Reviews of professor Nicholas Bonneau

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
if you do not like participating in group discussions, AVOID THIS CLASS! All assignments were sent through email. grades were always put in late or incorrectly. he rambled too long during class, often going over class time, then would yell at us for not participating. no exams but many essays (easy though). no homework. lots of reading.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class was a "capstone" course for seniors in History and the HCST program and revolved around a long research paper. Was a bit nervous about that but Dr. B. put me (and the other PBHL students) at ease and worked with us individually. Also, REALLY liked the weekly discussions about current issues in public health seen through historical examples.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Does not post lectures online, and forces students to come to class claiming there could be a quiz any day.  The random switch to hybrid halfway through the semester did not help the class.  Gives out more work (reading and assignments) than what should be given for a 100 level course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Easily my favorite class at UMBC. The lecture were interesting (especially the Art History stuff) and the discussions were super relevant to everything going on today (epidemics, grief, etc). A few of use weren't sure were ready to be "live" again after Covid but Dr. B. was kind and patient. Wish I was a history not a bio major!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
While he is a good professor and cares about his work, I found the class boring. I don't believe we needed to meet for the class which lasted 2 and a half hours with no breaks on many occasions. I personally did not learn anything and could have done all the work on my own without meeting with the professor weekly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Bonneau is great! I'm not sure what one of the previous raters was talking about, it was great when he sometimes moved classes online, and doing readings is just part of being in a history class... But he's a great professor! I'm taking his class again this coming fall!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Second time taking Bonneau. Watch out because he is not always clear on his expectations for assignments, but don't be afraid to ask questions. Be prepared to read and write a lot. We read 3 small books this semester on top of having small bi-weekly assignments and a research paper. Bonneau is a really nice professor though and easy to work with.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took the Human Context of Science and Technology with Dr. B this semester. It wasn't like any course I've taken at UMBC but that was okay. We had discussions about crazy stuff like Frankenstein, Forsensic Science, and CRISPR. I think I did well becuase I answered questions. He grades on participation. Good guest lecturers too, esp for bio majors.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great class so far.