Reviews of professor Omar Foda

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a very disorganized but nice guy. Youll need to buy a few books (theyre cheap) and write a few short papers with a big 10-15 page final but the books & previous papers should you up for it. He needs a better grading rubric but he is fairly lenient but do not bull crap. Attend class as much as you can and do your work.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Cool laid back, show up and turn your work in on time and you'll pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Foda is generally a funny person and cares about his students. The class is discussion based and surrounds the assigned readings. There are no tests, just a few short writing assignments and a ten page term paper. Professor Foda can sometimes get off topic, but it's usually amusing, and you'll learn everything you need to know.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Acted super chill in class and we often had fun discussing off-topic things. This only hurts you when he grades unreasonably hard with little explanation or suggestions. Does not respond to emails, extremely disorganized, super slow grader. Did not actually learn much in his class, but he grades like we are supposed to be experts on the topic.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is really funny and a chill professor to have. The readings are easy and you can sorta get away not reading them. The class is discussion heavy until the start of writing the 10-page paper. He can sometimes ramble and get off topic but since there no tests, it isn't that bad. His off-topic conversations can be really interesting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Foda knows a lot about the subject matter and is willing to give his students extra help and feedback. His lectures go over the most important parts of the assigned readings, but the textbooks are needed to prepare for tests. There are three tests and a final, which are generally fine as long as you study.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Foda is very knowledgeable on the history of the Middle East and his class is a great starting point for anyone mildly interested. Only assignments were 1-2 page short pieces and a 10-15 page term paper. As long as you put forth the effort and can write to a basic standard about the Middle East you will pass.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Foda is one of my favorite professors and he's extremely nice. Our class had a lot of fun discussions. The class topic wasn't my favorite but he made the class something to look forward too. 50% of your grade is attendance, so at least show up. He will help you with any paper if you ask. The only critique is an unclear grading rubric

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
His grading is super unclear, if you can take another TSEM and atleast get an easy A.