Lawrence Duggan - University of Delaware

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Lawrence Duggan - University of Delaware

Professor: Lawrence Duggan

Department: History

College: University of Delaware

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: HIST345
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Frustrating class to say the least. Can't speak for how it's taught in person but online it's an absolute drag. Duggan rambles in his lectures and is unengaging to listen to. The tests and essays are graded to such a high standard that is near impossible to please because you are never given any type of rubric. Super pretentious class don't take it

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: HIST345
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Boring. Forces participation during lecture instead of teaching the class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: HIST170
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Entertaining "Plagues & Peoples" class. Two quizzes, two short papers. Yes, Prof. Duggan, an old Harvard guy, does ramble off topic, but listening to a kooky professor jabbering away just seems like a good part of college life to me. No Canvas site, no grading rubric, so if you need "high school" structure for your classes, maybe stay away.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: HIST170
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

All he does is ramble and yell at the class. Very weird guy, lectures aren't even on the class content. Don't take this class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HIST170
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class. Throughout the semester the only thing I have learned was about his family disease history. He babbles, goes off on tangents and yells randomly. He also isn't on Canvas and has no grading scale. This class was a huge waste of my money.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: HIST400
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A great guy, really loud and kind of obnoxious. He cares about things a little TOO much and grades way too literally. Don't even waste your time with this guy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: HIST170
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I actually really enjoyed HIST170 with Professor Duggan. Yes, he's opinionated and yes, he's odd, but I really enjoyed the discussions we had in class and the different material we covered. He's funny, a little kooky, and he obviously really enjoys the subject matter. Just be prepared to write a few papers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: HIST170
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This man is a mess. He randomly screams about whatever he wants, uses derogatory language quite often, claims to be possessed by the holy spirit, denies basic facts, is incredibly condescending, among other various wrongdoings. I hated this class specifically because of how awful he is.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: HIST170
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Inspires the student to think for themselves, research, and make use of the tools we have at hand. Improved my level of effort in my work significantly.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: HIST344
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lawrence Duggan is possibly the best professor at UD. I don't even agree with his political views, but he is so witty and personable that anyone would enjoy his class and respect him as a professor. He is exceptionally intelligent especially in his specialty area of European history, and his lectures are enjoyable and informative.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: HIST344
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Duggan has encyclopedic knowledge of European history. You're going to do a lot of reading in the class, but his wit and ranting makes the readings very much worth taking the class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ARSC390
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had to take this class Freshman year as my Honors Colloquium course. I felt like it was impossible to do well in... I got a C+ on 3 out of the 4 short papers we had to write. Somehow, got a B+ on the 4th and pulled a B- in the class after the research paper. I'm a Pre-vet major and this class was my lowest grade last semester...

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: HIST344
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a Harvard grad who's been teaching at UD for maybe 40 years.... Very pretentious and knows everything, and absolutely everything. WILL take up the whole class period, and go over. Make sure to read whatever is assigned.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: 344
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I had during entire UD experience.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: HIST344
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Duggan is a fantastic professor if you actually put effort into learning instead of expecting to be spoon-fed. He does sometimes go off topic, but he knows his stuff. I wouldn't even consider the low "easiness" rating a bad thing, he demands effort and putting in work is what you're supposed to be doing anyway.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: 268
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Please do not judge Duggan so harshly due to the first two papers of this section. Honestly this class was one of the hardest I've ever taken but he truly does care about you as students. The one thing he and the history department do not like are those who don't try to improve or give up. Give it your all and GO TO OFFICE HOURS WITH ANY QUESTIONS!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HIST268
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I have him for two history classes and we have yet to actually cover anything related to either topics. He is pompous to the point where he wants you to write exactly like him or he gives you an F on a paper. Also his instructions for papers are unclear because the first one we had to do for Hist 268 half the class wrote the wrong one.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I took HIST 101 (which covers alot of material) with him and it was horrible. I would say avoid taking this class, with him especially. Three exams, one quiz. He goes off topic A LOT. He's absolutely no help if you go to office hours, and his exam objective question aren't reasonable. Save yourself the stress take another history class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: HIST101
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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Horrible. Avoid this class if you do not need to take it. There are only 3 exams and one quiz. The exams are half essays and half impossible objective questions. He doesn't take attendance, but definitely go to class because the exams are based largely on the lectures. Incredibly boring. Unhelpful and arrogant. He also wears skirts.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: HIST101
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:

Graded like a 300 level course. Exams are based largely off of what he discusses in class, so it is important to attend class regularly. However, if he knows you are making an effort and you go to office hours, you're not likely to fail.

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