Reviews of professor Aaron Harcus

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I was really looking forward to this class but it was not good. It was not hard, just a waste of time. Lectures were boring and the entire class just does work for other classes on computers (I do not get how he talks to a room where no one even looks at him). ChatGPT short essays and then a low-key hard final project but nothing crazy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very compassionate and caring, made the class fun in extenuating circumstances

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Harcus is one of the best professors I've ever had. His class consists of mostly lectures and reading assignments for homework. The lectures are very useful when writing your Reading Responses, but the readings can be long. Although these readings are long, Prof. Harcus does an amazing job of explaining them before making you analyze them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Aaron went over every genre of black music, and also gave us historical context on how the genres came about and how a new music style was built off the previous popular music style. Assignments consisted of 3 listening assignments and 3 reading summaries. The final was a 10-page essay on any topic of your choice. I learned a lot in this class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Harcus was one of the most caring professors I have had at UNC. He was always flexible with due dates and would give extensions if students needed them. We only had about 6 assignments, one ten page paper and an exam and final but everything was super easy because grading was clear and his study guides were thorough with answers attached

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great, charismatic guy. Music 131 was a little difficult sometimes regarding content late in the semester but nonetheless Prof. Harcus always had a positive attitude. He was also very accommodating for a family emergency that I had and I appreciate him so much for that. Always had a smile on his face, too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Aaron is one of the most genuine professors that I've had at UNC. He a professor that is a: human-being. I say this meaning that despite how much work is required for this class and how time-consuming it is, he is so understanding (medical emergencies, COVID-related matters, work + school , etc). His passion makes his lectures incredibly meaningful