Reviews of professor Benjamin Tkach

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I love this professor. You will think at the beginning of the semester that it will be the hardest class you have ever taken, but I promise it's not. Lots of grade opportunities and a few extra credit activities. You use a simulation in this class that's like a game. Fun and interesting class. Never used the textbook and ended with an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Tkach is extremely smart, but not for everyone. You have to listen clearly to his lectures in order to get everything you need for the exams, following the slides isnt always enough. Read the textbook, please! Make sure you watch the videos he tells you to. Tkach is very helpful if you reach out to him, he only has your best interest at heart!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Tkach is an amazing lecturer who grades assignments fairly. Despite that, online video lectures are boring because his personality doesn't translate well to that medium. The assigned readings are hefty, but I have a B and I've never opened the textbook. Attendance isn't required but is encouraged as he occasionally gives unannounced quizzes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was looking up another professor on RMP, and I saw Dr. Tkach. I can't believe he has such a low rating! Dr. Tkach gives great lectures, graded fairly (WITH written feedback), and was always willing to meet when I needed it. I've taken multiple classes from him. His terrorism class in particular is one of the best classes at the university.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was initially scared of this class, but professor Tkach made it enjoyable. It was probably the one class I looked forward to going to every day. He's very smart and knows how to explain things in a way that's easy to understand. He also just wants to see you succeed, so he's willing to work with you on things.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing! He made sure that we grasped the material and worked with the class to make sure we got the most out of the class as possible.  had lots of quizzes to help us with our grade and gave extra credit points at the end just for showing up.The biggest part of the class is statecraft.I really liked him and signed up to take him again next fall

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was initially hesitant about taking this class, but I ended up loving professor Tkach. The class is very lecture heavy, but if you miss some and do the reading on your own I think you'd be okay. The biggest part of the class is the Statecraft project. It is very fun, but also can be a little annoying at times depending on who you get put with.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
more reading than any class I've ever taken. Ridiculously high expectations for an undergraduate course. Very nice guy and fun to interact with but has a way about him that makes you feel stupid for struggling with the amount of work.