Julian Karaguesian - McGill University

Professor: Julian Karaguesian
Department: Economics
College: McGill University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ECON423
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Too hot for a long review. So ditto on the last review.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ECON334
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Take this prof
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ECON334
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Out of all the Econ profs Julian has inspired me the most. His course has the characteristics that my classmates and I look for. His well spoken lectures have helped me have a place in the finance industry. I recommend to others looking for real world economic.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: EC0N334
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
ECON334 should be a prereq course for micro, macro, etc. it provides the historical, philosophical background for all the core courses - getting to the stories and ideas behind all the charts, graphs, functions and equations. And Julian does it in a way that is captivating. He cares about students. Lectures are great. Two books, but not textbooks.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ECON423
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Julian eschews orthodox (or official) economics, using a mixture of common sense, logic and a new economic thinking literature to breathe much-needed life into the discipline. As for the concepts and policy analysis I learned in ECON423, I using in my current job in supply chain logistics. I thank you for a useful course, Julian!!!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took 3 of Professor Karaguesian's courses. They were my best 3 Econ courses at McGill. He may not be for everyone, but his classes were awesome for me. Econ-424 is about as close as you can get to real-world economic analysis in university - as he draws on his experience in government policy. Take anything he teaches.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The best econ prof at McGill. Julian presents a course which challenges the status quo of econ education in a meaningful and constructive way, and what theory he teaches he grounds in realty. Has excellent real world experience and conveys his passion. Lectures are incredibly engaging, but disorganised. Thank you Julian for your teaching at McGill!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ECON434
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I'm giving the good, the bad, and the ugly here. Good: this prof is great as are content and lectures. There is no trickery on exams. Bad: while few required readings beyond the slides, the lectures can be hard to follow. You must go through class recordings carefully. This is time-consuming, but I got an A. Ugly: hard to find a spot in his class.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great prof, awesome lectures, and a really nice, laid back guy. Wrote me a letter for grad school in Spain and summer internship in Paris. Highly recommended. He could tie slides a little more closely to text and allow one more evaluation.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This is the best economics course I had at McGill. Professor Karaguesian's presentation of international macro is clear, linked toe-to-toe with reality, and seems based partially on his own experiences working for the Canadian Ministry of Finance. This class was platinum in every way. If you read these, Thank You Julian!!!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
One of my favourite Economics professors. Julian is a great professor and doesn't follow the typical theory based approach of economics that I feel saturates the applicability of economics. Very lecture heavy and tends to divert from course content, but his interest in the course motivates you to be engaged in lectures.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ECON434
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I have taken the "Professor Karaguesian quartet": Econ-334, 423, 424 and 434. These have been among my favourites at McGill. Of these, 434 is my fave. While not always totally organized and always in a rush, he's on the mark, not afraid to be controversial, and cares about students - and listens to us. Thank you for a fantastic semester!!!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ECON434
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Just rated Prof K on mercury. Will rate him here too. Love K's course, but he gets Great not Awesome cause there's some repitition and sometimes hard to follow. Assignment was super interesting. K is dedicated, passionate, caring, fair. Could be more organized in terms of linking material to exams. Classes fascinating. Encourages participation.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I was just accepted to grad school in Europe. Professor Karaguesian wrote me a letter of recommendation, which I know helped a lot. So did his ECON-424 course, and the all the real world examples he used to make international finance interesting. I love the course but wish there was one or two more evaluations. Assignment was easy, midterm tough.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Worst course, worse Prof ever! April Fools!! One of the best courses in my 4 years. Great Professor. Amazing Lectures. As student from PRC, I appreciate that Prof Karaguesian is balanced in his comments about China-US. I like a lot the linking of theory to reality, using his experience in Treasury to light up difficult subject. Thank you!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ECON434
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This is one of only 2 classes I look forward to every week. Prof K is intense about fixing economics and yet laid back. He's super helpful, if you can catch him - wrote me a recommendation. My only criticism: graded by too few things (3). Midterm was tough, but curved up.Thanks for a great course - so unlike the typical fast-food textbook schlock.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ECON434
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Taking 434 this semester. Barring any major disappointments, this is the best Econ course I've had at McGill. It's basically a critique of "mainstream economic thinking". Prok K is super woke. Lectures are super cool, but can be difficult to follow. Key drawback is only 3 evaluations. TA Shaun Sellers is awesome.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ECON424
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I would highly recommend taking a course with Professor Karaguesian. He is a fun and interesting lecturer with great insights and his course is challenging, but rewarding. It's refreshing to have a prof that doesn't just lecture directly from textbooks but actually connects topics to the bigger picture and uses real events as examples.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: EC0N334
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This prof is everything you can ask for and more while attending a prestigious university. His eccentricity and passion shows in every single lecture he gives. He should give more time for evaluation and be more organized. Overall amazing prof!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ECON423
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The final counted for 60% and was very difficult. If you don't ace the midterm and the assignment, you're pretty much in trouble. The class was 3 hours long, hard to focus. He goes off on so many tangents during lectures, we don't know what's important or not. Lecture heavy. No official midterm date is set on course outline until later.
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