Reviews of professor Matthew Carlson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Carlson was great! He was very funny and entertaining and provided plenty of support for students. JOUR1001 had three essays which were graded lightly. Lectures twice a week and weekly reading quizzes. The midterm and final were both challenging and based off of the text, so if you want to do well, you have to read the text.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Carlson is a great guy who delivers very interesting lectures. Participation stays high which isn't common for 1000 level classes, partially because he has pop quizzes on undisclosed Thursdays throughout the semester. They are very easy as long as you have attended lecture and paid attention. Overall, a great class to fill requirements!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
My favorite professor in my whole 4 years at the U of M. Super caring and personable. His lectures are really enjoyable and he makes the course content fun to learn. Definitely take a class with him if you can, you won't regret it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is super nice and entertaining in lecture if you participate. The assignments and exams are super easy if you put just a little bit of effort in.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Carlson made JOUR 1001 my favorite class this semester! He does a great job of engaging his students in lectures and creating a conversational atmosphere. He clearly cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He added points to everyone's exam scores to raise the class average. Manageable workload, fun class. Be sure to attend lecture.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Fantastic course, Matt is an awesome prof and a super nice guy

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a pretty good prof. Lectures can be boring and I find his voice annoying but if you go to class, do the ICEs, and follow all rubrics to a tee then you'll get an A. Tests this semester were online (COVID) which made it super easy to do well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Matt is at best an average professor. Lectures are engaging, but you really do not learn much. Everything is much too broad, and the tests are very specific. Show up to class to get the ICE points, and take the weekly quizzes. The papers are not bad, but the tests are pretty difficult just doing a quizlet won't help you to get an A. Use the book!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Carlson was a fantastic professor for PHI 270 Symbolic Logic, and I wouldn't have wanted any other professor to teach the class. Dr. Carlson's understanding of epistemology and logic make the lectures fascinating. Your grade primarily depends on exams and homework. Class is optional, but not going to his lectures will be the death of you!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Matt is so great! His lectures are very interesting and he starts a lot of fun class discussion. Makes a lot of (cringey) jokes, and keeps class upbeat and engaging. He has a lot of assignments on random days, so if you skip, you won't get the points. But overall, he's amazing!! Definitely take him!