Reviews of professor Darren Hick

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing teacher and gives funny and engaging lectures. There are 8 pop quizzes on the readings throughout the course (2 will be dropped) which are not hard if you do the readings. There are two big essays through the course as well which you really should not wait till the last minute to write. Genuinely one of the best professors Ive ever!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Hick is a very humorous teacher and his lectures were interesting. The pop quizzes were tough but weren't worth much. The only major grades are 2 tests and 2 essays. He always gives good feedback, but the prompts don't always state what he is looking for. If you take this class, I highly suggest talking to him about your paper before writing it

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You can tell he genuinely cares about the material and wants to help you learn it. His lectures are some of the most interesting I've ever heard, often lacing personal stories and student involvement in with the material. His pop quizzes are easy as long as you read and the papers are engaging to write. He is funny and class will never be boring.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not the easy class to take as a UQ like you'd think it would be. Only PHL101 prof to give 6 popquizzes, 2 papers, & a midterm+final. Final paper & final exam make up 50% of your grade so you're going in blind. He gives an outline for the midterm but not the final. Yeah he's funny a guy with some interesting stories but overall lectures are boring.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hick is a hard grader, but he gave a ton of clear feedback on what I could do better, and my essay grades got higher with every paper. He is dry, witty, and willing to call out your BS, but really cares about your ability to understand. He is demanding, but not mean, and will gladly help you or just geek out with you if you reach out and ask.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I LOVE Dr. Hick. His dry sense of humor always brightens my day, and his teaching style is really engaging and accessible without losing its intelligence or difficulty. Definitely do the readings and work hard on the papers, but my work for his classes have been some of the most fun and rewarding philosophical engagements I've done at Furman.