I had Prof. McCrudden for comparative human rights. He has a very distinct style. It resonated well with me, though I know others had different perspectives. He had a no-cold-call philosophy because he didn’t want to put students on the spot. That meant people who tend to raise their hand more (and more quickly) spoke more. It also meant that discussions were pretty genuine.
He’s a bit chaotic but I found him to be quite caring.
He’s open to meeting students in small groups for lunch or drinks.
He gave us a choice between a paper and an exam. The paper was more work (in terms of time) than the exam by a long shot, but I think possibly he may grade papers more favorably than exams on balance (honestly just a guess though).
Had McCrudden for Human Dignity. I loved the course and I loved the prof! He takes a very liberal arts/comparative approach; we took specific data points in the field to build a general picture of the overarching concepts. I found it very effective. I also appreciated the fundamentally philosophical aspect of the course; it was a good intellectual exercise but it also enriched my personal understanding of what it means to be a humanist (lawyer). McCrudden was excellent to talk with about my term paper, very encouraging and helpful. He can be a bit difficult to reach by email, but that’s the only bad thing I can think of. I also thought he was great at leading discussions and making sure students get us too far off track, though allowing us to follow our interests to a certain extent. He also was fine with giving extensions–the focus was on learning and understanding, not formalities, which is how education should be imo.
I had Prof. McCrudden for Comparative Human Rights. What a wonderful human being. I learned a lot about different approaches to thinking about and judging human rights, and these principles have given me useful perspective on some of my other fundamental-rights-oriented constitutional classes. His perspective was especially helpful because he litigated some of the cases he teaches. I found the course very well organized, and I guess my perspective differs in that respect from some others; I didn’t find his class chaotic at all. He made himself very available at office hours or by appointment.
MLaw Prof Reviews
I had Prof. McCrudden for comparative human rights. He has a very distinct style. It resonated well with me, though I know others had different perspectives. He had a no-cold-call philosophy because he didn’t want to put students on the spot. That meant people who tend to raise their hand more (and more quickly) spoke more. It also meant that discussions were pretty genuine.
He’s a bit chaotic but I found him to be quite caring.
He’s open to meeting students in small groups for lunch or drinks.
He gave us a choice between a paper and an exam. The paper was more work (in terms of time) than the exam by a long shot, but I think possibly he may grade papers more favorably than exams on balance (honestly just a guess though).
Had McCrudden for Human Dignity. I loved the course and I loved the prof! He takes a very liberal arts/comparative approach; we took specific data points in the field to build a general picture of the overarching concepts. I found it very effective. I also appreciated the fundamentally philosophical aspect of the course; it was a good intellectual exercise but it also enriched my personal understanding of what it means to be a humanist (lawyer). McCrudden was excellent to talk with about my term paper, very encouraging and helpful. He can be a bit difficult to reach by email, but that’s the only bad thing I can think of. I also thought he was great at leading discussions and making sure students get us too far off track, though allowing us to follow our interests to a certain extent. He also was fine with giving extensions–the focus was on learning and understanding, not formalities, which is how education should be imo.
I had Prof. McCrudden for Comparative Human Rights. What a wonderful human being. I learned a lot about different approaches to thinking about and judging human rights, and these principles have given me useful perspective on some of my other fundamental-rights-oriented constitutional classes. His perspective was especially helpful because he litigated some of the cases he teaches. I found the course very well organized, and I guess my perspective differs in that respect from some others; I didn’t find his class chaotic at all. He made himself very available at office hours or by appointment.