Mark Beck - University of South Carolina

Professor: Mark Beck

Department: Classics

College: University of South Carolina

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CLAS240
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Beck is super kind. He's pretty monotone but he enjoys teaching about classical mythology so he talks throughout the whole class but and that may sound sucky but what he's teaching about is intriguing. Just listen, take notes, and that's about it. Had one test in class, the rest were online. No other grades. I highly recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy online class. Only thing that counts for a grade is 4 online test. Everything needed for the test is given to you. Teacher is accessible if needed.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

highly recommend. easy A and i suggest doing the exercises because some of the questions are on the tests. the only things graded are the 4 tests.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The online class is very easy if you print off and take notes on the word lists. Though it isn't mandatory, I highly recommend completing all the exercises. Some question on the test are taken from there and do not entirely relate to the word lists. Responds to email very quickly and reminds when the test window opens.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Whole grade is 4 tests. Read the modules and you're fine

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Beck is a really great professor, our class was online and he would always extend the deadlines for the exams if he saw that many people had not taken them yet. There are four exams and those four exams make up your grade at the end of the semester.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really easy online class. no homework just optional practice. really just read the powevrpoints and you will get an A

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is such an easy class. Complete the modules and make notecards and you will pass the tests. I maybe spent 10 hours studying for this class the entire semester

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I didn't interact with Dr. Beck a lot because it was an online class, but he had very clear outlines, posted good review activities, and recommended good medical dictionaries (not required). This class is an easy A, but I recommend really learning the material if you're pre-med. It's not incredibly difficult, just memorization and comprehension.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest class I've ever taken. 4 online exams determine your grade for the class. I would say about 90% of all the questions can be googled.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online and I wish every online class was like this. There was NO homework, Just 4 tests that make your grade. I never studied I just googled every test answer. Super easy class. I highly recommend taking if you want an easy A.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GREK121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Beck picked up this class at the last minute and did a great job with it. He is very knowledgeable both of the Greek language and the Greek culture. Learning Greek is rather difficult, but Dr. Beck's informal style and humor helped to make class periods enjoyable. His tests were always straightforward and graded fairly.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Despite being an online class and the fact that this is an online class, if you do not do the exercises, you are unlikely to succeed. It is crucial to do the exercises if you do not have any medical terminology background. Professor Beck is incredibly understanding and a wonderful teacher, I would highly recommend taking his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class wasn't too difficult and he was a very understanding professor. I would take this class again in a heartbeat.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took Medical Terminology online and it was SUPER easy. You would have to make an effort to fail. There is really no reason not to get an A in this course! You get plenty of exercises to do, and all the test questions come from the exercises so do those & you'll be set!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CLASJ230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Online class, no book, plenty of online tools to help with answers. total time spent of class about 4 hours for the whole semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class was easy and interesting. Do the exercises because they really help for the tests. The class was very well organized, however, Dr. Beck is a difficult person to get in touch with. Don't expect quick responses to emails even for a May-mester course.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very easy online! Do the exercises and you should make an A on the test. The average of the four test are your average for the class, so you really don't even have to do the modules, but they are the exact place he gets his test questions from.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: LATN551
• 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:

Awesome class! I am a high-school teacher of Latin with a strong minor in the subject who has spent most of his career teaching Spanish. I had reached a plateau in reading authentic Latin and this class did exactly what I wanted it to do by making it possible to read more difficult texts. Thanks, Dr. Beck!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CLAS230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class was not too terribly hard. I took it Maymester so I didn't have time to do all of the exercises because I would have had to do like 8 a day... but I still made an A in the class (I think he curved grades) In a normal semester would have been very helpful and beneficial!