This course requires a lot of time outside class for readings, but it is definitely worth taking. He is funny, he makes class interesting, and he involves students without humiliating them. DEFINITELY a good pick for ENG 201.

Other than being an early morning class on MWF, it's not too bad. Fair reading load. Great guy and really helpful. Insanely funny! If one is looking for a great prof., this is the guy!

He is wonderful! Truly wants students to understand material and even life. He has a lot of student teacher interaction and makes that important. Awesome teacher!!!!

One of the best professors I've ever had. He is very entertaining and makes the class enjoyable. I would definitely recommend him for ENG 201.

Funny guy with an English accent. The class was really hard. Probablly comparable to other 201 classes though from what I've heard.

Des was the best teacher! He makes poetry and old novels actually interesting and easy to understand. Not to mention the fact that the guy is insanely funny! He can take a joke and likes to make them too! Take his class!

Awesome professor! Take any class he teaches. He is hilarious, and will help you with anything you need. He's pretty cute too, and a good dresser! The class isn't easy, but he makes it awesome.

makes you love english. VERY FUNNY - makes you want to come to class! will help you with anything. uses a variety of teaching methods. quite a bit of reading. fair grader. and if nothing else, he's a great dresser, HOT, and has the best accent.

This guy was born to be a professor! He knows how to get into college students heads and get them to enjoy and learn much from his class! I would take any class he's teaching!

Ok, You read a novel a week..BUT he made me want to read (I usually hate to). He was a wonderful, down to earth professor, honestly my favorite I have ever had my 4 years at CMU. He's got the metro-sexual look, and it's GOOD;)OH, and the accent, yeah!!!

Wants you to have impossible insights into novels, but no tests, only papers.

Awesome class, loved it, really helps you understand poetry. Very accepting on papers, as long as you spend time on them and support your thesis you are set.

Des is one of the best professors here at CMU. He is passionate about the topics discussed in class. Class is challenging but a good challenge. Ladies and Gents he is a looker, has a great British accent,is an excellent dresser and very HOT!!

Hugh Grant all the way baby.

Des is the best professor I've had in my five years. He's so funny, I want to learn and read every book. He pushes you to do your best. Only thing, a bit distracting, (he's a hot one, ladies). I'd get up early for any class of his.

Hot and funny. Smart.

This class was really interesting from beginning to end. I heard good things about this professor before taking the class and he was a really great professor. Everyone should take this class!

Best teacher I've ever had. It's just a great class overall.

Prof. Harding is an excellent teacher. He expects you to do the work, but the assignments aren't difficult at all. Great class!! I would definitely take another class with him!

Great sense of Humor, makes me laugh every class. Expects you to listen and learn material, but grades easily. If you pay attention and apply info to papers you'll do fine. Midterm and Final are Take home and he gives you a week to complete!

Harding is one hot mo-fo.

Great accent and sense of humor. Knows what he's talking about. Midterm and final are take home. Two other papers and a group presentation. Pretty easy grader as long as you work hard on your assignments

Prof. Harding is entertaining, absolutely hilarious, and honestly does his best to make a very boring subject somewhat interesting. I would most definitely take another class with Harding!!!

He's an alright teacher and not a hard grader. I did work for other classes every day and still got A's on every assignment. Just put the effort in and you'll do fine.

Great teacher, very intelligent. Worth taking, and he is hilarious!!

one of 3 best english profs at CMU... and he drops f-bombs all the time, very funny

Des is a great prof. He makes boring books interesting and generates great discussions. He expects you to pay attention and put in the work--and if you do you he'll give you a good grade. Plus, he is the most adorable Englishman on campus!

I love Harding! He knows his stuff. He's funny as hell. And the ladies will love him.

Mmmmmm....yummy. He's an awesome guy- the kind that you just wanna go have a beer with after class. Makes me want to reconsider my major just so I could take more classes with him. :)

He's a really nice professor and he knows how to make a class laugh. The class itself can get quite dull at times. Overall, he's a decent professor.

He is a really great teacher and he's really funny! I love his British accent!

Dr. Harding will challenge you, but when it is all said and done you will thank him. Go to his office hours, even if you don't need help, just go there to talk because he is such an awesome guy. He is by far my favorite professor at CMU.

Dr. Harding is an amazing man. Take a class with him if you are luckey enough! Yeah he is hard, and yes he will push you, but in the end you will thank him. He is just great there is really nothing else to say. And yes ladies, he is easy on the eyes too!

HARD professor!!!! He is VERY boring! HE IS NOT HOT EITHER!

He is cute, but he knows it and is a shameless flirt with some students. A bit hot and cold and not always helpful. The important thing is that he is intelligent and conversant in his field. Whether or not you think he's hot or he grades a bit harder than some (all the younger profs grade harder), every English major should take a class with him.

I have to agree with the majority of the previous post. Dr. Harding is a great Prof. Yes he hard and pushes you, but if you ask for help he is more than willing. And on a side note, he is cute and as the previous post states, he knows it too, but its all fun. He is really just a great guy, what's the harm in being attractive too?

Take home mid-term and final. Keep up on reading and you will do fine.

Truly a teacher and scholar who knows how to inspire!!!

Dr. Harding is a great professor even though most days he is rather aloof. He's knowledgeable and is always willing to help. I had him for 332 as well, but 236 was definitely easier because he didn't grade as harshly on the essays and exams. He is extremely funny if you like dry humor. I would recommend him to anyone willing to do the reading.

Gives an Englishman's perspective on British Lit - very refreshing. Great sense of humor, and quite good at sarcasm, too. Oh, and HOT.

Dr. Harding is a great teacher! I took the English 236 class and it was extremly easy. I got A's on all the papers and I really didn't try that hard. You only have two papers to write. A 2-3 page, and a 5-7 page. The midterm and final are both take home and you have a week to complete each. He's also very funny!!

He is a wonderful teacher and the class is so much fun. He teaches you so much in such a short time. The class is mostly poetry. He loves to joke around and just have fun. Just remember your book, look at the syllabus, and check blackboard for info on papers. He doesn't always tell you about papers but just check online. If you can take his class!

He is very nice and gives A LOT of feedback on your papers which is super helpful. He allows you to re-write papers as well and you must meet with him before re-writing otherwise he may not grade it. You should look at his face if you watch Bridget Jones in class - I think he loves that movie more than life. He cracks some jokes too :)

This class is so boring. it's boring enough listening to someone drone on about some book and the author, but their is NO class participation to keep you alert. & he's really tough at grading. no matter what you write he knows the correct interpretation and thats the only interpretation

He's really funny. Don't skip class too much, your grade will be deducted. Do the readings.

Awesome professor! Definitely my favorite English professor thus far. He is not only passionate about what he teaches, but he is also passionate about you as an individual, learning the material! He is a tough grader, but take full advantage of his office hours! I highly recommend Dr. Harding. (Great accent, too.)

He is a tough grader, but he offers so much help that failing is impossible. All he wants you to do is come in to talk to him about your project, he LOVES talking to and helping students. If you like English, you will like his classes (the accent and appearance definitely help; he is such a hottie!).

Des was interesting to say the least. The actual content and teaching style of the class could lull an LSD addict to sleep. He made a few funny jokes though they were 100% inappropriate and unprofessional. Papers were VERY hard but you can improve your grade by redoing them. You have to do the reading to even think in that class.

The best word to describe Desmond Harding is pompous. Although I got a decent grade it this class, it was the most frustrating experience I've ever had. He tries to get his students to participate in class discussion but if you say something that disagrees with his opinion he won't even consider it. It's his way or the highway.

I enjoy Dr. Harding's classes immensely. In my opinion he is one of the best teachers in CMU's English department. He put a lot into this course and as a result our class discussions were lively and informative. I highly recommend going to his office hours before writing papers. He is a great help if you just ask.

Nice guy, can be pretty funny, but the stuff he's teaching is nothing new to me, nor is he making it very interesting. The only homework is papers to write.

He is a very creative professor, loved his lectures. There is a lot of reading, but all the novels are completely worth reading! Highly suggest him!

Dr. Harding is one of the best professors I've ever had. He's intelligent, funny, and he cares about his students.

Dr. Harding was always willing to help me and pushed me to do my best. I appreciate him so much. He was nothing but kind and generous with his time. I loved the novels we read too.

Des knows his stuff and he expects you to work hard. He once told me he thinks of himself like a captain of a ship whose sole mission is to get from Point "A" to Point "B" (the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester) and if he loses some crew members along the way, so be it. Hilarious, chill guy if you get to know him a little.

At times, Dr. Harding can be a little all over the place. He is really interested in his teaching though and he really wants to motivate and excite his students as well. He is a very nice guy and is always willing to talk and help his students. He does grade a bit touch and there are quite a few assignments. Overall though, not a bad class.

As inspirational as he is hilarious, and one of the few people to truly challenge my writing capacities. I went to him for advice on an assignment topic and he provided me with a mini lecture on the subject. His lectures might seem vague, but he prefers to generate thought rather than telling you what to think.

I really enjoyed having this class with Des. He's a really smart guy and it's interesting to hear everything he has to say. He always seemed to care about us as students and our opinions. You could tell he wanted us to be successful. He's sort of a quirky guy, so not everybody liked him. "There's no such thing as a perfect paper!"

He is a great prof his assignments are not always the clearest but is really willing to work with you he makes class fun I would recommend taking him for your English 201 class.

I really enjoyed Professor Harding's class. He's really funny and easy going. There are only 2 exams (midterm & final) from what I can remember and they're both take home. There is one presentation but it is with a partner and its super easy. He has one short paper 3-4 pages and one long paper 5-7 pages. This is an easy class to get a WI credit.

Harding is definitely one of the better English profs on campus. He is extremely intelligent and his English accent isn't bad to listen to either. He really appreciates when his students go to him for help and participate in class. Went to his office hours once for help on a presentation and he guided me through the whole thing. GO TO CLASS.

Prof Harding is funny and personable. He grades a little tough but gives you the rubric before hand so you know what you're going to be graded on. He doesn't put almost any grades in BB until the very end of the semester so it's hard to know how you're doing in the class. He is a fun professor and tries to make things interesting.

As an English major, I absolutely adored Dr. Harding. His classes were intellectually stimulating and I always felt challenged to understand literature in a more in-depth way. Dr. Harding offers students the opportunity to revise papers, gives students incredible feedback, and makes his class very interactive.

Great guy. Makes a boring subject fun, and is probably one of the nicest professors on campus

Prof. Harding is an amazing professor. The content of the class was pretty tough and he did an amazing job teaching it to us. Be prepared to read and write, there were about 6 novels we had to read for this course. Show up and show him that you care and you will be fine.

Professor Harding is a fantastic teacher! He really focuses on your work, and will provide a clear outline on how to improve as a writer. He is very generous and allows you to edit any paper you turn in for a better grade. He is a great guy and I highly recommend him for anyone in English.

Des is a really great guy. This was his first year teaching ENG101, so at first he graded the papers really tough. He has a great personality, so if you get to know him you will be better off. Answers his email and sends reminders. You have to do outlines and rough drafts, but he only grades those on if you did it. THE 3 PAPERS ARE THE WHOLE GRADE

Hes a nice professor, sometimes instructions arent clear. I feel like class time isnt used the best so its good to meet with him during office hours if you need further help.

Dr. Harding is a great guy, truly. However, his grading criteria and feedback is a little unclear and can be misleading. His lectures were good but he often got off on tangents that got distracting. USE HIS OFFICE HOURS!! I would take him pieces of my paper and get his opinion on it, which was really beneficial and helped my grade in the end.

Hands down best professor in the ENG department. There are a decent amount of papers, but it's an english class so it's expected, I had to write more in my 101 class. If you have the option, take a class with him. He is accommodating, he let me turn my final paper in a week late because I had to quarantine from being exposed

10/10 would recommend. A true sweetheart

He was very nice and cared about his students. He gives good lectures and loves his job.

Desmond is one of the most caring professors I've had and is very passionate about what he is teaching us. Hardly anyone came to his class during the year, which I felt bad about. He is a tough grader but gives great feedback on ways to improve your paper. He also is great at responding to emails and checks on you. Protect Desmond at all costs.

Attendance is required and worth a grade which is a little annoying but not that big of a deal. Hes a pretty tough grader but he gives good feedbacks and lets you redo your papers if you dont like your grade. He required a presentation which scared me at first but it was really not a big deal. He is a very nice and caring teacher.

Harding is an amazing professor that definitely cares if you're passing or failing the class. When my grade went down a little, they reached out with concern and offered a retake for me. Amazing human all around

Des was so funny and made the class fun and put his own spin on it. He helped teach us stuff that can also help in future classes and future papers. I would definitely take his class again.

He is a great teacher and the class is easy. He is very good with feedback but he doesn't allow excused absences unless there is a doctor note. The assignments are easy you just have to do discussion boards and write papers.

I love Des! He's super funny and gets students engaged in his lectures. The only negative thing about this class was that the papers were worth a lot of points and the outlines, drafts, and peer reviews only made up a small portion of the grade. His accent made the class even better as well!

Desmond is truly a joy to be around. He cares about his students and their interest's. He's quick whited and jovial. Being an English class it has a few papers. During the writing process he gives great feedback on outline, peer review, submission, and optional resubmission.

Professor Harding is the best professor I have had. He was very kind and understanding to a family situation I had during my semester in his class. He was very reasonable with his assignments and deadlines and was always willing to listen to his students. I have nothing bad to say about professor Harding.

Professor Harding is engaging and funny. He gives great feedback on papers, allowing optional resubmissions. The assignments can be challenging, but Unstuck study proved a helpful study tool alongside the textbook.

Desmond is an incredible person and professor. He truly cares about his students and their success. As an English major, I enjoyed his teaching style and felt constantly engaged during his lectures. Provides you with encouraging feedback on assignments and papers. I recommend getting to know him, he is willing to help you and support you! 1000/10!

I absolutely LOVED Des. He is so insanely funny and really cares about what he teaches. Such a sweet guy & really wants his students to succeed. I literally want to take another of his classes just to see him.

I absolutely loved having Dr. Harding as my professor for my first semester at CMU. He was super kind and understanding. He also takes the time to get to know everyone of his students and truly cares about how they are doing and feeling. Some of the assignments may be a little confusing but if you go to his office hours he will help you.