Reviews of professor James Beaver

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Beaver is great. In the lecture aspect of civ, he gives everyone an opportunity to participate because he wants everyone to get a good participation grade. Make sure to take notes and READ! I promise you the class will be very hard if you don't read bc those reading quizzes can sometimes be tough. He gives good feedback on essays.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Beaver is great to have for a seminar. He gives space for everyone to participate, though he counts how much you do, he understands that it is hard to participate and is easy of the participation grades. He is flexible with papers, will look over your thesis, gives extensions, and does a workshop in seminar. His quizzes are manageable.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Beaver was a good teacher, however, wasn't always clear about expectations. I was in his seminar and he relied heavily on participation, but only really listened to the guys who were always interrupting. I had to fight to be heard and get min points. He really cares about the students though and I would suggest meeting with him before papers.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Beaver is THE BEST! I loved civ so much this semester. His seminars were so interesting and he is just the kindest man ever. He cares so much about his students and allows them to explore their ideas rather than shutting them down. We read a lot of books but it's definitely tolerable. Only papers were midterm and final which weren't bad.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very fair and kind professor- went out of his way to get to know students. A good option for intensive writing 1 requirement (3 major papers; peer reviews; and homework). Put in the effort and you shall succeed would take again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great guy and great sem professor. Creates great environment for discussion, and is caring and understanding. Not too easy, not too hard, just a very knowledgeable professor and is passionate about his work. Encourages you to apply yourself in the best way possible, and really cares about his students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really nice guy and pretty smart. Your grade only comes from two papers, midterm, final, and lecture quizzes. Class is easy if you're good at writing papers, I'm not and he graded mine pretty harshly.