Derek Cohen - York University - Keele Campus

Professor: Derek Cohen
Department: English
College: York University - Keele Campus
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: EN4535
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of my 2 favorite professors at York! He's funny and he knows it. You would think that he's not interested in what he's teaching, but he really is. The guy knows his stuff! Come to class, do your readings, talk/joke to/with him, answer a question or two, and you're all set for the best journey. He has a heart of gold. He's lovely and I miss him!
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: APEN4535
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Cohen is very helpful and understanding. He knows his stuff and takes pride in explaining texts. He has a wide knowledge of time periods in which the texts are written and this provides one with a firm foundation on which to build. I hated Shakespeare and just could not understand the texts but thanks to prof. Cohen I am competent to teach it
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: EJ
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Cohen is one of the most compassionate professors. He reads people very well and he takes an interest in you if you approach him and make an effort to stand out. His voice and his teaching style is extrodinary. Top prof.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: EJDRAMA
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He makes fun of his class (most people can't tell he's doing this) he's clever, doesn't believe anyone really cares. It's funny to watch. One of the best. Engaging, powerful, professional, outspoken- really admire him and his accomplishments. Everyone should experience Derek.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ADVANCEDSHAKES
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Coolest teacher ever...pretentious prick, but a heart of gold...it takes time, but once you really get to know him, dearest man and prof I have had in all my years at York...You Rock Cohen!!! Plus, we've all decided that you look like Sean Connery...=)
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: 4185
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
funny guy .. i enjoy the class
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: EN4185
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This year's class is quite insightful. I thoroughly enjoy the material and his teaching style.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: 18THCLIT
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is very old fashioned in his writing style.He contradicts things that other professors encourage. He is teaching for the worong generation and needs to change his style with the tmes. He is a nice man, although the lectures are borning and he is not very helpful.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he's smart, he's funny. he's an excellent teacher. keep him!!!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: EN3541
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
wow, i am so embarrassed, but i can ashamedly attest to the comment about giving 3 month extentions. He is a great prof, very sweet and witty and has his old fashioned kind of charm to him. He's a really good educator, because he makes you think about things and accepts different points of view.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: EN3541
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very easy going hard to find a prof like that.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: 101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great. Very witty
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG4
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ive been teaching Shakespeare to high school students for 14 years. I still talk about my favorite Shakes prof. He was kind and incredibly interesting.You're a fool if you miss a class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: EN4185
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Cohen is really laid back, which is nice considering this is a fourth year seminar course and he really tries to get along with and have a good rapport with his students...
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ANYHETAUGHT
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I loved Cohen. His classes were not innovative, but the man loves literature. He would make the most fascinating connections between completely different texts. He expects brilliance but once you prove yourself he opens up a whole new realm of understanding. He also gives you 3 month extentions.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG63
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I too am a professor who was once a student of Cohen's. I hope that I have as positive an influence on my students as he had on me.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ABUNCH
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Students that complain about Cohen are students that want to be spoon-fed the work. Cohen KNOWS his stuff. He is trying to get people to start critically thinking about the texts on their own! He is the greatest teacher I have ever come across. He is the reason I became an English professor.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ELIZJAC
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
What a wonderful professor. Derek has a passion for Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. He managed to embue in each of us a love for the period while eliminating the cultural diversity in our class, renaming two "foreigners" for convenience - kudos!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: EN3190
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
(p.s. you'll get better marks if you show a bit of cleavage and call him Derek ;)
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