Reviews of professor Meghana Arun Joshi

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Joshi really knows what she is talking about and throughly went through content and what she was expecting from us. We had a total of 4 written assignments (two of which included extra credit). I believe that to do well in this class you have to do the readings and ask questions about what confuses you, and you'll do well.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Joshi is definitely passionate about anthropology but the class is basically insufferable. The course itself is not particularly interesting in that you learn a lot of information about random groups that don't seem to be connected in any way. Overall, it's a very boring class but decently easy if you are able to pay attention during lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Not sure why she is rated so low. Joshi is one of my favorite profs at UB so far. Very knowledgeable in the subject and lectures are great. TAs do tend to grade unfairly, but the quizzes and tests are extremely easy so you won't lose many points. You don't even have to do the readings to get an A, just show up and pay attention in the lectures.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Idk why Professor Joshi doesn't have better reviews. She's extremely caring, responds to emails quick, and is lenient with late assignments. She gives a lot of reading and really requires participation, but she truly just wants to have meaningful discussion. Do the homework and readings seriously, you'll do well!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Test questions are kind of vague and I found myself losing points for answers that were accurate. Maybe they were looking for a specific vocabulary term but I couldn't think of any that would really fit. Don't take if you're looking for an easy A, but if you're looking for an easy C or higher then you probably won't have a hard time.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall a good class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Poorly managed class. Attendance sheets were often not circulated properly and you are expected to stay after class to sign them regardless of other class obligations.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
the first assignment I did I was graded by a TA that overall graded me unfairly. I got an A but I retained nothing from lectures because of the model she has for assignments. Its more of an English class because we look in the text for answers and write a short essay

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Joshi is extremely well versed. Occasional attendance and pop quizzes in the last 10 minutes so try not to leave before then. She warns students leaving early if there is a quiz that day. TAs sometimes (unfortunately) lead class. Exam prompts and multiple choice mostly come directly from ppt/lecture but you have to work fast to finish.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Not a bad professor, just very demanding for the classes she teaches. Like I'm not devoting 90% of my time to a pathway when I'm taking 3 four credit classes alongside it. All in all if you have a lite course load she's great. pay attention, she's great. Just don't expect to not show up and still do well.