Irving Hexham - University of Calgary

Professor: Irving Hexham

Department: TBD

College: University of Calgary

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: RELS339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hexham is one of the best profs I have had since the pandemic hit. He truly cares about his students and gives them every resource to succeed. My class had three midterms and a final and he gave out all the questions before hand. read the textbook and its an easy A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: RELS338
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Third class with Hexham and it is the most interesting. I absolutely love his teaching style and he is extremely respected in his field, which shows through his teaching structure. One of my all time favourite profs of my 4 years at U of C and this is sadly my last class with him. Do yourself a favour and take any RELS class you can get with him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Never got an easy A+ before this. There are 3 tests and 2 assignments. The 2 assignments are very easy he gives you 100% if you do them straightforward. He gives a question pool for each of the tests and you can find the answers from the textbook. Then all you have to do is memorize the pool and you'll get an easy A+ on the tests. Easiest class!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• 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:

This class is an easy A and a good grade booster. He posts test questions on D2L and uses 30 of them for his tests. Just do the readings from the textbook to find the answer and you'll be fine even if you don't show up to class. A sweet prof who is genuinely passionate about what he teaches.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: REL200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really enjoyed his knowledge on religion. Going to class was like story time for me. Mini blog and power point assignments were pass or fail but easy! Just put some effort into in and you are guaranteed to pass. Class was an easy A, if you get the textbook, as all answers for the sample test questions were from there.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• 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:

Great choice for an elective and Irving is a very likeable guy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: RELS439
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is always available to answer your questions, replies to emails in a timely fashion, he is interested in your success as a scholar, and his class was student facilitated, which was great for a 400 level course as it really prepared me for Graduate school (i.e. have to give presentations etc.). I had an amazing experience in his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Awesome GPA booster! Gives out exam questions beforehand so all you have to do is memorize the answers. You don't need to go to class to do well because he posts his slides and tests on D2L but the textbook is required because his tests are based off of it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• 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:

He is the best prof I've had for electives. Get yourself a serving of Irving!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• 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:

He changed the assessments so now it is 4 MC tests, the first three are worth 30% which is either from lecture slides or the textbook, and the last test is cumulative for 10%. It is easy to do well because he posts a "practice test" 2 weeks in advance which is around 70 questions and he takes 30 of the questions for the test. Great class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: RELS349
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice prof. Interesting content.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RELS341
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hexham is one of the most genuine prof's I have had at U of C. He is very passionate about his field of work and study and loves to teach it to his students. This class on Cults and New Religions is actually very interesting and professor Hexham's material makes it even better.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I found that much of the emphasis in this course revolved around Hexham's own accomplishments. The lectures, which are in no way mandatory, were quite painful so sit through. Although his tests are easy, he takes a long time marking. This is a gpa booster.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RELS341
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His 200 level classes are easy enough but this class was unexpectedly difficult. His exams got harder because a lot of students were complaining they were too easy (he told students this during the first class). Because of this, the exams were actually quite difficult and required a lot of reading/studying. I worked my butt off and finished with b

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: RELS341
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class. His rels 200 and 349 classes are easy but he changed this course and the sample tests are no longer the actual tests! Also the TA marked the blogs super harsh. No longer an easy A.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Awful prof. Lectures are boring. Asks students personal questions. Makes students do useless blog posts. Marks harshly. Does not help to improve.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is an amazing professor and wishes well for his students! His tests and paper are super easy and make this class like an easy A. I would highly recommend taking RELS 200 with Irving Hexham for an option, as this class is amazing and an excellent GPA booster.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: RELS337
• 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:

Lectures are not really tested on but they are actually interesting and one of the few I have enjoyed going to. He is a brilliant speaker and his experience shows throughout the course. He gives sample tests let you know how you'll be tested, and the small written assignment is broad to allow you to choose what you want. Fridays are online learning

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is so boring and will ask you questions that are none of his business. Plus he makes you do these blog posts that aren't even helpful. Couldn't he make class at least a little bit exciting?

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: RELS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading that is very irrelevant to tests. Everything he says that will be on a test is false; always a surprise no matter what you study. Textbook and lecture do not coincide and lectures are so boring you fall asleep when he opens his mouth.