Reviews of professor Heather Hurwitz

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This class is easy but boring. The classes are mostly discussion based and you can do well by skimming any readings.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Definitely an easy A class if you show up. Her grading is very participation and homework heavy, so make sure you keep up with attendance and homework assignments. Otherwise, her tests are just like her study guide and very easy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She consistently asked for feedback on teaching/lecture style. While yes, there is reading for the course--Dr. Hurwitz made it diverse and engaging. The difficulty with this course is that so many people take it just to fulfill a requirement and put minimal effort into participating/caring about what happens. If you're interested, put in the work!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The lectures are a little boring but overall very good class. In my class she took attendance with iClickers but you could have 3 absences. There was a good amount of assigned readings and I read some of them and I didn't read others and am still doing fine in the class. There's very minimal homework.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Hurwitz knows and is very passionate about her material. Her teaching style takes some time to get used to, but expectations are clearly spelled out in the syllabus. She also gives out study guides for each exam, and if you know the answers well you will do fine on the exams. If you pay attention, it's an easy A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Heather is really sweet and cares a lot about you. She wants you to do well and understand what she's teaching. that being said take good notes and study hard because her tests can be tricky. she's pretty open-minded so voice your opinions and she'll like you.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Not a fan of how the class was structured. Easy A, just come to class. Use her study guides for the exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very passionate and caring professor. Dr. Hurwitz gives a lot of reading and homework. But there are only three exams, including the final, that only worth 30% of your grade. She provides various opportunities to communicate and share opinion both during and outside of class. You get to learn and think about sociology. Take her class, it's fun.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took this class in the Fall 2020 semester. A solid choice for SOCI101, there was a lot of homework involved in the class, but as long as you attended lecture and participated, it was an easy A. Tests (3 of them) are only 30% of the grade, based entirely on study guides, and she gave extra credit.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I was between 3 and 4 for Dr. Hurwitz. If a 3.5 was an option, I'd pick that. She's keen about social movements and includes that a lot in class. However, I expected the course to be more broad than just that. She's very straightforward with test material and prepares us well for them. It's not a hard class at all if you do what you're supposed to.