Reviews of professor Thomas Gustafson

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is truly a great person. I loved taking his class, though I did start off rough and didn't do good on the first couple of assignments examples, but that was my fault only. He is incredibly caring and if you get a bad grade on an assignment and you thought you did better, and if you have a good argument, he will raise your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Gustafson is one of the few truly charismatic lprofessors I've ever had. I really enjoyed all of his lectures and he is a very fair grader. My grade was as a result of the effort I put into the class, I wouldnt put that on him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really funny prof. Sometimes what he teaches can get boring so it gets easy to skip his classes. Papers are kind of hard but hes really flexible when it comes to deadlines.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gustafson is awesome. Explains concepts efficiently but if you want a full understanding you should do the homework, although its not mandatory. Hardly any writing in the first half of the course, but a lot at the end. All of the papers were interesting topics to write, he picked really good books for class. Really nice & understanding guy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of my favorite professors so far, it's rare to see actual critical thinking in a humanities college environment these days. Though I don't think he would offend anyone, he never got too political. Many professors are either hyper liberal or right wing, he is neutral. You can tell he cares about Philosophy, well read etc. A good professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Gustafson focuses a lot on arguments and their structure. Fairly easy to understand and homework is rarely turned in. Got off track on syllabus but helps you prepare for important assignments well. Don't necessarily have to read textbooks or supplementary reading to pass. Allows for discussion from time to time.