Brad Pardue - University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Professor: Brad Pardue

Department: TBD

College: University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

People on here say his lectures are interesting... I found them EXTREMELY boring. I'm guessing the people who say his lectures aren't boring are history lovers. I personally am not and was taking this class to fulfill one of the gen ed req. I couldn't stand just sitting in his class and listing to his voice go on and on

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I found his tests hard... I made good grades on all his other assignments except for his tests. I like the fact that he leads discussion though. He makes discussion bearable. Only take his class if you're interested in history or will give up 3-5 hours studying for his tests, because I sure didn't and made a bad grade in his class

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• 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:

Dr. Pardue is a great professor. He made history interesting and I am not a history person at all. The tests are pretty simple. Go to lecture, or you will fail. Not mandatory though. Discussion is mandatory and you have to talk to get credit for being there. Reasonable teacher. He's pretty good looking, too.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Grades based off of vague guidelines and inconsistently. Learn nothing in discussion but if you skip he takes two points off your final grade. People say he's good on here but he's really not. I'll have a good grade but he could be much better

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pardue is one chill guy. He has some way of keeping the material interesting and is a really good teacher. While lecture is not mandatory, he doesn't post any slides or study guides so I had to completely rely on all of my notes. You need the textbooks, and you could probably get by with only buying one of the books fo the book review. Take him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pardue is an awesome professor! He lectures for the entire 50 minutes, but keeps it interesting to where you don't even realize it. He leads discussions which is a lot better than a TA. He gets to know your name. The class consists of 2 tests and a final non-cum, 3 map quizzes, a 5 page paper, and 3 timelines. Not hard to pass the class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a really nice guy but will not help you out at all when it comes to the class. I would maybe try to find someone else but he is definitely not the worst

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I've had at UT. Not an easy class, but not too difficult as long as you go lecture. He emphasizes every key term that will be included in exams and the few other assignments throughout the semester are really not hard but more time consuming. Take the time to study and you will really enjoy his class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is not easy by any means. It takes a lot of reading and studying to get a good grade. Lecture is not mandatory, but discussion is. He is really good at lecturing, but can be vague at what he wants for timelines and papers. Rarely used to the book.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• 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:

Prof Pardue is a superb lecturer... This class is NOT easy. Requires a lot of studying + one book review. STUDY

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pardue is a great teacher, very clear & presents the material as if its a natural conversation. The class held my attention the whole time & expanded my knowledge through this class. My only complaint is his grading of attendance/participation where I felt it was unfair. He also grades the book reviews much harder than the rest. Take Pardue!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pardue is a polished historian and lectures with great interest in the material. I think he is brilliant and can be funny. Plus map quizzes in his class are an easy A!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WC241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Pardue is a good and motivating speaker. Lectures and discussions are very informative. Grades extremely hard, however fair. NOT an easy A, attendance is mandatory... Highly recommend Professor Pardue...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: WESTCIV241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you have Pardue, you better come to class and take notes. They will help you on your test. This is not an easy course if you don't like history but he is pretty straight-forward and his lectures were not terribly boring. The only complaint I have with him is 15 points off on my participation grade. He's not a bad lecturer. Grades tough though.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I absolutely loved this class.I came into it hating history,but now because of Dr. Pardue,I actually like it! He's very smart,and he is really good about emailing back and seeing you when you need to.He actually LECTURES and doesn't just read.He's also really funny and just a fantastic professor! TAKE HIM!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pretty difficult course. Teacher is decent, content (and there is a lot of it) is just dreadfully boring.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lecture can be slightly boring but he does a good job trying to avoid that. Tough grader on papers, tests are difficult averages in the 70s. Hard to make an A in the class overall

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pardue is a very helpful when you have questions. He is very straight forward and tries his best to make his lectures interesting. I very much was pleased with the class and the grade I received. His class was not like all the history horror stories you will here.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is tough due to the large amount of reading and the dry nature of much of the material. He does a good job of making it more interesting during lectures. We had to do 3 short book reports that we simple but a little tough due to a short maximum length. Tests were fair but the time constraints made them much more difficult.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST142
• 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:

I was expecting a terrible time in this class. Going in, Mr. Pardue had a terrible rating but I'm not quite sure why. He is very straight forward with what he expects from his students. His tests are almost always verbatim from his lecture notes. You have to attend lecture, as he doesnt post his notes online, but it's not that bad.