Reviews of professor Rick Eckstein

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is a very entertaining person and keeps the class going. Doesn't assign too many readings, and the few that are assigned are manageable. Only grades are the 3 exams and essay outlines, but it's not too hard to do well on them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Best professor ever!! I wish I was majoring in sociology so that I could take him. He is so funny and his lectures are so entertaining. Easily the best 8:30 class I could've had. Only 3 grades the whole year which are the 3 exams, but they are easy if you pay attention to lectures and take notes!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Rick Eckstein was an amazing Sociology prof! He made me excited to go to my 8:30s. His class is interactive and he tells many stories so it is not boring. You should take notes because he mixes in the information into his stories and little things pop up on the exams. Only 3 exams and they are NOT cumulative. Books were used, but can sparknote.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Funny and super chill. Lectures are very scattered and kind of all over the place so try to take a lot of notes. All you need to do is go back and organize/make sense of the notes to study. 2 tests the whole semester and the final is not cumulative. A lot of the class is common sense. it's engaging and discussion based & best class to have at 8;30

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He's funny, his lectures are entertaining. His lectures are all over the place, so get someone to combine notes with. He likes when you participate in class. Always curves test - even though you don't actually need it. He will bump your grade if you simply ask. 3 tests, that's it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
10/10 would recommend. I had him at 8:30 for 75 minutes and he kept me awake. If you show up and pay attention, it is a very easy A. He is very approachable and is open to accepting extra credit. There's no homework in his class and no final. There are only three exams and the last one you take during your final period but it is not cumulative.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Rick is so great, definitely worth getting up early for. Very engaging and funny and ties in current issues all the time. Extra credit is available. Would recommend a physical copy of the book list because a) they aren't expensive and b) you get to have the book for the exams (multiple choice and an essay outline for each of the 3 exams).

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of my favorite professors and made classes fun but always lectures and discussion so was sometimes boring. Does not do powerpoints so difficult to study bc u only will have the notes you took from class. You can get extra credit on tests if you go in before to meet with him/ ask questions. 3 tests (none cumulative) and they were hard. def take

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
super engaging and interactive lectures. Can be a little frustrating when you read things that aren't brought up in class, but interesting nonetheless. Supposedly other classes only have projects (this class has 3 exams), but I think this class is worth it for the prof.