Reviews of professor Brian Shaw

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Favorite college class that I have taken. Dr. Shaw is absolutely hilarious, and he is very passionate about the course material. There are 3 tests and a final, but the lowest test grade is dropped. There really isn't any homework besides studying for tests. The tests aren't hard if u study.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was one of my favorite classes I have ever taken. Although the class was very lecture-heavy, it was very interesting. He made it fun to learn about. The class is based on Exams and group projects and the lowest exam grade is dropped. He does give pop quizzes so I would attend class, but he is an awesome professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall a great class! He goes over very diverse and interesting topics in class. Most of the Tests are over the lectures, so be prepared to go to class. There are also pop quizes in class almost every week. The subject may not be super interesting to most, but he is very straightforward in lectures and if you can take good notes you'll do fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Shaw is an amazing prof and his class is very interesting. Your grade is only based off of exams, one group essay assignment, one individual project, and pop- quizzes in class that have very little weight (one question). The content of the exams is difficult, but if you study you can easily make an A or B in his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class itself is honestly just difficult. His tests are very detail oriented and you HAVE to know the vocabulary. He has two very easy projects that are grade boosters as well as pop quizzes nearly every week. Kind of a tough grader when it came to tests because theres a lot of free response.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Shaw is a great professor and knows what he is doing. His teaching is very clear, and the information can be easily absorbed. However, this class is still very difficult as he requires you to memorize practically everything from the lecture slides for the exams. He has 4 exams total (one being a final) and drops the lowest grade of them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pretty interesting class but is challenging to receive an A. Dr. Shaw is caring and intelligent and overall a great professor. If you aren't interested in science I would not recommend taking this course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This is my favorite class at TAMU. Dr. Shaw's lecture topics are very interesting and I always wanted to go to his class. The tests can be overwhelming when you are starting to study, but it's all memorization. Study the learning objectives that he puts at the end of his lectures and you'll be fine. Take this class! You won't regret it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shaw is an amazing prof, I am a communication major and took mold and mushrooms for a life science credit and I honestly loved it. The class is hard and you have to know the material if you want to pass but overall Shaw is amazing and I loved his class. With it being online there were no pop quizzes which made it easier but 10 / 10 would take 100x