G Grant Amyot - Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Professor: G Grant Amyot

Department: Political Science

College: Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLS241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He rambles during lectures. His lectures sound like he's talking to himself, not to a class. He reads from a script 100% of the time. Sends his lecture slides before class, but they are not sufficient enough to rely on. Readings are scattered, one week its one chapter, the next week its 8 readings, 40 pages each.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS339
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor was very accommodating and clearly well versed in what he's teaching.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Amyot was at least somewhat hamstrung by the material--political theory has never been particularly interesting to me. His speaking style is uneven and somewhat difficult to follow at times, and often his lectures would veer off in seemingly unrelated directions. That being said, nice and gentle man, class was remarkably easy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amyot really goes out of his way to make sure his students do well, especially in 384, which is a required course for politics majors. He is super accommodating, helpful, and approachable. He's a great lecturer, but may not come off as such due to the boring nature of the course. Clear and concise. He doesn't get back to emails too quickly though.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLS329
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Took this course to fill a 3rd year pols requirement not expecting much from it, yet ended up loving Amyot and the course in the end. He is extremely clear in his expectations and a very clear lecturer. He had the class participate in a model European Union, which was by far one of the most fun I have had in a class room in 3rd year.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

a dreadful class. This prof is nice, but he can't teach. Extremely unclear, therefore hard to do well. Even the TA is a mess. He should stick to teaching European politics instead

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLS329
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very helpful, not always clear in class though, but an expert in European politics.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

cool prof. not very clear sometimes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I love this guy! Very helpful and intelligent.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I just loved him. 384 is a mandatory class for all politics students so many people dread taking it. Amyot is wonderful though! He's a great teacher. There is a lot of reading for this course. So be prepared. But do what you can. The tests are very fair. He marks noticeably higher than most politics profs. I highly recommend taking his class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 384
• 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:

A good prof. Can be a bit dull at times but overall one of the better in the school.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 400LEVEL
• 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:

Enthusiastic and positive professor. One of the department's best.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, bar none

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 431
• 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:

Extremely intelligent, alot to learn from him if you are willing to.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A wonderful and helpful man

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I don't know when those other people had Amyot (maybe back in the 60s when he used to be cool?) but he was a terrible prof for a topic I normally enjoy. His lectures were so boring and even if you studied it would be difficult to do well.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very fond memories of this man!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: QUANMTHDS
• 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:

Had him in a 4th year seminar in quantitative methods several years back. Very friendly, knolwedgable, personable professor. Generous with his time and knowledge. Really positive guy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLS384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures were incredibly boring. He was uninspiring, and I did quite poorly in a subject I normally throughly enjoy. Approachable in that he will listen to you, but not really do anything to calm your concerns.