Professor: Joel Fetzer
Department: Political Science
College: Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: POSC456
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Loved his field trip! Amazing and fascinating! He is also a very caring guy.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: POSC456
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the best professors that I have taken at Pepperdine. Very smart and well informed. He is way too smart to teach at Pepperdine tbh. U need to take good notes in all of his classes, otherwise you will fail your test. Not condescending at all compared to the other professors at the polisci division, you are fee to ask any questions.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: POSC104
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Not as much homework as expected, however classes are compacted with information spoken by professor. Very auditory, barely any visuals on notes. Lots of videos are shown to correlate to the topic discussed. Tests are not too difficult to take, however you must really know the common idea of lots different material.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: POSC460
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Joel is one of the best professors in the Poli Sci division IMO. With a sense of humor drier than the Sahara, a unique ideology on teaching and an anarchist tinge to his politics his courses are dense, tests absurdly difficult and his lectures very filling. You get field trips, he grades heavy on a curve and I've never heard anyone actually fail.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: POSC555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
test mission impossible
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: 426
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Brilliant man. Insanely difficult tests. ID's are just plain hard. Study Blue should really help if you take "GovPol of Dev. Countries". You will work for it but it is well worth it.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: POSC555
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Joel is a ridiculously smart man and he shows passion for what he does in every lecture. He may come off as smug sometimes, but will help you out in the end. Just talk to him. Tests are impossible, ID's can be a one off thing he mentioned in passing worth points on a test, they're very hard. Lectures will take up 3-5 pages of notes a class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: POSC458
- 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:
Fetzer is a very nice and intelligent guy (he can speak 5 languages!). This was the first time this class was taught. His midterm tested for some obscure terms, but after we gave feedback he improved on the final. You'll definitely learn from him if you put your mind to it.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: POSC456
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Fetzet is by far the best professor I have had during my time at Pepperdine. His class is so engaging and he cares so much about what he speaks of. Although there is no study guides for his class, and you pretty much have to know everything, I enjoy his class more than words can say. I signed up for more classes because he is amazing.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: POSC458
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is very smart and sweet. His outlines are organized, but the way he tests is unfair and does not help you actually learn anything important. You just have to know obscure details. I learned from him and would take him again if it weren't for the tests. He does curve though.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: POSC104
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Fetzer... Joel, is a very kind person and a brilliant professor. He is a fascinating person and an engaging lecturer. His tests are difficult, and graded on a BELL CURVE, not an "add-points-to-your-current-grade" curve, so just be aware. Pay attention in class and try to work together on distributing the readings. A's are hard to come by.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: POSC353
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr Fetzer is BRILLIANT, and his lectures are always interesting. He's actually lived in and personally experienced all of the countries that he talks about. He also knows half the languages of the world. The reading is dense, but the lectures more than make up for that. I would highly recommend Dr Fetzer's Comparative European Politics course.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: POSC104
- 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:
Fetzer's classes were boring at times and interesting at others. However, the final was IMPOSSIBLE!! The material was obscure and we had never seen it before in the class. the class revolted, most only answered 1 question and got A's from the curve.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: POSC101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He really is a nice guy. not a class you necessary look forward to going to however. make sure you keep up with RANDOM keywords. and he DOES take attendance. would take his class again.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: POSC104
- 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:
Joel is an intelligent man speaks many languages knows his stuff Memorize keywords and IDs for each outline/video Don't read the book, just study the bold words in each chapter. do this you'll get your A, promise. Just memorize them and make sure you know them all well enough to be able to write 3 facts a lot of material covered...
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: INTS592
- 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:
had him for many classes and will take him in the future. amazing all around...never met anyone more intellegent, yet more humble and modest. he is the definition of higher education. work hard and don't complain as if you're in 4th grade (as some students do) and you'll get your money's worth.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: IMMIGRATIONPOL
- 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:
Fetzer is a brilliant, brilliant man.... it was a privilege learning from him.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: POSC
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
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Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: HONGKONG
- 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: Mandatory
Comment:
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Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: POLSCI104
- 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:
Be prepared to take a lot of notes. He knows what he's talking about and maybe one day he'll surprise you and walk in wearing his cowboy hat :)
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