Brian Bearry - The University of Texas at Dallas

Professor: Brian Bearry

Department: Political Science

College: The University of Texas at Dallas

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bearry was pretty chill and laid-back. I would have liked for him to enunciate his words a bit better during lecture, but it's nothing that anyone wouldn't be able to understand if they paid attention. When I had him for government, the only grades were 4 exams. Attendance can boost your grade, so ATTEND CLASS! Tests are on lecture and book!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hilarious lecturer! Exams are almost entirely lecture based, although he gives reviews which are usually the test questions the class before the exam. He also gives a huge amount of extra credit for those with great attendance, making it almost impossible to do poorly unless you never show up.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2305
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had three classes with Dr. Bearry while he was at UTD. He is incredibly intelligent, well spoken, and clear about what will be on the test. Now, his tests aren't easy, but he usually gives an insane amount of extra credit for having near perfect attendance. If you show up, you will pass, and he give griping, hilarious, and informative lectures.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bearry seems to be passionate about his work, but rarely shows up to class (and almost never informs his students until the last minute - which was unfortunate for me because I took his 8am). He makes his own exams, and they are fairly straightforward and based off of his notes/textbook. Did not learn much from lecture though.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GOV2306
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pay attention during lectures. Take good notes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There are 4 exams total. Exams cover both lecture and textbook stuff. No hw is ever assigned but he does offer a good amount of extra credit assignments. Attendance isn't mandatory but he does give a BIG extra credit if you are there.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2305
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's a good professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GOV2306
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is my favorite professor. I am actually surprised to see his ratings are pretty low. His lectures can get boring if you HATE government. His honesty makes the lectures very entertaining. When he gives off specific examples based on real-life events, just take them as "food for thought"; don't get carried away. Read on track, and you're good.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2305
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very dynamic and passionate lecturer. It's incredibly rare that you get a Tea Partyer as a government and politics professor, and it was exciting and new. If you attend all the lectures you get extra credit for attendance, which is otherwise non-mandatory. 4 exams, pretty straight forward. Taking again for the next course in state and local politic

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GOV2306
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Eh, mixed feelings about this class. One one hand, Bearry's lectures are interesting and show his knowledge. But on the other hand, his vague test questions sometimes over stuff not covered in lecture, heavy reading for hw, and sometimes downright false reccomendations of what to study for tests disappointed me. Take this class at Community College

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Decent lecturer. In govt you expect a prof's views to leak into their lessons; in Bearry's class it's less leak & more soak. One resultant problem was constant off-topic tangents (e.g. about how "cool" guns are). Another was that vocab terms were defined within the framework of libertarian ideology and thus often didn't match textbook definitions.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSCI3323
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Coming into this class on the first day I was super worried I wouldn't do well. However as the semester progressed I found myself seeing that it wasn't that bad after all. If you go to all the lectures and read a little you won't have any issues making a high grade in his class. Great Professor!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSCI3323
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bearry has some distinct strengths and weaknesses depending who you ask. He does give brilliant and captivating lectures, and he does drop an F bomb or two which is great. However, you have to be in class... period. The structure of his courses makes for a miserable experience for those of us who tend to play hooky from time to time.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• 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:

One of the best lecturers I've ever had. He said this was his first semester using powerpoints, but it REALLY helped. He's pretty funny and he explains everything very well, and gives you extra points for attendance. Tests were tough, but he curves them. You need to really read the textbook.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bearry is a phenomenal lecturer and will make you interested in politics and theory even if you aren't interested now! He is a laid back guy and relates well to the students while still making sure you learn the material. There are 4 tests, each 25% of your grade. He gives points for being in class which he adds to your exams.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSC3323
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bearry is the best professor i've had, his style of teaching will make you learn, but only if you go to class with an open mind and take good notes. He's a master of political theory and that's basically one of the most essential elements to know about government. UTD drops the ball because they don't teach the great philosophers anymore.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bearry is a master of political theory and it shows. That being said, he tends to go off on tangents and sometimes loses the main point he was trying to come across. He is usually good about clarifying if you ask him after class though. His lectures are super interesting but they are hard to follow.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSCI3301
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His is a very good professor. If you need help you can always go to his office hours. Helped out a lot. Can jump from one subject to another but writes notes and he does have pop quizzes so read every reading. Overall he is a great professor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pretty difficult class to be quite honest. The tests are definitely no walk in the park and he gives a lot of questions from the textbook that he wrote, which is very boring and almost as if hearing him talk in writing. Then the other part of the questions are from his online lectures, where you actually do have to listen to him talk.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GOVT2302
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Self-absorded professor that teaches from a textbook that he wrote! Exams are hard and not curved.