Thom McClendon - Southwestern University

Professor: Thom McClendon
Department: History
College: Southwestern University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: SFHISTORY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Boring class with several essays on several uninteresting books. We are expected to read a lot so do it. The only good thing about this class is the fact that there were no tests. Only one quiz.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: UST05
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Had him for an entry seminar. Lots of reading, essays were graded HARD, but material was fun and he helped it by being interested in it.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: AFRICHIST
  • 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:
Dr. McClendon is my favorite professor at Southwestern. He is genuinely friendly and interested in everyone's perspectives, as well as being a professor. He is always willing to meet with you outside of class, and is available by appointment, not just in office hours. Also an amazing adviser for history majors-has grad school connections!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HIS000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
unclear in questions asked,
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: AES123
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Boring. Picky about little things on papers. Didn't give a single A in entry seminar class. Would not take again.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: AESNOLA
  • 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:
Extremely, extremely dry and boring. Very knowledgable, very friendly, very accessible, but staying awake in class is a chore. Disagreed with a lot of his critiquing comments on essay, and what he was looking for in essays in general.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HIST4715
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
McClendon is wildly boring, believes he was instrumental in the apartheid movements, and is under the impression that numerous graduate degrees confer a lexical knowledge of ALL subjects included anthropology, history, feminist studies, sociology, political science, and lets throw in math for good measure. Overall very very very average.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HISTSECT
  • 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:
n/a
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HIST603
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
awful
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HIST302
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
KNOWS A LOT ABOUT AFRICA! It's kind of amazing how knowledgeable he is, which can be a plus or a minus. His class isn't bad. Way more reading than an average class, but he encourages you to skim. Boring monotonous voice, so get a discussion class with only a fw people.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: AFRICANHISTORY
  • 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:
AWFUL. SOOOOO BORING. EVEN THO ITS ONLY A FEW ESSAYS, ITS NOT WORTH SITTING IN THE CLASS ALL SEMESTER. REALLY.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CPCW
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class was easy, but his monotone voice usually put everyone to sleep within minutes. He assigns quite a lot of reading, especially for a POK, but it's easy enough to skip the reading and BS the essays. He also has some annoying tics, like sitting on his hands on the desk and waving his legs wildly. Meh.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CAMPPCW
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Completely agree with first comment.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: AFRICANHISTORY
  • 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:
Nice guy, but his lectures are extremely boring.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CPCW
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Wow, the man can definitely talk. He's extremely smart and really helpful. However the class is incredibly boring and he assigns an ungodly amount of reading. You should take him if your a history major, otherwise, stay away.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CPCW
  • 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 is by far the most intelligent man i have ever met. knows everything on S.Africa, only thing is it is hard to know if he is being rude, or if it is just his personality.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HIS16063
  • 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:
No Comments
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: GENAFRICA
  • 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 professor and true scholar on South African history.
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