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Geoffrey Dennis

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Philosophy and Religion

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • MA, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, 2015
    Major: Hebrew Letters
    Dissertation: Shir Hashirim Rabbah: A Study in Figure and Narrative

Current Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 3530.001Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and MagicSpring 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 3510.001Hebrew BibleSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3530.001Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and MagicFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3530.001Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and MagicSpring 2020 Syllabus
HIST 4263.003Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American HistorySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3510.001Hebrew BibleSpring 2018 SPOT
HIST 4263.003Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American HistoryFall 2017 SPOT
PHIL 3510.001Hebrew BibleSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3515.001David, Saul, and Solomon : The Early Israelite MonarchyFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3530.001Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and MagicSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3530.001Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and MagicSpring 2014
PHIL 5910.710Special ProblemsSpring 2014
ENGL 4800.001Special Seminar in Literature or LanguageSpring 2013
PHIL 4960.002Topics in PhilosophySpring 2012
PHIL 4960.002Proseminar in PhilosophySpring 2011
ENGL 5900.707Special ProblemsSpring 2010
ENGL 4800.002Special Seminar in Literature or LanguageSpring 2010
PHIL 3573.001Introduction to JudaismSpring 2009
PHIL 5900.713Special ProblemsSpring 2009
PHIL 4960.002Proseminar in PhilosophySpring 2008
PHIL 4900.713Special ProblemsSpring 2008
PHIL 5900.713Special ProblemsSpring 2008
PHIL 3573.001Introduction to JudaismSpring 2007
PHIL 4960.001Proseminar in PhilosophySpring 2006
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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