Bill Moseley - Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Professor: Bill Moseley

Department: Geography

College: Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEOG232
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Bill's course is the one I learnt the most from, but it was also the hardest. He has a lot of homework. Reaction papers to readings you do every week, and there were two long research papers as well. And to add to that there's also the tests, which you have to prepare for going through every single thing covered in lectures.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOG243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Bill is a great guy, but lectures can be long and sometimes dull. He has a lot of information to share and is great to talk to, has great personal experience. Tests are long and you'll be writing as fast as you can the whole time which sucks, and he assigns LONG papers. But you'll learn a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG263
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bill has so much real world experience. He is also not afraid to hear viewpoints that contradict his own, and encourages thoughtful discussion. I could listen to him lecture for hours; he is truly passionate about the topics.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Bill is a huge nerd. Discussion is awkward but his classes are fabulous anyway. He's 100% worth getting to know outside of class. Also: cute kids.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Perhaps the best one of them all, Moseley loves his subject and conveys that every day. He is an inspiration, and is not afraid to go outside the lines and teach us philosophies and point of views that are not currently accepted in the world of academia.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Moseley is a very nice, very approachable guy. He's passionate about his subject which is incredibly important. His tests are very tough and I stressed out about them a lot, but I learned a lot and ended up really enjoying the class. Highly recommended.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

had him for both people/env and human geog. avoid this--the classes are nearly identical! too much reading. in discussion, he marks down each time you speak. lectures were quite dry. too many papers, tests, and projects--felt like i constantly had something coming up in his class. however, people/env had a really cool end-of-term project.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PEOPLEENV
• 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:

this was an awesome class! bill has some really interesting insights and perspectives that anyone interested in env/geo issues can really benefit from. the reading was pretty intense at times, I eventually found the discussions useful, the final paper was fun, the lectures had their moments.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOG111
• 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:

lectures can be kind of dry; class discussions tend to be boring--not much heated debate. lots of reading and writing, but it's all good. interesting course. bill's very helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEOG111
• 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:

Bill is a very nice guy. This class includes four 1000 word papers and a 10-15 page research paper, not to mention a good deal of reading (4-9 articles a week + very boring textbook). He is incredibly helpful and ready to give you a little extra assistance when needed.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOG111
• 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:

Bill is awsome! and he loves maps, he will always make the class fun.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOG232
• 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:

Bill loves his subject, and in turn made me want to love it (not that it was a stretch for me). People and the environment made me think and though it wasn't my ideal structure, it was one of the best classes I've taken.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEOG111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty old-school class, but interesting and good. Bill's a dork, but a great one.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOG111
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

excellent

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOG243
• 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:

Bill is one of the nicest, most helpful, and friendlies professors here. Take a class with him no matter what your major is! He is so eager to involve people and get you interested.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PEOPLEENV
• 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:

bill is adorable! very experienced and passionate.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GEOG32
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

People and the Environment is a great class, Bill tends to drone but is very eager to share knowledge. Turn lectures into discussions whenever possible, and take advantage of his office hours to chat.