Reviews of professor Matthew Hawkins

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Absolutely wonderful prof. Unlike most profs, Dr. Hawkins went above and beyond to create informative videos for lectures. 5 papers in the class-pretty straightforward prompts, you have to ask a weekly question 6 times and these are worth 10%, which is super easy to do, the material is interesting and the prof is so kind and professional. take it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Matthew was a great Prof, considering the circumstances due to covid our learning experience wasn't as most of us expected, though, Matthew still delivered the class well. The lectures were posted in order, most of the work was straight forward, and if we needed help we knew we could ask. overall, I had a great experience in the course.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mostly graded through a few assignments through the term, TA group participation, discussion posts, and a take-home paper. Taught interesting concepts and relatively easy course, lectures were just a bit boring. No textbook, however there is a book that you have to obtain and read for the take-home.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Hawkins was in my discussion group once because our TA was busy. he's really nice and funny. but I hate anthropology so... will not take this course again, hard to pass as an elective. one thing I like about him is that he will support students with financial problems to get textbooks.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Matthew is a great professor (I also had him for ANTH3008) and supervisor for Capstone. He really cares about his students and works hard to meet you where you are at. There are some group projects and lots of discussion during lectures. It all flows well because the students are generally very invested in the class content.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He made every topic interesting just by his explanations and his personal examples. I really enjoyed this course and the prof was very accommodating for students who couldn't get the book. If he's an option, choose him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Hawkins is an excellent professor. He has been flexible, fair, and understanding given the circumstances of the pandemic. His lectures and supporting videos/readings are very clear and helpful. Hes very experienced in the field and uses his experience to help students. I highly recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
he started the first class by singing a soccer chant, random but it worked. he seems like a chill guy to have a convo with and he loves his work. content and projects were straighforward but some of the readings made no sense and dragged on. boring lecture as he sits for the whole thing but he has enthusiasm in his voice and is thourough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
There is lots of readings but the weekly lectures were fun and engaging. Lots of jokes shared among peers. The grading criteria is clear. He is very understanding and willing to make allowances for his students. Great prof, I would recommend you taking any of his courses.