Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Participation was hard for me because of my physical condition. Plus lots of reading was required, due to the professor's requirements. Examinations have strict time limits.Rate My Professors ↗
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Aparna Dharwadker
What students say
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Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Boring lectures, and attendance counts towards your grades. In-class essays written on the spot weigh heavily for your final grade.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
The class is graded on attendance + a few in-class essays, but Dr. Dharwadker prepares you very well and they are open-note.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Dharwadker's lectures are very dull, and while she clearly cares about the subjects, she is not very responsive to opinions that differ from her own. I did not feel like I was in an environment where I could contribute my thoughts, yet she seems annoyed when people don't participate. The reading selection was good though and exams were easy.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
She is flexible and kind as long as you participate in class. Her lectures are a bit long and can be boring, but she is passionate about her work and knowledgeable.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Thankfully, this professor knows that this class is primarily taken by people who don't care. Even still, she is not great at encouraging participation as she primarily wants to teach her interpretation of the text. Your full semester grade is based on four in-class writings plus attendance which is very stressful.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Aparna Dharwadker
ENGL 177 studies the intersection of literature and popular culture across various forms and media.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.69 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.86 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.72 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026ENGL 680
Honors Project
3 creditsENGL 680 is an Honors Project course.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleENGL 681 is a mentored individual study course for students completing honors theses in the major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ENGL 799
Independent Reading
1–6 creditsOffering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleENGL 890 provides mentored reading and research for pre-dissertator students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ENGL 990
Dissertation Research in English
1–12 creditsENGL 990 is a doctoral dissertation research course in English requiring instructor consent.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
A survey of major critical and theoretical sources in drama from Aristotle to the present, examining their influence on playwriting and theatrical production.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
Explore courses taught by this instructor →Browse recorded courses
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 177 | Literature and Popular Culture |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 680 | Honors Project |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 681 | Senior Honors Thesis in the Major |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL/THEATRE 576 | Survey: Theories of Drama |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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