Reviews of professor Christopher Ryder

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Ryder is simple and straightforward about what is required in his class. In his Music and Society class, we used one book the entire semester that was our main studying source to help us prepare for upcoming tests. Super easy and enjoyable class. If you take good notes, you will be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Ryder is a great professor. Despite the online platform he kept my classmates and I engaged. He is passionate about the subject matter and explains things thoroughly. I really enjoyed his course and would take him as a professor again 10/10. However, you do have to participate to earn the grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Ryder wants his students to succeed. He is kind and genuinely cares about his class. Participation is the biggest thing. Not only does he use that when he's grading, but it helped me understand the material better. You 1000% need the textbook for reading quizzes, but I found it online for free. His tests are easy if you show up to lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolutely wonderful professor! His lectures are very interesting and he does an amazing job of presenting the material. His exams were essay format and getting good grades was very achievable. Would 100% recommend Dr. Ryder, he is by far the best professor there is!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Ryder is very enthusiastic about what he teaches. The class was discussion based, so students can get involved and ask questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I thoroughly enjoyed Professor Ryder's class. "Music and Society" really is a 50/50 split between music & looking at the sociological aspects associated with the music. He does a great job of tying everything together.  He does take roll and participation is important to him.He'll work with you if you have to miss a class or two. Highly recommend!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Ryder is very passionate about what he teaches and he is good at what he does. The only thing that frustrates me is that he takes forever to respond to emails, if he responds at all, which can be irritating when registering for classes.