Reviews of professor Brian Palmiter

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took this class because it was a required course for my major. I have had multiple breakdowns mainly because I have read and really tried, but I cannot understand anything in class. He grades stuff very slowly and as a result, you do not know where you stand until after the semester is over. There is no way for you to fix your grade, avoid him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dont believe the hype. Took this class because of the time slot. Ok professor, lots of readings and pop quizzes occasionally. Hard grader

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
HE IS THE WORST POLSCI PROFESSOR. HE TAKES YEARS TO GRADE PAPERS AND EXAMS. HIS CLASS IS VERY DENSE AND BORING. HE DOES NOT CARE WHETHER YOU SUCCEED IN HIS CLASS. He does not care enough to help you. The class is so boring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
BORING. Maybe even more than boring. He is not enthusiastic at all. He expects you to understand a 60 page reading written by a philosopher from the 1800 (hard readings) and he gives you a quiz as soon as you get in class asking specific things :) without explaining to you the topic or the reading. He goes on and on not even asking if you got it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Palmiter is not concerned about how well you do in his class. He is very boring, he lectures constantly and does not make the class interesting whatsoever. He also does not grade everything until the end of the semester which is very inconvenient for us students. Do not recommend taking this class with him- look for another professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Unclear grading, no feedback, reviews are different from tests, takes approximately 1-2 months to grade papers, not passionate, frequent pop quizzes after 60pg readings each class. The man hates his job. Professors get F's too; That's all you need to know!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I would not recommend this professor. He doesnt take the time to actually get to know his students. He takes an extremely long time to grade. Palmiter just reads from the slides. This class is was supposed to prepare me for my senior level class but I didnt learn anything. Half of the class failed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took this class as a repeat since I had a bad experience w/ Prof. Schotten at UMB. Brian has an organized & clear syllabus. You get what you put into the class. The readings were dense but genuinely enjoyable & rewarding. I was concerned about the other reviews for this prof but he was engaging and kind. I would take a class with him again!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The worst !! I didnt learn a single thing from him. All I know is what I learn from previous IR classes. From him I couldnt learn anything. He wants to sound super smart and uses hard words and thoughts from the readings. He doenst try to explain the material in an easy way. He reads slides. Papers ?? He takes forever to grade and gives you a C-.