Reviews of professor Matthew Hodgetts

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's definitely not an easy professor by any mean, and you have to do a lot of preparation on your own. However, he's a really nice guy who teaches well and also guides you as to what you need to do to prepare. Follow his study guides, do the reading, and attend lectures and you will be just fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hodgetts is great! Though intro classes are often a little broad and boring, he made the content engaging and current. I enjoyed the inclusion of recent articles; it was nice to talk about current events rather than just outdated works. He also gave great detailed feedback, which helped improve my writing. Also a super down-to-earth and funny guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Hodgetts is a wonderful professor. Very laid-back, clearly interested in his subject. He is concise and clear with the expectations for the class. There's a decent amount of writing to do, but as long as you plan accordingly they should not be an issue. The tests are very simple. He actively tries to give you good grades so work hard!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Hodgetts is a great professor. He tries to push and get to know each student.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof is understandable of pretty much everything, and will go above and beyond to ensure you're enjoying the class. The material is fairly easy, as long as you have some interest in the subject. The 5 weekly reflection essays can be annoying, and writing the papers is challenging but the tests are easy and prompts are interesting. Amazing course!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Hodgetts is super chill. He grades weekly reflections out of 2 points, and if your writing is understandable grammar-wise and contains historically accurate info/makes use of sources, you are practically guaranteed a 100 on each of those reflections. We do get exams which can be a challenge. He also tends to talk fast in lectures.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Solid choice for a polisci class. There are quite a few writing assignments, but they are pretty short. Beware of exams, though. They are open note, but require you to do an essay, short answers, and multi-choice; so you can't solely rely on your notes. Prof Hodgetts was helpful and would meet with me outside of class to help with essays.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the best professors I have ever had at CWRU. His Environmental Politics lectures are interesting and informative and there is time for class discussion as well. There's a decent amount of reading but it's not too bad and the reading is applicable (for example, we read the full text of the Paris Climate Accord). Great class, great professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Hodgetts is a wonderful lecturer and you dont have to use the textbook if you just pay attention to the lectures. He is kind of a tough grader. If youre having trouble just go to office hours, hes really nice and easy to talk to. Overall, Id definitely recommend his class, hes a great guy and an even better Professor.