Reviews of professor Patrick Schoettmer

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Phenomenal professor. I have had the pleasure of being Professor Schoettmer's student for 3 classes now, and he is very passionate about his research on American religious denominations. Witty, entertaining, and educational lectures paired with reasonable and tailored assignments and papers make Schoettmer's courses a must-have for students at SU!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
While the actual quality of teaching was ok, everything else sucked. We're on the last week of class (week 10) and he started grading things from week 2 yesterday, so I have no idea what my grade in the class actually is. I also have emailed him multiple times throughout the course and have never received a response/answers to my questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is super nice and always available to meet with you for extra help and if you can't make his office hours he is very understanding and accommodating. Bonus: super good about working with students with disabilities and with disability services. He is very professional and understanding about differently abled students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took professor Schoettmer's class last quarter, and my experience with the professor and his class was phenomenal. As an international student, I learned a lot about U.S. politics as he has an exciting, fun way of teaching. I highly recommend taking his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolutely loved Prof. Schoettmer. Super chill and laid back. Lectures were interesting. Group discussions and simulation really helped solidify concepts we're learning. Does require to read 3 books and watch 3 movies to compare to each other in an essay, but it's straightforward and he's an easy grader.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He was very well organized and had the whole quarter planned out. The lectures in class were generally pretty interesting, and class time relied heavily on small group discussions. The work load wasn't bad and the final was easy. I didn't open the txtbook once and missed a lot of class but if you do the hw and show up occasionally ur fine.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Schoettmer is engaging but does not respond to emails. Overall, very nice guy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
least caring and most unprofessional "professor". biased on the subject of religion - will hound you for saying one fact wrong when he was vague and dull with his boring explanations. Barely grades papers and discussions, its week 6 and all he graded was my week 1 reflection -_- if you want a professor that actually does their job this guy isn't it

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Schoettmer is very knowledgeable about topics covered in class and his lectures are super engaging. Readings are easy to understand and in the Fall of 2021 attendance was not mandatory. I will absolutely be taking another class from him!