Reviews of professor Minh Nguyen

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Please just avoid this absolute joke of a professor. I dont know how he's ended up at UCR but he's definitely hurting their reputation as a college, if you geniunely enjoy this subject then take the course with ANYBODY ELSE. Just do whatever you can to avoid Minh and you'll save yourself so many headaches. The class itself is an easy A but the prof

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I straight up did not learn anything in this class, the lectures were less than 20 min long and he would grade overly hard given that his instructions were not clear or specific

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dont put this class on the back burner, you need to read the weekly stories and attend his weekly discussions if you want to pass the final exam. Journal entries (short paragraphs about any reading) are optional but help you for the final. You dont need to watch his uploaded lectures if you know your history. Take the class if youre dedicated.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Minh takes several measures to make it strikingly clear what is on the test. Lecture is not essential, but specific powerpoints are, and he does not post them. Gives a lot of easy extra credit. This class is minimal effort, you have to seriously try to not at least get a C. Vast majority of students got an A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
We had four assignments to turn in and he is pretty funny through out lecture. There was no midterm just a final but it was a remote final. Not a tough grader for journals. Final is easy if you read the weekly readings.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
wish the lectures were engaging Tough grader on journals and only had four make sure you try your best since the final is hard Final is based off readings but the questions are worded in ways so you do not know what reading he is referring to so make sure you knw characters belong to which story. Final was remote, attendance is EC not mandatory.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I actually really enjoyed this professor. The readings are really interesting and he was friendly. I honestly didn't even watch any of his lectures, just read and showed up for discussion. You get extra credit for every day you participate in discussion. Just a short weekly assignment, an essay, and a final. None of the work was too hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is a difficult class, but the professor gives great lectures and is really responsive with questions both in and outside of class. Attendance is optional, but not if you want to do well. If you go to class, take notes, and do the labs and homework, you'll do fine. He takes a strong stance against cheating, something I value in a professor.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This professor would get a 5 if he was better at checking his emails. Out of all the emails I sent only one was responded to days later when it became irrelevant. That aside, this class is easy if you watch the films. It's also a bit strange that he doesn't post his lecture slides as they become relevant in the exam. Participation carries.