Berna Turam is an International Affairs professor at Northeastern University rated 2.89/5 by 114 students, with 2.96/5 difficulty and 25.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Berna Turam professor reviews and ratings: 2.89/5 from 114 student reviews at Northeastern (25.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
This course was supposed to "develop a knowledge of particular cities" but Prof Turam unfortunately did not achieve this. Seminar-based, there was little feedback/input from Prof Turam except a starting point. She appears helpful, but then you get a shocking reaction if you disagree with her in discussions. Wish I'd listened to other students.INTL3200 2023-04-29 12:35:10 +0000 UTC
Class was good and there was a lot of reading. like a lot. but it was still a very interesting class and she is very knowledgable and makes the class interesting. There was no final, only a presentation.INTL2300 2013-12-16 12:50:56 +0000 UTC
Very little content of substance and material that was discussed had very little to do with the course description. I understand that its a seminar, but there was virtually no instruction and discussions frequently went off topic. No assignments were graded until release of final grade. If you're taking this to fulfill a requirement look elsewhere.INTL3200 2023-02-25 19:07:46 +0000 UTC
This module was an interesting module by Professor Turam. She appears helpful, and answers questions during class, but if you ask outside, she's moody and doesn't give an answer/seems annoyed, despite me being an A grade student, so I'd hope I'm asking smart Qs ! Her exams are ok but you'll need to read outside resources, and avoid annoying her !INTL3200 2023-01-02 02:16:26 +0000 UTC
Berna Turam makes class fun! She had us all sit in a circle and engage in class discussion. It is not a hard class and is interesting. We got to choose a semester long project to collect field notes on. She is always eager to help students and loves to get to know people and hear about their life experiences.INTL3200 2022-11-30 17:38:24 +0000 UTC
Berna Turam has an average rating of 2.89/5 from 114 student reviews. 25.0% of students said they would take them again.
Berna Turam's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.96/5 based on student reviews.
Berna Turam has taught INTL3350, INTL3200, SOCL3200, SOCL7229, INTL4700, ANTH3200, SOCL7268, INTL2300 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.