Reviews of professor Celia Hatherly

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
if you don't answer the question using the exact words and quotations she would use, you lose a lot of marks.

writing prompts are vague yet she expects very specific answers.

avoid at all costs, god awful professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Celia is no doubt very knowledgable in philosophy.  The difficulty is that she seems to expect others to have her level of understanding, even in an introductory philosophy course.  Her essays are weighted heavy, with no discussion or rubric on what is expected in them. quizzes are easy if you do the reading, reading questions are marked hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The course content is slightly confusing, but with the help of Celia Byrne, I was able to understand information and complete my assignments up to standard. She cares about her student's success, so while the large amount of work may scare students, this professor truly makes an effort to help. (Taken online during COVID)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ruined my interest in philosophy. She expects specific answers word for word. I remember using a synonym for something and got marks docked. Won't ever give you 100. She's the "i get paid either way" type of prof (and yes, she said that) and will stand there waiting for students to talk. Despite it being a philosophy class only accepts one answer.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Celia honestly ruined philosophy for me. Only accepts very specific answers. If they are not word for word you get docked heavily. Feedback is not constructive at all. She will tell you what you did wrong, but not explain how to make it right so that you can learn from it. No discussion portion, which to me is philosophy. Hard marker. GPA killer.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She marks waaaayy too hard and is not specific about what she wants you to fix or change so you're left wondering what you got docked marks off for. She takes so many marks off for missing small concepts which totally tanks your grade. She does not prepare you well enough for the essay and final essay. Shes also really bad at explaining things.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this course as an elective because I read Philosophy for fun. Prof. Byrne is a nightmare. She refused to give me an extension on a quiz by 2 days when my mother died. She refused to answer any questions I had when I emailed her, and is extremely specific and a harsh grader. I love my education and was extremely disheartened taking her class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hatherly is a great prof that challenges you to think differently. I could see how she may come off wrong to some because she's direct, passionate, quirky/nerdy, and expects her students to put in a certain amount of effort, but realistically, if you're just in university to take easy GPA boosters, then you're doing it for all the wrong reasons.