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Professor Michael Gorham Reviews

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Class Ratings

4Good Class
3Avg. Difficulty
5Very Interesting
2Barely Useful

Professor Rating

4Good Prof

Prof: Michael Gorham / Fall 2021

Mar 14, 2023

Comments on the course

I really liked this class. There were two books we needed, but they were both actual books so weren't too expensive and I was able to find one of them online. I took this class for fun for an extra diversity elective and I really enjoyed it and learned some new things from it. You learn some things about Russian culture through the fairytales which is cool.

Course Content

Talking about Russian fairy tales and what makes them distinct from Western fairy tales. It's useful from a literary analysis standpoint because the analysis method primarily used in this class is laid out very clearly. So this class can be a good starting point if you need to do more classes like this but isn't very useful if you don't.

Comments on the professor

Michael was cool. He's a very down to earth guy. He does expect class participation though and got kinda annoyed at me i think because i missed a couple classes. He doesn't record lectures but does post the slides and usually the only thing that isn't on the slides is any in-class discussions that may happen.

Advice

We had at least short readings basically every class and there was the occasional movie that was hosted online. So there was a lot of content to take in and distill, even if it wasn't always very difficult. The tests also require remembering specifics from multiple short stories, so you need to study accordingly and actually do the readings.

Course: RUT 3514Delivery: In personGrade: B-Workload: ModerateTextbook Use: Yes
Attendance HeavyParticipation Heavy
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Class Ratings

5Amazing Class
4Easy
4Interesting
2Barely Useful

Prof: Michael Gorham / Fall 2021

Nov 5, 2021

Comments on the course

The course is definitely an easy elective but not necessarily an easy A. Professor Gorham teaches the course very well and we rarely have quizzes. There are 2 exams which account for most of your grade. I would definitely recommend taking the course if you need a 3000+ course outside your major.

Course Content

We read numerous books that talked about different aspects of the Russian culture.

Comments on the professor

Professor was fantastic. There is absolutely no downside of his lectures.

Advice

You definitely need to read the books.

Course: RUT 3504Delivery: In personGrade: Not sure yetWorkload: LightTextbook Use: Yes
Participation HeavyQuiz Heavy