Reviews of professor Michael Carpenter

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Carpenter was by far the best teacher I have ever had! He is so passionate about what he teaches and he inspires students to learn. He holds so much knowledge in the field of Int'l politics. As an Econ student he taught me applicable theory that helped me to better understand economic concepts. This class is a must especially from Dr. Carpenter

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor, very knowledgeable and understanding.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class was very interesting, although the entire class is based on the textbook which was kind of tedious. 3 long chapters every week to study. The 2 papers were straight forward and can be written in a couple days if needed. No research required for either. Very knowledgable prof. One con is that assignments take forever to get handed back.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I had Carpenter for POLI319 last summer and again this summer 2021. Carpenter is an engaging lecturer and provides helpful feedback. Perhaps Carpenter can enhance the course by holding more office hour sessions. Material was extremely difficult, yet Carpenter was only available on Thursdays. Carpenter can enhance the course by responding to emails

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Michael is very open-minded, readily embraces student opinions and encourages discourse during lectures. He gives different perspectives to controversial subjects while remaining politically neutral. More than a few times I've left his lectures in deep thought. If you're not interested in the class contents, his lectures may not be engaging.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Carpenter is very good. His lectures are clear and easy to follow. There is a lot of reading but he ends up cutting some of them out. Assignments are fairly easy and it is clear what he wants done with them.