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4.0
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4.0
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Reviews (94)
No textbook, readings posted online. 2 pop quizes, 3 tests, 3 one page papers. easy class and a really cool guy. hes pretty funny too. He's a helpful guy. we watched super size me and fight club. he's got some cool ideas and is often looking for input from students. open minded. does not take attendence!
I loved this man to death. We didn't have an issued text book, but it made his lectures and paying attention more useful. He had an interesting way of talking that made you want to pay attention. He's a quirky man, and I loved the way he taught. I'd recommend his class to anyone. Pay attention. Take notes. You'll get an A. He's an esay/fair grader.
GREAT professor, I decided to make soc my 2nd major after taking his class. So funny with great little anecdotes. Really interesting topics & no textbook (just a short novel and internet readings). 3 very short papers, a few short answer exams (very easy if you take notes in class), a few pop quizzes, and one longer paper. Def take his class.
Really easy gen ed! three tests with a study guide that you have to do well on or your grade will drop A LOT! three pop quizes and three one page papers. basically show up to class occasionally and study and you'll get at least and A or B
This guy is awesome! Very quirky but that keeps his lectures interesting. He is an easy grader, 3 small papers is the only work you'll have aside from reading. Great class and a great teacher if you're taking sociology take it with him.
Nice guy, but I found his lectures a little boring. No textbook, so you have to pay attention in class/go to class to get a good grade. 3 pop quizzes on the readings and he drops the lowest grade. 3 one page papers and 2 multiple choice tests. Quirky and funny. Very easy/fair grader like others have said. Offers extra credit!
He spends SO MUCH TIME writing complete sentences of whatever he is saying up on the board. Otherwise, he's a good teacher. We watched a lot of movies and had discussions. Fun.
Most Boring Class I have ever taken. Only 2 tests, which if you don't do good on, your grade is shot. Do not take unless it is you only option
Tsitsos is too passive and therefore, boring. Attendance is not mandatory but you must attend if you want to pass. He says something and then writes it verbatim on the board so your notes are paragraphs instead of bullets. Take if you must.
His class is very hard and terrible, and boring. He needs to very lay back on the papers and teach from the textbook. He is not clear on his notes and other things in his class. I would suggest student to get another professor for sociology.
Not a good professor.
Teacher is young and pretty cool. He has many funny stories. We watched a decent amount of movies. Mid-Term and Final were both short answer. 3 short papers to write. Two pop quizes. I got an A-. All around good class but some people struggled with it.
I don't know why the bad reviews Dr. Tsistos is nice/cool dude! No textbook just assigned articles (which can be a pain). Interesting discussions in class. A few pop quizzes, 3 papers, midterm and final. Go to class, take notes and read articles =A. Pretty easy. Participate in class and learn something cool!
This professor's class is a waste of time. Do no take his class unless you do not have a choice.
If anyone saids that this professor is a waste of time, I agree because when I had him he try to mess my grade up, especially I was about to graduate from Towson. It is a good thing that I have me degree and I would not recommend his class at all.
didn't want to take this class, but needed it. he's a very cool dude - it was a once a week class and he let me go to an outside program with no problem. drops the lowest quiz grade. only 3 papers that were 1-2 pgs. midterm was take-home, final was a breeze. and he's awesome. so take him.
He is really funny and extremely easy. 3 papers (1-2pages). A mid-term and final exam. Just come to class and keep your notes, as long as you have those there is no way you can't pass. Class goes by quickly and he is really nice. You learn a whole lot from him, as long as you aren't talking or texting you will learn so much.
Nice guy, extremely monotone but all you need to do is copy down everything he writes on the board because it's almost the exact same wording for the midterm/final...3 essays he even made one optional and gave extra credit. Class is definitely an easy A as long as you copy the notes. You don't have to do anything but sit there so it's usually borin
Easy A compared to other sociology classes. Just go to class and copy all the notes because it is word for word on midterm/final. 2 easy papers, 3 pop quizzes in which he drops lowest grade, and 2 tests. Easy but boring. Definitely take this class
Really awesome guy, class is easy and hes really funny, a bit weird granted, but funny. I think we had a book, and i dont think i ever unwrapped it, nor did i take notes and i got an A. if you just go and listen you'll be fine
Really funny guy, easy class. I didn't really do any of the readings, got a B+. There are five 1-2 papers easily B.S.able a take home midterm and an open book/note final that's all. Lectures were fun and interesting, just write everything that he writes on the board in your notes because that's what's on the exams.
Good Professor, his class discussion were enjoyable and worth participating. He will throw a pop quiz or 2 so just try to keep up.
I love prof. Tsitsos! He is my favorite teacher. Whoever is whining about him is an idiot, he's the nicest, easiest guy. He's super funny, his classes are interesting.
Tsitsos spent so much time writing on the board, but the information that he wrote on the board was pretty much word for word on the tests. 3 exams, No papers, no homework (just some reading on blackboard here and there), 3 pop quizzes all in which were on the blackboard readings, and he drops the lowest pop quiz grade. Pretty good clas. Take him!
My favorite class this semester. Very good professor. Assigns readings from the book but they are not necessary. Got an A in the class just by showing up and taking notes. There are three pop quizzes based on readings he puts up on Blackboard, but he drops the lowest grade. The tests are easy if you study. I would definitely recommend him!
Great teacher hes funny in class and keeps you interested go to class and you will get an A
he's alright but readings are terrible. paper assignments are easy, but bland. easy a but boring for a class about pop culture.
This was not a hard class!! With effort and a little self drive you can get and A to A- !!! I would suggest you take him if you like to be aware and have class discussion!! I was 1 of 6 who actually talked in his class room!! So I had fun Take him if you like to speak your mind in class about information you feel strongly about :)
7 one page essays but you only have to do 5. Midterm and final exam are take home which he grades fairly easy. 3 pop quizzes, and he drops the lowest score. can be boring to sit through, but not too bad and attendance is not mandatory
Easy easy class. All you do is take notes and that takes forever, so make sure you have some sort of entertainment(facebook,twitter,etc.). He is uncertain about alot of things, but he loves class discussions. Plays a couple of movies that you really don't have to go to.
He is a good professor, though doesn't take the class seriously. It is very straightforward, but it is easy to forget to do readings and then BAM pop quiz! Your lowest is dropped so its ok. As long as you stay focused and learn the concepts correctly, you will be fine.
awesome class! I learned way more than I expected to in a pop culture class. He is so smart and funny and not bad looking either ;) My new fav towson professor.
Gives 3 pop quizzes on reading from blackboard, so you should read those. Gives you all the notes you need from the book the next day in class. Attendance isnt mandatory as along as you get the notes from the day you missed. He will not give them to you. 2 exams, midterm and final, he gives study guides. do em and you should be good. oh & 3 essays!
Take this class if you need a gen ed or are interested in sociology. This class is incredibly easy just like everyone said all of the notes are given to you and in depth study guides are given out before tests.
Nice guy, interesting class. He doesn't have a lot of patience so if you have a hard time picking up concepts this may not be the class for you. Really fun if you like sociology of religion.
avoid. his monotone voice and bland teaching methods will leave much to be desired. i was looking forward to a sociology of pop culture class but he's just not the one to teach this. 5 1-2 page reading responses, 2 pop quizzes, and midterm/final. For someone teaching pop culture, he's kind of a hipster and doesn't really know much of what's goingon
The class isn't structured very much at all. He sometimes has powerpoints and exam questions come directly from the slides but his discussions are boring. He goes off on tangents. You have to write 5 reading responses 1-2 pages each. 3 pop quizzes, and 2 exams. Exams are take home. Overall easy, but boring class.
He is the chillest teacher ever. Really doesn't care about anything. Some pop quizzes on textbook sometimes. Shows a lot of movies. Doesn't post power points though so you have to go to class for the notes. He really doesn't care, he's chill and a good class to take if you want credits but can teach yourself the material. 3 papers, really easy
Cool professor, very chill. Class isn't mandatory however he gives pop quizzes (3). Do the readings because those pop quizzes can hurt your grade. 3 papers (easy). Shows a lot of movies. Gives good examples. Lets class out 15 minutes early. Midterm take home, Final in class. I enjoyed this class I learned alot. Take him
He is an okay teacher. I found that he rambles alot, but he means well. Has many small assignments throughout the semester. Midterm and final both in class- didnt really use book too much. doesnt post pwerpoints online. nice teacher.
He is an okay teacher that makes an easy topic complicated, particularly in his writing assignments. He expects assignments to have things that he does not state verbally nor in writing. He also rambles on and interjects himself with things that are irrelevant. I would avoid this professor if possible.
This class was ok. I took it as an elective and required more work than I would care for an elective to have. Prof T is kind of picky about writing assignments and left borderline rude comments on my papers. It was never exactly clear why my papers would earn a "B" instead of an "A". Finished with B- which is decent for the work I put in. Just ok.
I took Professor Tsitsos for the consumption and culture tsem. If you are looking for an easy tsem to take, this is the one. There are two books to read but they are not long and depending on who you are, they can even be interesting. There are no tests or quizzes at all and a majority of the class is spent watching movies about food!
Totally unorganized. Rambles and seems like he barely knows what he's teaching. Discussed ideas that make no sense. Absolutely no structure to the course. If you're a freshman he may seem interesting but as a second semester senior his ideas are pretty much fluff. Not happy don't take.
Taken Tsit for 210 which was very easy. For the pop quizzes he quizzes you on readings that he assigns online and the readings are very understandable and not that long. 5 short response essays to assigned online readings or movies he shows in class. I honestly felt as though this class was nothing but movies. Definitely a class thats an easy picku
Class isn't mandatory but if you don't feel like reading the book then go to class, he gives all the information for the tests in class. there is only a midterm and a final and he gives on study guides. there are a few short papers but if you follow the guidelines they are super easy. he is funny and class isn't hard.
He's a nice guy he just gets a bit off track during lectures so it can get a little confusing when trying to follow along. Theres readings and can choose whatever readings you want to do reading responses for which are only two pages long. I would take it again.
The class was't as I expected. Hoped the it would discuss pop culture today but no. It was based more on the 19th & 20th centuries. I found lectures to be very boring and he would go off on so many tangents I got lost on what we're supposed to be learning. Lots of readings, choose 5 to write 2 pg responses on and 2 pop quizzes. Wouldn't take again
Gets off track easily, but definitely a cool guy. The class is laid back and the powerpoint are on black board. Not hard to get at least a B
A great guy who loves Sociology. Class was simple and an easy A!
Attendance not mandatory. Puts all lecture slides on blackboard. Lots of assignments that will help get your grade up. He knows what he's talking about but gets off topic easily and his slides aren't always very clear. (Google and quizlet helped me study). Tests are multiple choice.
Midterm and final are easy IF you memorize the terms. He gives a clear study guide as well. Don't have to attend class bc he puts powerpoint on BB. Provides extra credit and it really helped me in the end. Some of the work may seem tedious but he can't make it any easier for you than it already is. I would take him
Surprised at some of these reviews. I thought he was great! Classes are straight powerpoint lectures, but he does a great job delivering the information and using examples. Attendance isn't mandatory, he puts the powerpoints online but go if you can. He did go on tangents but it was never disruptive to learning. Material was covered effectively!
He is a horrible professor. Avoid him if you can. He goes on long tangents that don't make sense and has zero confidence in himself. Gets very frustrated very easily and skips around. The class doesn't flow and doesn't make sense.
Professor Tsitsos is a strange dude, but he isn't horrible. He needs to learn how to spruce up his lectures and not get so frustrated with himself though. Anyways, his class was not hard at all you just have to try hard to stay awake. Attendance is not mandatory and he posts his powerpoints online. Plus his exams are online so that is a plus.
Hes so chill, attendance isnt mandatory, theres not a lot of hw and the hw is easy. Only had 2 exams which was the midterm and final both take home. Such an easy A. Hes pretty funny too
Attendance is not mandatory, which is nice. If you do show up it's usually just him going on long tangents. Both the mid-term and final are online. The hardest thing about this class are the chart-assignments, which make up around 30% of the grade so make sure to do well on them. Not the best teacher overall, but the class is not too hard
If you have a brain, you can pass his class. Attendance is non-mandatory, so you can chill if you please. Reading chapter summaries are easy, all you have to do is know what you read and turn it in. His Midterm and Final are the only things you'll need to worry about, as they have the things he discusses in his lectures. Know that, you'll be ok.
Attendance not mandatory, which is chill. You don't really need to do the textbook readings as long as you take pretty solid notes during the lectures. Laid-back guy and pretty chill. Easy assignments too.
His lectures drag and they are quite boring but he knows what he is talking about.. he doesnt care if you show up or not because hell lecture for 4 students regardless. No textbook used, 2 tests both online both easy (midterm & final) final isnt cumulative. He assigns chart assignments & theyre Easy!! Such an easy A, take his class
Its a 101 class and hard for no reason. The chapter summaries are so long for only 2 point and you get 2 tests that will over power whatever your grade is anyways so in reality, the assignments are useless. The tests are .5 questions each & hard so once again: USELESS. Avoid this class, not worth all the work and time. Prof is cool though.
Attendance wasn't mandatory so we had a 75 person lecture with 14 people that actually showed up. Only used one out of the two books. It was a stupid class but easy. a few assignments that really seemed unnecessary, midterm and final both were online. He was a strange man, laughs at inconveniences and bad situations.
This is such an easy class to pass! He doesn't take attendance and barely anybody every showed up to class. He goes on long tangents, which makes the class boring. There were only 5 chapter summaries, 2 exams, and 6 chart assignments.
If you're taking this for a core then take him. I never went to class or read the power points and still got an A. Both exams are unsupervised and online. 10/10 recommend
If you're taking this for a core then take him. I only went to class at the beginning of the semester and then I simply stopped. Read the power points and you'll get an A, they are online. This class honestly should be online only because going to the lectures is DEAD. An easy core is what this class is. Take it for that. You'll get an A.
Easiest course I've ever taken at Towson. Very easy to get an A out of the course. Pretty much show up to class if you want to, and do the assignments. He gives study guides that have exactly what's going to be on the exams. Pretty much fill out the review guide and boom, you just passed the exam. He does go on rants and gets off topic often.
Prof Tsitsos is probably the easiest professor I have taken at Towson. there are a few chart assignments, and 5 chapter summaries due throughout the semester, and the final and midterm are both online. he offers extra credit too. 100% would take him again and again, super easy class, more professors should be like him!!
His class was so easy. Only two papers (1-2 pages) on two books and chart assignments that were easy. Midterm and final were multiple choice and both open notes.
There are two books that are to be read with a 1-2 page paper due for each book. The only stressful thing about this class is that you can earn a maximum amount of 100 points. Therefore on any assignment if you lose a point, then you lose a percent. He is a very nice teacher, if you listen, read, and take notes you will be fine.
cool teacher, he does tend to ramble a lot during lectures. assignments are pretty easy and short (you can send them to him to check if they're right or not). only 2 papers (1-2 pages). the only irritating thing is that all assignments are 5 points (except for midterm and final).
Tsitsos was excellent online and is one of the best professors I've had. Grade is based on 6 easy chart assignments, 2 1-2 paragraph "essays", a midterm and a final. If you email him any of the assignments he reviews them and lets you make corrections before submission. He gives study guides and he's great at communicating. He is awesome take him!!
2 exams (multiple choice and 2 essay questions), 4 papers (1-2 pages each), 5 assignments (easy). Go to class and take notes and you will do fine on the exams. He's a tough grader on the papers but overall the class was interesting so you won't fall asleep in class. Not the best grader so avoid if possible. He bases the exams off the PowerPoints.
Didn't really like that I had to buy 2 books just for 2 (5pt) papers. Chart assignments are pretty easy (5pt), but not much room for error. You aren't tested on the actual material until the midterm which is tricky. Studying the powerpoints is definitely helpful, but I feel like the class lacked structure. Overall an easy class, but I would avoid.
Tsitsos is very disorganized and rambles off topic way too much. His wording is very tricky almost like hes purposely trying to make you get the question wrong. He claims that he does not grade our papers too picky but he literally took off points for "incorrect grammar usage" when I made a simple typo. I met with him & he didn't care to help much
This is tricky because the course is fairly easy but hes a weird grader. Like youll think its easy and the chart assignments are easy but theyre worded so weirdly youll get them wrong.
Hated this class. Class is based on only 100 points so if you get 1 point off, it's a whole percentage off your grade and its like he tries to give trick questions. Class based on 6 chart assignments (5 questions each), 2 exams, and 2 papers. He rambled so much and he got off topic a lot. I would take any other sociology professor.
I've had Tsitsos for Theory and Religion and Society, both upper level 300 courses, and got an A in both. Some people do well others don't. I like the way he organizes grading, + the lecture format. He teaches off the PowerPoint and has about 2-3 papers and 2 exams. Honestly, he's a good professor if your willing to do your part but not an easy A.
Attendance wasn't required, but assignments are always worded weirdly making them hard to complete. The few times I went to class he was very arrogant and rude. This class should've been super easy but it really wasn't, take it with any other prof if you have the option.
Professor Tsitsos is a high strung stress monster... and it's hilarious. He is clearly new to teaching and does not handle the stress of it well. He will often go into rants about how hard it is teaching his students. He's never quite intimidating enough to scare anyone and he'll awkwardly back down from his rage. It is quite the show.
Very boring and seems to be an anxious professor. Rambles off topic a lot and it's hard to understand what he's talking about.
Does not care about you as a person. Although the work is easy, his care about grades and school work come before you as a human being.
Professor Tsitsos is a decent professor. He knows a lot about the material but he is a bit all over the place. You will need to buy a book and there are few assignments. There is a paper, exams, and chart assignments. Each chart assignment is 50 points and 5 questions each worth 10 points. Overall, he's a good teacher.
He gives a few weeks for each assignment, so you have time to do them. They are fairly easy. Two papers on a book he assigns. There are chart assignments every few weeks. a Midterm and final. the midterm was online, so I assume the same for the final. he is hard to focus on with lecture but its an easy class.
Makes the wording of his chart assignments so hard, barely any room to mess up, soc is such a easy class but yet he makes it terrible. also rude in emails and gets stressed out . terrible person
Doesn't make class mandatory and barely anyone goes. I went to every class and he made each lecture very interactive and easy to understand. If you go to class he explains every assignment in detail to ensure that you will do well. There are two tests, midterm and final. They are both online and open note. Such an easy class if you just show up.
Honestly, I don't know why people have such a hard time in the reviews on here but it's an easy course I had him in my first semester as a freshman. The homework and midterm and finals were super easy and he only needed you to write a 1-page paper. It was all multiple choices from what I recalled. Overall it's super basic stuff anyone should pass.
He's a cool guy and the class isn't too difficult. Attendance isn't mandatory and all the powerpoints are posted. All the work was given online but you should go to class to get a good understanding of the material.
Professor Tsitsos is very laid back and funny. Chart assignments were simple and quick and the papers were straightforward. Attendance is not required and every powerpoint is uploaded to blackboard. I would recommend taking him!
I actually loved professor Tsitos. I enjoyed his lectures and insights a lot, and I thought he was super funny. The class was intellectually stimulating, and often consisted of group conversations. If you take SOCI326 you will have three main grades; midterm, paper, final, as well as 3 reading response assignments for homeowork. Not work heavy.
Professor Tsitsos is a pretty cool guy. Loved listening to his lectures in class, and made sociology an interesting topic to learn about. He graded by "chart assignments" which there'll be 6 of. Plus two exams, one midterm and one final. Just beware that these assignments are graded heavily by a total of 1000 points.
Truly a great guy. Does not care if you show up, just get the work done. Not a hard class if you pay attention. Sometimes goes on tangents but I found them funny. Clearly cares about the topic. Give extra credit chances. Textbook is free.
This class was pretty straightforward. The midterm and final are a lot of points, but if you show up and listen you will be fine. There are also chart assignment which he gave the answers to in class so just show up.
glad i took him as a freshman, easy starter class. 6 chart assignments ( he gives answers in class ). midterm and final are both asynchronous. you have to be purposely not trying in order to fail
take him!!!!!!!! everything is online and you dont have to be in the building
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
9%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.15 avg changeRatings by Course
CLST370
5.0
(1)SOCI210
4.3
(4)TSEM102
4.0
(1)SOCI326
4.0
(2)SOCI381
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
SOCI381
4.0
SOCI324
3.3
SOCI326
3.0
SOCIO101
2.7
SOC101
2.5