Philip Gura - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Philip Gura - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professor: Philip Gura

Department: English

College: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENGL219
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Gura is a really sweet and understanding professor. He is very passionate about the subject material, but is also very interested in what the students have to say. He calls randomly in class, so come prepared. The papers were not difficult, but he lacked a clear grading rubric and never gave paper feedback.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ENGL219
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The class isn't inherently difficult, just be prepared to be called on at random and read a ton. Grades are based on essays for which you are given only a brief prompt and he provides no feedback, even when requested. I am not one of those students who just doesn't put in the effort and expects an A, so trust me when I say the grading is unfair.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ENGL219
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pretty easy class, as long as you read the books and put some effort into the papers you will get an A. I got an A on every paper (7 in total). I took this online and attendance wasn't mandatory but it is when the class is in person. Very nice prof, never heard him say anything mean or harsh. Will call on you in class out of the blue.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ENGL219
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Gura is deeply passionate about teaching students and loves the material he teaches, which makes the class so much better. There's a lot of reading, but it's definitely worth doing! He likes to call on random people and hear their opinions about the book, which is a nice change from the typical "Guess what I'm thinking". Overall, he's great!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ENGL219
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Gura is so great. He is so invested in the novels (especially Moby D*** (apparently Rate My Professor won't let me put the title), which makes them so much more interesting to the students. There is a quiz at the beginning at most classes, so you definitely have to read. Quite a few papers that count as tests. He does take attendance.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ENGL220
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Gura is my favorite professor at UNC. In class he talks about the readings so you don't actually have to read everything, but for the test I would look up a summary and look back at notes taken during class. He's passionate about the subject and I enjoyed lectures compared to other unc classes

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ENGL347
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I liked that he was super interested in the material. You dont necessarily have to do the readings, but sometimes he randomly calls on people. Your entire grade depends on exams, each one being worth 25%. Just go to class, pay attention, and take good notes (especially about the passages he highlights in class), and youll be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ENGL128
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Gura is obviously passionate about the lecture material and is a really smart guy but he managed to make the lectures so boring and not engaging at all. Also, he's really unclear on HW and paper expectations. Only time I haven't enjoyed an English class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ENGL347
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Gura made American literature so engaging and interesting. He was so enthusiastic about Moby D it was heartwarming. Literally most of class was just summarizing the reading assignment, then like 15 minutes of analysis, mostly by him. Sometimes he was so eager he cut me off in the middle of a sentence, but he was really kind and caring.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ENGL347
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

So lovely - interesting and interested!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: ENGL443
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Gura is very intelligent, knowledgeable, and passionate about what he teaches. Attendance is mandatory but the lectures are interesting. Overall, just show up to class, do your readings, listen to what he has to say in class, and you'll make an A easily! He's very sweet and gives great feedback; he genuinely cares.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ENGL347
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Gura is like an adorable grandfather. He is so passionate about what he teaches, he paces the room and gets so excited you can't help but get excited too. He covers plot points of the novels you read so it is not as intimidating as it seems. Participation matters but you will want to come to class, he is such a good professor.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ENGL343
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great lecturer, highly interesting stuff. He's passionate about what he teaches.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ENGLISH343
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:

Amazing professor in the English Department at UNC!!! Would definitely recommend. Just attend class and exams are easy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ENGL343ENGL3
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Gura is one of my absolute favorite professors at UNC. He is EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE about early American Literature, so I would absolutely recommend him for ENGL 343. Literally go sign up for that class right now. He's enthusiastic about the subject matter and has reasonable expectations for students. LOVE HIM!!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENGL343
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Gura is the best English teacher I've had at UNC. He is the kind of instructor who invites you to absorb the material instead of learning for the test. TAKE HIS CLASS if you love literature!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ENGL343
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great prof--extremely interesting, clear lectures, funny guy, and fair grader. Assignments are reasonable. Expert on what he teaches... check out the books he's written!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENGL348
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Gura is a great professor. I really hated literature before I took his class. Very entertaining. By the way, in my experience he is fair with all students and very friendly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENG80
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:

What a brilliant guy! I never thought I could be interested in this subject matter, but he really showed me how great puritan literature was. He was so passionate on the subject, and what a great beard, too!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ENG
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

this professor isn't very frendly and he favors girls he likes

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