Reviews of professor Michael Paarlberg

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Paarlberg gives great feedback and really cares about the success of his students. His class is tougher than most POLI courses, but he takes time to make sure everyone understand the material. I would take another course with him again for sure

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I expected to hate this class because its not for my major but I'm glad I was wrong. Prof. Paarlberg is literally the bomb. He teaches the entire class time but explains his powerpoint in the most simple way which I liked for note taking. If you study, you'll get a good grade on the exam, he doesn't include any surprises!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I absolutely loved this class! Professor Paarlberg is very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about what he teaches. He always included a variety of materials from the countries that we're learning about and includes optional materials in Spanish for students who are interested. His lectures are very engaging and interesting. Highly recommend!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Absolutely loved this class. He is a man who knows what he's talking about, and actually cared about it too. I loved coming to class just because lecture is so interesting. His tests are pretty hard but he curves well, and you can get good grades if you study. An AMAZING professor, you won't regret taking him at all.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Paarlberg is a good teacher. His lectures are interesting, especially the ones on South American countries.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
professor Paarlberg is awesome! hes very accessible outside of class and hes very easy to talk to regarding your grades or just getting a better understanding on the topics or readings. he makes lectures more intriguing by adding in little class activities or watching videos that relate to the topic were studying at the time. highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Paarlberg is a good guy. His lectures are engaging and he is at his best when speaking on South America b/c that is his area of study. That said he also had some really insightful info on Korea. Also, he is great to talk to outside of class if you regarding any number of topics. Most importantly his political leanings play no role.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
New professor, generally really funny and personable. Class was pretty chill as well, grades weren't terribly hard though this one in particular was kind of early in the morning so sometimes I missed class and suffered because of that. There's some homework but it's pretty easy and the class was interesting, so. Definitely worth taking.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A large chunk of your grade is a final paper! It may seem intimidating when he goes over the syllabus on the first day, but do not drop this class. Absolutely amazing and empathetic professor. You have to put some effort into the final paper but so satisfying and a great resume lister when you're done. I HIGHLY recommend!