Gary May - University of Delaware

Professor: Gary May
Department: History
College: University of Delaware
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor May is clearly a very smart man and a more than passable teacher, but he can isn't easy to communicate with and can be quite short in emails. At times he is flat out rude. I didn't feel comfortable sharing in his course or asking for help.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HIST31
  • 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:
Great teacher
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HIST310
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is my 2nd class with Dr. May and, again, I loved it. He's a very good lecturer-very easy to follow. Uses a lot of interesting documentaries (sometimes too many though). Try to stay on top of the class readings-he looks for that in the exams. Sweet man and really wants the students to get something out of the class.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great class for breadth. Lectures were very interesting and humorous, interspersed with movie clips and fun trivia. Wished the tests weren't essays, as I couldn't seem to make the exact connections he wanted. A 3 hour movie can really fill up your night activities, but attendance wasn't mandatory and he played key clips in lecture next class.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you are looking for an easy breadth requirement, take this class. You didn't really have to go to any lectures to do well. The tests were in the form of essays this year, and if you incorporated everything he asked you (readings, movie clips, and lectures) and put in a little effort, you can't do poorly. Easy A/B.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Absolutely loved May! HIST221 is my favorite class I've had in college yet. I enjoyed all of the movies he picked and the lectures were interesting as well. May's a sweet man and I felt bad when people weren't paying attention. 2 midterm papers & a final-not bad at all. Take this class!
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very opinionated and could be perceived as pompous. If you don't say what he wants you to in his essay, it is automatically wrong. Must use class readings, decent lectures.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • 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:
AWESOME class.. Professor May is very passionate about both history and movies. He's a great teacher and makes you really think when having to write the 3 papers the class consists of. I look forward to taking future history classes with him! Highly recommend both the class and him as a professor!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you like movies, this is the group B for u. His lectures r very interesting. 3 papers r required (7-10 pages long). Not very clear on what an A paper should include, so ask & the Prof & TAs are very helpful. there r a lot of readings but that may be standard for a group B. Not a difficult class but certainly time consuming. still I recommend it
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HIST310
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor May is great for American History! His lectures usually consist of at least 2 movie clips/day which makes class more enjoyable. Definitely go to his office hours to get pointers for the midterm/final and you'll do great! All around great teacher!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great lectures, movies varied in quality if you ask me. Paper grading was a bit tough, but the lectures were really fun to attend. You need to write 3 papers, beware!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I loved this class! The lectures were so interesting and fun! Essays were graded a bit tough but definitely a class worth taking. Movies were a ton of fun and surprisingly useful in remembering and analyzing historic events.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I absolutely LOVE this man. He's such a great professor. His lectures are so interesting, he analyzes awesome films and relates them to their time period which gave some of them a whole new meaning to me. His assignments are all take home, which means exams, and they're ridiculously easy. Honestly, Easy A and worth taking!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is a great professor to have for a film class because he is just in love with the movies. And since he loves the subject matter so much, he really engages you and gets you interested in the class. Awesome guy.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although you get to watch movies every week, this isn't an easy class. There are 3 papers that make up your entire grade, and he grades the papers extremely hard. A traditional history class is much fairer in grading. He is so subjective that it?s ridiculous. You can't win in this class. I would not recommend it at all.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I think this man is very opinionated and unhelpful. If you don't agree with his perspective 100%, then he talks down on you. He's knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, but that doesn't make him a good professor. I also thought that most of the films were extremely boring, as well as the lectures. I wouldn't recommend him.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Gary was very knowledgable about his subject matter. Every movie we watched was interesting. The papers were not difficult, and the TA's were fairly easy graders. However, he definitely had strong historical opinions and liked you to agree with them. Overall the once a week class was fun and a nice break.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • 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:
Gary May is one of the best professors I have had at UD. Extremely knowledgable about his subject, very clear, genuinely wants his students to do well. I look forward to going to class each week, it was so interesting.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HIST411
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Would never take him again. He's very blah. This was a seminar, so he expected a lot of student participation, but he didn't seem to want to guide discussions AT ALL, which meant the class ultimately failed. I was bored every single day I had to go. He's not a bad guy but he's not a good prof either.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HIST310
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of my favorite professors at the university. I enjoygoing to class everyday. I like history, but he makes it very interesting with the different media he uses. Fair grader...midterm, final which consist of a long essay to answer. I definitely recommend him.
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