Reviews of professor Jerome Klassen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Jerome is an amazingly bright lecturer. I love the diversity of books we read. He leans very far to the left, but is careful not to push his views. He does lecture a lot, but is open to discussion as well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Unironic grade-inflation course. Show up for exams and you'll be fine.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Disliked the quiz structure which had ambiguous questions, and multiple answers. Just ten questions per quiz which make the probability of a bad grade higher. No extra credit. Slow responses with vague explanations, so I never got my questions answered clearly. Not recommended for summer classes; maybe better in person, but not online.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Extremely knowledgeable. Lectures are amazing. Concise with only the most crucial information. Clear grading criteria (emphasizes testing points in class). Solid foundation of schools of thought for future understanding in IR. Take him at some point if IR/PolSci interests you at all.
Very kind and understanding, granted extension when I was down.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professor is great and passionate about this course. It is a bit lecture heavy and can be boring at times but it is an interesting class. However, there was one issue: the TAs. They grade the 5 essays that are assigned. They comment on your essay with passive aggressive comments and give no feedback whatsoever, but won't hesitate to be rude.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I learned so much in PolSci 220: intro to IR. He is extremely knowledgeable about this subject and is also very passionate.  If you put in good effort you will be rewarded with a good grade as well as lots of new knowledge. This class only encouraged my interest in pursuing a field in international relations.