Peter Heinze - Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Professor: Peter Heinze

Department: Psychology

College: Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FYS101
• 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:

Heinze is great, he's engaging and is super knowledgeable. My issue is really the content of this course, he often says something like "it's not freshman material" and it really isn't. Kind of hard to wrap your head around. You have to do 5 questions on maybe a 40 page reading each week and you'll have 10 from the first page alone.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC231
• 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:

Heinze is a great professor. He does a good job of explaining the concepts and his lectures were enjoyable, even though he often makes you watch videos. However, only two papers and two exams decide your grade and he is a very tough grader. It is difficult to get an A in this class but I learned a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC321
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took him for theories of personality. That class was really interesting and I learned alot. I highly recommend it. I dont understand why there are bad reviews about him. Yes, he can be challenging, but he wants you to learn. He really is a great professor. Also, he throws alot of information at you and goes fast, so use a laptop to take notes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC321
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His class was really challenging but i thought it was great. He's a great professor and knows what hes talking about. The exams are tough its info you need to know straight from the book so you have to really READ in depth. Hes goofy and tries to make class fun by adding in a joke here and there, oh and hes also pretty handsomeWould reccomend

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Theories of Personality was your typical 300-level psych course; challenging, but manageable. Dr. Heinze is very passionate about his work as a clinical psychologist-- I particularly liked how he incorporated his work into the classroom. His exams are hard: 4 difficult short essay questions and about 30-40 multiple choice. Read the book.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC231
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor doesn't care or listen to his students. Doesn't give extra time for OSS & college doesn't reprimand him for this.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH231
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you read (or even just skim so you know the important terms), it will make a world of difference. He's clear about what he wants, caring, and honestly pretty funny. He wants you to do well, but you have to meet him halfway. Super understanding and a really nice guy. I would definitely recommend him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I wasn't a fan of Heinze. He's incredibly biased about Theories of Personality, and it makes it hard to care about the class. You have to say what he wants to hear and how he wants to hear it on test. The textbook is really boring and has way too much information, so it took forever to get through the chapters. He's nice, but iffy as a teacher.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC231
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

To be fair to him, very enthusiastic about material. Also attendance is not mandatory. However it would be nice if he were a little more understanding of how family and personal issues can hinder academic performance. He does care about the students academic performance though. Also READ or you won't pass.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH231
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Love Heinze. He's so funny and sweet. We had two 7-10 pg papers and two exams which he is fair about. One of my favorite classes. If you read you'll be fine. I recommend taking him if you're a psych major

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC321
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, lectures are long, but not too bad. He goes over some main points from the readings so read! MC & short answers on exam can be tricky. 3 exams and a final. one 7-10 page paper. Will give points if you have a good argument on a question you got wrong on a test. Overall, good teacher for psych. TOP class was interesting. Funny too!

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

In spite of the course work he is a great teacher and his lectures usually stay interesting. The material itself is interesting so that helps. A lot of movies in class but very beneficial to learning. Attendance is not mandatory but if you don't go to class you will miss important test information. The book is basically required in order to pass

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC21101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Heinz keeps you engaged, he's funny, if you don't understand what is going on he will completely help you. couple of tests in the semester, very manageable, I recommend reading the textbook, helps you pass easily.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH231
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Peter Heinze is THE MAN. He is extremely enthusiastic about Psychology and really cares about learning and student progress. Participation is not mandatory and he recognizes that not everybody needs to raise their hand to learn. Some lectures are boring but he realizes this and gives you short answer questions before the test. Glad I took his class

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC231
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's sort of like your friend's goofy dad. Jokes a lot but always tries to be polite and not offend anyone. LOTS of movies. Learned a lot from this class. Very interesting topics but he tends to repeat himself on his opinions. Papers are long and he's a tough grader, definitely get his feedback before it's due.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC231
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the hardest classes I have taken here. The tests were not easy to study for at all. Take someone else for this class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Attendance isn't mandatory, but if you miss too many classes you'll miss out on the movies which we HAVE to turn in reflections on! First paper is the hardest so definitely try to hand in a rough draft early to get his feedback. Other papers are very easy as well as the presentation. Read the books!! It'll make the papers easier to write

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH306
• 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:

Worse teacher. I don't like his comments and he's very unethical. Worse experience ever. Wrote 12 page papers and failed.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH306
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing class. Learned so much about myself and others through readings/videos. Do yourself a favor and take this professor, he might be a hard grader but what you take away from the class is more than what a grade is worth. If you do poorly in this class you need to really reevaluate what you're doing... he goes over his tests before the exam.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSY433
• 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:

TOok psychopathy, he is very interesting, class is interesting, but he is a very hard grader on papers. There was 3 papers, one 20 min presentation, and 5 reflections on movies.