Gil Troy - McGill University

Professor: Gil Troy
Department: History
College: McGill University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This was the class I was most looking forward to at the start of the semester, but it soon turned into the one I least looked forward to attending each week. Not only was the professor RARELY at lecture, but when he was there, he lectured in an arrogant manner.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • 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:
Great lectures, packed with information but very entertaining. A lot of reading but for the most part relevant and interesting. He marks pretty hard for the midterm and the paper but the paper was open ended and allowed you to research something you were interested in. Tons of information to know for final but ended focusing on themes not details.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A great introduction to modern American history. It was extremely rushed through, but I suppose that's the purpose of a survey course. There are tons of readings for a 200 level, but they're mostly quite relevant and interesting. I did enjoy the books he wrote. However, I questioned some of the books' relevance, such as the one on women's history.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
As mentioned, missed a ridiculous amount of classes. Because of the amount missed, there were movies and "filler" materials used when Troy did not show up. I was very excited to take this class, and was left extremely disappointed.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If he had told us how many lectures he would be missing at the beginning of the year I would not have taken this class. Extremely unreasonable amount of reading assigned. Final exam was way too long. Asks you to write argumentative essays, with approximately 4 prompts calling for description in each question. Erratic lecture style. DO NOT TAKE.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
As everyone else has mentioned, erratic lecture style/course organization, irresponsible number of lectures missed, unrealistic number of readings, and an overall overwhelming final exam. It's a shame for a course that had so much potential.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • 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:
I was really looking forward to this class, but it did not live up to its potential. I will refrain from repeating the same criticisms listed below. What disappointed me was the content. While I was expecting a course where we discussed historical events, our t.a. was mainly focused on the writing styles of authors, rather than say, campaigns...
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
There is an obscene amount of reading for this class that you'll drown in. Plus, he missed a ton of lectures, and when he's there for lectures, he talks so fast it's difficult to retain much information. He's an interesting lecturer though, and knows his stuff - he just doesn't know how to teach it properly. Wouldn't recommend this class.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
An already wide course is made incomprehensible by him missing tonnes of lectures, which are filled in by TA's who don't know the material. This combined with a ridiculous amount of readings, including Tory's own mediocre book, weekly 'mini' papers, and confusing take home, makes students ask: if Troy doesn't care about this course, why should I?
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Troy is without a doubt an entertaining orator. However, his lectures lack true structure. He missed more than half a dozen lectures, which made grasping the content as a whole very difficult. Number of readings is highly unreasonable. Entertaining lectures, interesting content, but try and take this course with someone else
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Gil Troy is without a doubt an intelligent professor, yet it is clear that he is overly confident of his teaching skills. He confused the class by missing lecture after lecture and by not making any attempt to make up for missed time. This class had great potential to be interesting (given the 2012 US election cycle), yet I was truly dissapointed.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It is obvious that Troy is extremely intelligent and I have a lot of respect for him. He is also a great lecturer. However, he was frequently absent from class which I felt significantly hindered my learning. He gave off the impression he was too busy for his students. Nevertheless, the content was interesting.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Intelligent man. Not the best of educators. Class lacks structure. He is often absent. A lot of readings that aren't all helpful or useful. Could be a great course to take, but not with him at the helm. He is very entertaining though. I do not recommend the course with him as the prof.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Missed 4 lectures in a row, and then did not provide any overview of what we missed (we watched videos while he was absent). Has a hard time providing structure to the course, and where most other lecturers will try to highlight important details, he just goes on. However, if you can get past this he is an amazing speaker and amazingly brilliant.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The most intellectually challenging course I took in my first year. Professor Troy really does care for his students and makes great strides to prepare them to be future historians. I highly recommend this course but be prepared to work.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HIST212
  • 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:
Very clear and interesting. The work load is a lot and the class is a lot of work for first year.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HIST221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
seriously challenging course with tons of reading. But readings are very interesting and Troy is a great professor. Best course I've taken at McGill and best I've ever felt about my work.
Rating # 18
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:
Really good prof, entertaining lectures. Readings are amazing, i still have some his books. He is not an easy marker though, especially when he marks the papers himself. Conferences are an easy 10%. Definitely recommend taking this course!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HISTSECT
  • 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:
Troy should concentrate more on teaching his classes information than on entertaining them. He is not shy to let you know how intelligent he is ("I just came from a meeting at the White House..."). He's also a political hack, even though he tries to play like he isn.t In US presidential campaigning he never once mentioned a 3rd party.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HIST301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
really, really challenging course; but also the reason why it's he and his classes are so awesome. really gets you motivated. he expects a lot of effort and hard work, but in return you will learn a lot and really improve your essay writing skills. one of the best history profs i've had. very innovative teaching method.
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