Something seriously wrong with this professor. My advise: never take this class with him, if you need to take this class, take it with the far superior Juliano.

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He's awful. He doesn't show up a lot of times, and when he does he'll put on a video or just teach off his powerpoint. Worse, 80% of the questions he asks on exams are only discussed in the massive amounts of reading. That's fine, but he doesn't tell you what to expect. Don't take this class w/ him.

Lectures and even themes within reading have no relevance to tests. He never shows up and there are no apologies for this. If you actually want to learn, good luck! This class is a waste of money and your grade does not depend on your knowledge.

I realized that when people say 'DO NOT TAKE HIM' on this site, THEY MEAN IT. Horrible teacher, horrible class, learned very little, frustrating labs. Tests have nothing to do with anything and I feel like I know less after taking a class with him. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

HORRIBLE. Honestly, I don't know how this guy was even hired in the first place. Tests are ridiculous. Class average for the midterm was 66 - AFTER the curve. If you are interested in psychology (which is a GREAT field!) then do not take his class. Find another professor.

If the quiz was about his life, we all would have passed. He should re-read the section in the book that talks about narcissim

Class was completely unstructured, work wasn't returned in a timely manner, and we have no idea where our grades will be drawn from! Don't take an honors class with him--he's the only prof. who teachs honors colloquilums in psych, so just do supplements instead. Awful!

when working on an independent project with a student he stone-walled her, preventing her from meeting graduation requirements, and her family had to hire a lawyer to ensure that she would be able to complete her assignment free of his harrassment. also failed to turn in letters of recommendation for several students. didn't turn in grades for othe

Dr. Fantie looks great on paper and he is a relatively nice person, but he is a horrible advisor, and a good 30mins to an hour of class were spent talking about things that had nothing to do with the subject matter at hand.

Dr. Fantie is a pathetic excuse for a professor. He relies on his students for publications, but is unavailable, on many levels, to help them. He is rude and does not take responsbility for his actions. He needs to be fired, no student should ever have to go through what his masters students have.

This man is a joke. He thinks he's hilarious (he's not). Completely unclear in explaining even the simpliest theories. Responds to emails like inappropriately rude responses; it is clear we do not matter to him. Probably smart but shouldn't be in the classroom

Worst professor I've had. Rude and unprofessional. Responds inappropriately to students' questions and assigns a massive amount of busywork. I feel that he definitely knows the material and has had a great deal of experience, but he acts like a jerk and this gets in the way of an enjoyable class. Might scare students away from future psych classes.

the WORST professor I have ever had. I am a psych major, I thorougly enjoy psychology. But this man is extremely difficult to follow. He is also condiscending. He should be fired. If the class average on the final is a 'D,' that should tell you something. If possible, DO NOT TAKE!!!

The professor is awful, but in order to survive this class (pass) you should read the chapters and understand them. Going to his class is a waste of time. You'll just ware yourself out for the day. He posts his lectures/ppts on B.B. The slides are GOLD--study them! Also, talking to him one-on-one is better (he's not as condescending) Goodluck!

This guy wants to take revenge on all the non-psych majors who take his class to fulfill their science req, which is about 95% of his students. Hw and exams are difficult and focus on silly details.

Psych as a Natural Science is an already boring class, and taking it with Fantie makes it even worse. He goes on tangents and doesn't care about his students. If you email him he'll forward it to a TA and not acknowledge your question. Anything that goes wrong is automatically the student's fault. He doesn't take responsibility for his mistakes as a professor

WORST PROFESSOR EVER. I had a family emergency and he was not understanding at all. But when he had an issue we were forced to understand him. He did not replied my emails of concerns and he did not gave grades on timely manner so that we could see our progress. DO NOT TAKE HIM! I took it online, even worse!

I took PSYC 115 online with him. Absolutely not help and very impatient with students. THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!!!

Slightly better in upper level courses than intro but still extremely rude, condescending, and passive aggressive. If you disagree with him at all, he will make your life hell. Lectures are useless because they're 95% tangents. Teach yourself with the textbook. DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM.

If you are registered to have him for a professor, get out now. For the sake of your mental and academic well being, just get out.

If you are registered to have him as a professor, get out now. For the sake of your mental and academic well being, just get out.

Folks, please trust these reviews and realize that he is extremely disrespectful to students. He does not respond to emails and this course is very difficult for no reason. DO NOT TAKE

Do not take... This class is supposed to be engaging and fun, which he is not. This 100 level course shouldn't be AS hard as he is making it out to be. The time he limits on these tests are way to fast, he also doesn't respond to emails. If you want to get good grades i recommend that you switch out right now, and listen to these reviews..

I was blinded by the convenience of taking an online class and sincerely regret doing do. Fantie assigns an absurd amount of work for a 100 level class and much of it does not contribute to learning actual concepts. He is extremely condescending and does not trust his students. Please seriously consider the other reviews and avoid this Prof.

Somehow got an A in the class.... However I spent nearly 7-9 hours a week only on homework assignments. I believe over a half of the students received a C or below on the class stats. If you take this class in an online format good luck. Exams are incredibly hard for a gen ed. Most condescending professor I've had at Au.

I have never had such an awful experience with a professor. Extremely unreasonable amount of work expected for a 100 level online class. Don't take this course unless you're willing to spend more 4 or 5 hours a day doing unnecceary busy work and taking extremely difficult test that he doesn't give enough time to finish. Awful, awful, terrible

A very fascinating class for those interested in human nature. However, during his lectures, Fantie goes off on tangents within tangents. The amount of work he assigns is ridiculous. This is a 100 level class, and I was assigned at least 40 hours of work a week. I suggest you avoid this prof at all costs. There is a better psych class out there.

bad lecturer, assigns way too much work for a 100 level class, and takes FOREVER to respond to emails, even time sensitive ones. and he can be really condescending. listen to the other reviews and don't take this class with him, find another professor

Professor Fantie's class was awful. He prefers to spend class time telling irrelevant stories about his personal life than actually teaching. His correspondence with students is very condescending and his assignments make no practical sense and don't really contribute to learning the material. I would not take a class of his again if you paid me

I would not encourage my worst enemy to take this class. When I tell you this professor should not be working I mean it. He is extremely demeaning and rude. He will talk to you like he is above you - and shows little to no respect for you. DONT TAKE HIM, this is one of the worst professors I've ever had throughout all of my academic years!

His obsession with validation and respect from his students makes you feel worthless. I spent hours upon hours doing assignments for his online course. I still managed to almost fail. My gpa went from a 3.7 to a 3.2. Stay clear of Fantie.

The fact that AU isnt big on psychology and the fact that hes rated number 5 as one of the most rated professor - with terrible reviews - goes to show how awful Fantie is. Dont take him. In fact he needs to be reported. It doesnt matter how smart you are, it is almost impossible to pass his class. Avoid him at all costs.

Bryan Fantie is the worst professor I have ever had. I took 115 online and regretted it. He doesn't keep grades up to date. The midterm and final were extremely difficult, and I failed both but somehow ended up with an A because he had to curve our final grades since everyone was failing. He is condescending and unwilling to help.

Not worth your time, DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. I got a C and C+ on the midterm and final, no way to study for them because the information is so random. Not a comfortable or motivating learning environment.

Didn't post the syllabus until the week of the midterm, so we had no prior knowledge of anything about the course. Just a date for the midterm and the final. The midterm is 50+ multiple choice questions and the information is sporadic that they are extremely difficult. This professor has been rude and demeaning and has made me feel so worthless.

The Professor gave the syllabus during the midterm week. More students should be filing complaints about this Professor. It is a lot of work. Exam is VAGUE. Basically it is anything goes. Can't really study for it either. I tried really hard for this class and still didn't do well on the exam. Please listen to everyone comments! It is all TRUE.

Extremely condescending to students, tests are impossible to study for because the questions are ridiculously specific, and the work load for an intro gen-ed psych class is crazy. The lectures he posts online barely have any content, it's just him rambling and storytelling. Worst professor ever. He should be ashamed of the way he teaches this class

Goes off on too many tangents to be effective

I have never in my life have a worst professor. Does not care about his students or their grades. Goes off on so many tangents that go past the point of the lecture. Very condescending to students. Released the syllabus after add drop was over- it was incredibly unspecific & did not follow it at all.

When new to AU, I introduced some graduate students to him who shook his head at the people I was introducing, including a Prince. He is inappropriate, negative judgments NOT asked for, and forced social ostracizing and rejection for no reason by his assuming white males are on top and the rest are not good enough while he regurgitates one side

Don't take this class! I have never had such a horrible experience with a prof. He does not care about students, their grades, or even their actual INTEREST in the class. He seems to only care about proving the point that students are rude, dumb, and lazy. Never before have I encountered a professor with such a raging superiority complex.

He is one of the most confusing professors I've ever seen. He went through a period of not responding to emails for months only to tell us his laptop died and erased all his email. You can't follow anything, and he doesn't care for his students or for their learning. He waited to post any exams until the second day of finals week. Don't take!

Dr. Fantie is one of the worst professors I have ever had. He is extremely condescending. I understand that because of the pandemic, all classes were different and challenging for professors to organize, however, he very confusing. He disappeared for weeks without telling us anything. He kept telling us irrelevant stories and was always complaining

Professor Fantie clearly Has a lot of knowledge in his field. However, he is ill-equipped to teach. He has no sense of organization and made the class up as he went. He missed weeks worth of class and offered little to make up. He rambled significantly in class, didn't organize finals till the week of and was condescending in emails. Avoid!

The worst professor ever. I already saw that this professor had low ratings, but the fact that I am taking this class asynchronously is even worse. He waited two weeks into the semester to contact us, posts random TedTalks and Youtube videos as his "lectures" for the unit, and hasn't posted any of the quizzes due mid-semester.

does not know how to operate an asynchronous online class. will not help you if you are confused with the set up of the class. i waited 3 weeks for him to answer a simple textbook question via email.

Bryan Fantie may be the most disorganized professor that I've ever had - and it's not helpful when the entire class is asynchronous online. Every time we turned around something was wrong, things were off - even the final grades he put into eagle service. Way too much work for a habits of mind, and I didn't feel like I learned anything.

Took as a habits of mind class because I was interested in the subject and received no help whatsoever. Constantly tried to email professor to ask for help or communicate struggles (as was instructed) but was constantly just told I was doing things wrong with no suggestion of how to do things right. Way too much work for a habits of mind.

this is on behalf of a friend. the class is asynchronous, so she emailed him to ask if there was a specific time that the class took place, and here was his response: "It appears that you do not know what "asynchronous" means (and looking definitions up is so easy nowadays). I'II leave you with that clue." i would say you could skip this one.

Do not take this class. Fantie belittles students and is one of the most condescending professors I've ever come across, even when you're trying to help him or are right about something. He doesn't teach, just makes you watch Ted Talks, and read the textbook. Mostly just a copy of AP psych. Overall just rude and unhelpful.

Took PSYC 115 over the summer. Emailed him asking if my assignments were submitting, no response. Got zeros on all assignments cause they "weren't turned in" and had to withdraw from the course. He also spent a week in a 6-week ONLINE course off the grid. INCREDIBLY rude and condescending.

Dr. Fantie uses his psychology knowledge to torment his students. Condescending, inconsiderate, and strict. He expects you to spend over 5 hours a week glued to canvas or will send an academic alert. Every. Single. Time. He monitors time spent on Canvas, so no listening to lectures while doing something else. Do not take!

Please don't take the just because it's asynchronous. Fanny sends red alerts to students who he believes do not spend enough time on his asynchronous Canvas page, despite there being no information regarding this "time requirement" on his syllabus. Fully disappeared for 3/4 of the semester and posted exams late. Apparently this is a trend of his.

Avoid this class unless you're a diehard fan of Prof. Fantie's teaching style. Expect strict attendance policies and constant monitoring on Canvas. Unstuckstudy helped me prep for exams, but the class is just not worth the hassle.

Bryan Fantie refuses all good info about anyone outside his race, calling us schizophrenic if we have good news, loves people who call PD on anyone not acting white, loves to gossip, disappeared from his office hours, offices, labs, meetings for 2 months. He is entitled. He is scamming the system so abuses to keep it that way.