Reviews of professor Joseph Bowling

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you're looking for an easy English class, take this one. Three papers and weekly informal analysis writings, discussion once a week, and no mandatory lecture attendance. Dr. Bowling is a great lecturer and was interesting to listen to. I enjoyed reading/watching the material for the class, but you don't have to as long as you get the gist.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Heavy lecture class where participation is not mandatory. Lots of reading material but if you do not get to all of it it is not the end of the world. A lot of freedom is given to students in terms of when the papers are due and what they are about. Highly recommend his class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I see a lot of reviews rating the content of the class poorly, but it seems he's changed the direction of his course from previous terms. The content is about how most workplaces and jobs aren't actually necessary and can be filled with greed, sexism, and unfairness. Readings were always short and interesting. Passionate and captivating lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Bowling is what an introductory English professor should be like. There are only 3 papers in 176, and you will probably write it about The Office (show) or Office Space (movie), so they aren't tedious and actually kind of fun to write, especially if you enjoy film. Easy class, would recommend for anyone looking to fulfill English credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Bowling did a great job teaching this class. His lectures can be a bit dense, but fun if you make an effort to participate. Halfway through the semester he asked us for feedback and then implemented it right away; really seems to care about his students. Graded on two essays and weekly participation in an online discussion board.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of my favorite professors. He's a little shy and quiet, but he definitely knows what he's talking about. You really have to pay attention in class to understand the dense material but he does a good job. He genuinely cares about his students and constantly asks for feedback to make class more interesting/engaging. Decently light work load also.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you are reading this, don't do what I did and ignore a lot of the reviews. I can only speak for ENGL 176, but this class is weird. Bad weird. I took a film class in HS expecting it to be similar. You barely watch any movies, and the ones you do watch are so so strange. Worse, the books you read are extremely convoluted and incomprehensible.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is a really kind, knowledgeable guy. I took this class as it was offered once a week from 4-6:30 and I could never focus. He is lecture heavy and there wasn't a whole lot of discussion which I didn't enjoy. We were graded on three source studies (structure, character, language), a proposal, and a final essay, and we can revise the first two.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
You can tell he enjoys teaching this class, and lectures enhance understanding of the material. Was a fun class to take.