Super great professor, was flexible when I had some life conflicts in her class, gave me extra time. Suuuuuper knowledgable about the class content, and very engaging. I considered dropping the class, but I found myself extremely interested in the material once it began, and though it was hard, it was fun and cool to learn from her.Rate My Professors ↗
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ELIZABETH BEARDEN
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Bearden is AWESOME!! Super helpful, and very engaging. The subject matter of her courses can feel intimidating, but she wants to work with you. If you have questions, never be afraid to ask her, she is on your side. If you can, do the reading for her class: it's only fun when people participate, and they drag when they don't.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
She's smart, nice, and entertaining. She goes through the information quickly in the lectures, so you must pay close attention and not miss class. The problem I had was that she's a tough grader but doesn't offer a lot of feedback. If you put the effort in, you'll probably get the grade you want.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
I took Bearden's English 543 class, and while the content was engaging, I didn't like her teaching. She was a harsh grader without providing much feedback at all, and she shut down students who participated in class if they gave an answer she didn't like. As a result, I felt discouraged from participating and didn't look forward to her class.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Bearden was a really engaging lecturer, and made her content extremely accessible. The papers were somewhat difficult, but if you have paid attention to lectures and read the texts you will be fine. I wish I could have had her as a professor in person.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Bearden is awesome. She is very caring, understanding and always willing to help. I appreciated the effort she put into the class. I can tell she is passionate about what she is talking about and I truly enjoyed and learned something from every lecture. She also gives great paper feedback so that you can improve next time. Great class!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with ELIZABETH BEARDEN
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 245 | Seminar in the Major |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 328 | The Sixteenth Century |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 431 | Early Works of Shakespeare |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 543 | Discourses of Disability, Antiquity to 1800 |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 328 | The Sixteenth Century |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 546 | Topic in Travel Writing Before 1800 |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2024 | ENGL 543 | Discourses of Disability, Antiquity to 1800 |
| Fall 2024 | ENGL 804 | Topics in Early Modern Literature |
| Fall 2024 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2024 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2023 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2023 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2022 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2021 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2020 | ENGL 328 | The Sixteenth Century |
| Fall 2020 | ENGL 431 | Early Works of Shakespeare |
| Fall 2020 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL 543 | Discourses of Disability, Antiquity to 1800 |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL 680 | Honors Project |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL 804 | Topics in Early Modern Literature |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 182 | Introduction to Literature for Honors |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 328 | The Sixteenth Century |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL 543 | Discourses of Disability, Antiquity to 1800 |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL 680 | Honors Project |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL 804 | Topics in Early Modern Literature |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2018 | ENGL 546 | Topic in Travel Writing Before 1800 |
| Fall 2018 | ENGL 804 | Topics in Early Modern Literature |
| Fall 2018 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2018 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2017 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2017 | ENGL 245 | Seminar in the Major |
| Spring 2017 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2016 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2016 | ENGL 182 | Introduction to Literature for Honors |
| Spring 2016 | ENGL 543 | Discourses of Disability, Antiquity to 1800 |
| Spring 2016 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2015 | ENGL 245 | Seminar in the Major |
| Fall 2015 | ENGL 328 | The Sixteenth Century |
| Fall 2015 | ENGL 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2015 | ENGL 422 | Outstanding Figure(s) in Literature Before 1800 |
| Spring 2015 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2015 | ENGL 804 | Topics in Early Modern Literature |
| Fall 2014 | ENGL 546 | Topic in Travel Writing Before 1800 |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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