Alan Patten - McGill University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Alan Patten

Department: Political Science

College: McGill University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Solid lectures, difficult TAs, gone now

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLI333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hard subject, but he handles it incredibly well. Clear and helpful, just expect to put in the work.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLI333
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAZING teacher!!! He enlighetened my interest for philosophy/Political Theory. He is one of the best professor that I have at McGill!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

So he's gone to Princeton... I guess McGill wasn't good enough for him. We don't seem to be able to keep goof profs...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLITHRY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Yes, his classes are hard, but so is political theory. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Gross. Ur all nuts. This is the worst class ive taken at McGill. His pompus attitude is interlerable. Shutup NO LIKES HAGEL. And bravo you have an art fetish. Just couldnt stand him or his class. I had a good TA who saved my life.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

What's he doing in Indonesia? Hanging out on the beach? Come on. Can't wait to see him with his Bali tan. Office hours, yeah.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Brilliant man, very clear, understandable lectures, sort of boring sometimes. Nice guy if you want to go to his office and discuss class related stuff. Pretty hard marker.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLI211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

so boring

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Really good, no-frills lecturer. Cheerfully welcomes as many questions/comments as time allows (usually not many). The right amount of work for a 200-level. Stringent (but by no means unfair) grading.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This course was actually pretty easy!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

super clear, super interesting. this will not be your best mark at Mcgill but you will learn alot and be happy you did.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good class...Easy to follow powerpoint Hard grading though on essays. Great intro to theory though

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class appears soooo easy, but if you geta tough TA (like I did) it can be a major pain in the a**.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hard marker, but the subject is interesting and the TA's are great.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class was my favorite, even though I had never studied anything of the like before. If your interested in the subject, it isn't difficult.The conferences were a blast, and Proff. Patten was always willing to help!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you find political theory interesting you will enjoy his intro course. He is very, very clear and easy to follow. But get ready for a lot of PowerPoint! Very hard marker, but then again who isn't in McGill Arts?

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLI231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Well-structured lectures, though he does move a bit slowly... his brilliance is apparent, though his pomposity does drag the class down a bit. Overall, a solid professor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLI444
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This man is adorable. However, I would suggest that you not take one of classes just because you think he is cute - that is what I did and now i'm stuck in political theory. He is VERY cute. not as cute from up front.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 6363
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He had a very superior manner about him. Made him feel sort of distant and unfriendly. On the upside, he is an excllent teacher. I'd reccomend him highly for a seminar, but you're going to get butchered in a survey.