's head of the dept and has tenure, should NOT be teaching an intro class for gen req, struggled hard through.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 1115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Although Dr. Wall is passionate about the topics discussed in class, I felt he wasn't clear about what he wanted for papers and expected more than he asked for. It was difficult to hand in papers on topics we hadn't yet discussed and I didn't like his class discussion methods, as the majority of the class seemed confused. Should have dropped it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2101
• 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:

His exams are pretty hard, you have to be incredibly thorough to get full points, but it's fun to have a class that's challenging. You HAVE to read the assigned reading, or at least try to. He explains everything super clearly in class and teaches it all really well. Plus he has a fantastic dry sense of humor that cracks me up

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you're actually interested in phil. he is a great professor, and very helpful as long as you ASK for help. he's funny, especially because of his dorchester-ian accent. if you don't like philosophy and will not invest time into readings, i do not suggest his classes because reading/participation is pretty much required (or you'll feel guilty)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FYS1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

KNows his philosophy but is horrible at explaining it. Its hard to understand his circles of "reality" and diagrams on the board. Pretty lenient on his papers but there are a lot of them.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FYS01
• 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:

Very nice man, his class was hard but I enjoyed it a lot. challenging material but he really knows what he is talking about.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1115
• 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:

i had him for recent moral issues and it is a very easy class. he likes and encourages contraversy. partcipate in his class and he will like you. Also put effort into your presentation. the tests are easy if you know the premises

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2114
• 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:

READ before class because he will make you participate in class. very demanding so there's no lacking off. the tests are hard and the final paper requires some serious work.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very hard readings and you must read prior to class. he's pretty easy on papers but tests are hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. Wall is really nice. He's a good professor. He's tough but he will definitely help you if you are struggling.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Random, so very random.