Don Wyatt

This course was extremely interesting! This course introduces numerous schools of Chinese philosophical thought and it goes reasonably in depth on many (20+) Chinese philosophers of old until the modern era. Wyatt has his ups and downs as he is very kind, a bit quirky, rather considerate and overall has fair expectations. His biggest issue is he somewhat can be a bit bland and he only reads off his slides to teach and the slides are not given to students. However, Wyatt does try to make the course semi-entertaining with engaging students through some questions and quote analysis. Wyatt overall is a very fair grader and the workload is extremely manageable. Only homework are readings and the only major grades are a single 10-12 page paper and the midterm and final. The paper has very clear instructions and is graded fairly and the midterm and final are challenging but certainly doable. Wyatt provides a lecture list of all the terms for these exams and they are extremely helpful. Overall, the course content is super rich as Chinese philosophy is very interesting and even though Wyatt isn't perfect, the class is not too difficult and he is certainly better than the reviews suggest.

This course was extremely interesting! This course introduces numerous schools of Chinese philosophical thought and it goes reasonably in depth on many (20+) Chinese philosophers of old until the modern era. Wyatt has his ups and downs as he is very kind, a bit quirky, rather considerate and overall has fair expectations. His biggest …Read more

This is a difficult but very rewarding course. It's reading-intensive and every class is a lecture. Don is very passionate about the material and a very fair grader. The exams are very difficult, even after intensive studying.

The class was very interesting, but VERY lecture heavy. Classes would consist of Prof. Wyatt droning on and on about a topic. With the lights dim, it sometimes made it difficult to not fall asleep. Your grade rests entirely on the Midterm, Paper, and Final, which makes it a little difficult to showcase your understanding. I found the Midterm and Final quite hard, despite paying attention in Lecture. It required a lot of memorization.

The class was very interesting, but VERY lecture heavy. Classes would consist of Prof. Wyatt droning on and on about a topic. With the lights dim, it sometimes made it difficult to not fall asleep. Your grade rests entirely on the Midterm, Paper, and Final, which makes it a little difficult to showcase your understanding. I found th …Read more