Poshek Fu - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Professor: Poshek Fu

Department: TBD

College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EALC422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He has two faces and couldn't be reasoned with.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really understanding. 2y ago my class was taught so a movie would connect to the history theme. While yes movie days are fun, these were well thought out, fun, and relevant. I learned SO much in this class. TA's were also smart. He's a caring person & a smart teacher. You do have to read/pay attention though because he expects you to study and work

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST221
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Fu is one of the friendliest professors on campus. Seriously, I don't think I ever saw him not smiling. His class wasn't the easiest class I've ever taken but it's structured that if you show up everyday, you should ace it just fine (extra credit for perfect attendance). I could understand how some would find his class boring though.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EALC221
• 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:

Stop hating of professor Fu. He is a very generous professor. If you have perfect attendance he will give you 5 EX points. the whole class is based on watching 3 movies, writing (3 seperate) 1 page movie review and then taking a take home final (30% of final grade) and determining if China is developed or not. there are also 2 easy midterms

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Fu is a very nice and helpful, though his lecture could be hard to understand if you do not know about Chinese. He is generous in grades, but usually change assignments and forget things. Take this class if you are really interesting in China, and you will learn a lot from this class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST422
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Probably the least organized professor I've had. Changes the grading criteria and the projects assigned seemingly on the fly but they rarely if ever get harder. Lectures are pretty dull but you aren't tested on them, all the grading comes from short papers based on movies we watch in class or the dull books read.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, this is a super easy history class. We watched six movies for the whole semester. And for each movie, we only need to write for a one-page feedback of the movie. I will definitely take his classes again!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST120
• 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. Fu is legit. He knows so much about the subject and makes the lectures very fun. When I took the class, he changed it up to include more movies and less lecturing, which was awesome. There are a LOT of readings to do, but they are usually not that bad. I liked him so much that I am taking Hist300 this semester, which is history of HK cinema.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST120
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

lecture is not very good. But the professor is very nice. No long papers, only film reviews. Easy to get A if read books.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST300
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He can be hard to understand sometimes but overall he's pretty easy. If you need help--he will help you.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST396
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very nice professor and passionate about what he teaches. Attendance is mandatory and readings are fun. The class had so many interesting discussions throughout the semester. Highly recommend this professor as the best professor at U of I.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EALC422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Fu is a friendly gentleman. However, his class have too much long books to read. Attendance is mandatory. The films are boring as well. There is no exams but one long final research paper. This class somehow is not a easy A. You do well which still can hurt against your grades for non reasons after all.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EALC135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

great prof.a easy course!the only thing you need to do is keeping the notes and attending the discussion.I got A+at last

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EALC120
• 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:

There's a lot of info to cover in class, so you definitely want to take notes. Discussion sections are helpful; you review material vaguely or briefly covered in class. He's not hard, but you have to pay attention. Read the book for background info. Exams consist of defining key terms and one essay question.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIS120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

easy gen ed class but very boring. hes hard to understand but if you study the terms before midterms you will do fine

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Four long books to read, but I did not and still got an A. You have one presentation, no exams, and one final paper 8-10 pages.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST120
• 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:

Professor Fu gives interesting and stimulating lectures. A lot of people find it hard to get past his thick Chinese accent, which makes him somewhat difficult to understand, but he cares about his students and loves the material he teaches. I recommend him to anyone looking for a good history class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EALC135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's boring and hard to understand.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EALC135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was soooo boring. I wanted to kill myself rather than going. He spends more time on China than Japan (my area of focus) or Korea so I wasn't interested in most of the lectures. He's also kinda hard to understand sometimes.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EALC120
• 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:

Booooring. Way too much reading for a 100 level non-western.