Reviews of professor Miroslav Shapovalov

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I've taken over 170+ Credits and never have I had a worse professor. The very short time frame to take a test is absurd. Tests on 3-4 chapters with 100-150 pages given weekly and not nearly enough time to take them. When asking questions the response is pure attitude. The GroupMe text chain of the class was literally afraid to ask him questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For a topic I had little knowledge on, Professor Shapovalov was able to instruct effectively and provide course materials that gave me an impressive understanding of a culture and political system dissimilar to my own. Lectures were entertaining, well executed, and interactive when you came prepared for class. All around great semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not going to lie, the class is very hard and if you aren't a good test take I wouldn't recommend, that said Professor Shapovalov was awesome in teaching the material and provides clear feedback for discussions and the policy brief. My advice is don't ignore quizzes and exams because a lot of the questions are borderline oddly specific memory tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took his class Politics of LGBTQ+ Policy and it was one of my favorite courses. It is not an easy A but watching the lectures and doing all of the readings assigned help. His lectures make everything in the modules easier to understand. There are quizzes, discussions, news briefs, and a policy brief. Amazing course

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Shapovalov is a great teacher who cares a lot about his students' experience. I enjoyed the course and learned more than I have in any other lecture classes. The practice quizzes are helpful for preparing for tests and make them a breeze if you study them, but for free-response and participation the reading (16 pgs per class) is best.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolute worst experience Ive had in the few years Ive been at UCF. This teacher is completely unorganized,assignments are never clear, and The way he grades is insane. Hopefully you go into his class knowing a lot about politics, or Russia in general he flies through his lectures, but refuses To put power points Online. 100%Take someone else

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are great and make participation easy, especially the Friday discussions. His humor is A+ and he's good at making difficult concepts easy to understand. The class will require reading and the tests have essay questions that require actual thinking. This shouldn't be a surprise as it is an upper level political science course