Vincent Moscardelli - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Professor: Vincent Moscardelli

Department: Political Science

College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLS1602
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Moscardelli is great. I loved his classes and highly recommend him. One of my favorites. He is funny and accessible outside class if you need help with anything. Participation does matter though so try to avoid skipping too much. His exams arent bad because he lets you choose which questions to answer and they vary by type.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS1602
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely passionate about the subject, and even more knowledgeable. TAKE. HIS. CLASS.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POLS1060
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is a simple 1000 level course and it seemed as if the professor took his job way too seriously. The exams were ridiculously hard and there was an unbearable amount of reading. There was a midterm a paper and a final exam and if you failed one you were basically screwed for the rest of the class. By far the hardest class i have ever taken!!!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLIS101
• 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:

fantastic professor! i would recommend him to anyone. very clear and knowledable. teaches his american politics class without bias, which is very difficult to do. little use of textbook; as long as you know the powerpoints and do the online readings you'll do fine. attendence taken in discussion frequently but attendence at lecture is taken rarely

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POL308
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very smart. Really intersting if you are into American Politics. He is my internship advisor this semster. Really enjoyed his class. midterm final and a paper. go to class and take notes. can skim readings but he can tell on exams if you have done the work. would take any class he teaches

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PS306
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Professor was far too detached from the class. Tests were handed back late, and had almost no time for helping students. He is another one of those guys who got bored in Washington and figured that being a college professor was a good way to get paid for life. Very disappointing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLSC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

great teacher...but breezes thru material

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POLSC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

straightforward. harder than some gen-eds but is very interesting and this class will help you in the real world. good professor, just study hard, and you can do fine. don't need to know anything about politics before to do well. go to discussions and lecture and read as you go on and you can get an A

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLI305
• 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:

You get out of his class what you put into it. Come to class, pay attention, and do the readings, you will do fine. Very fair on papers and tests. Paper required a lot of research and analysis, but was reasonable on the grading. Learned more in this class than in any other by far.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLIS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unbelievable amount of reading and work he makes you do. Tests are complete ****. I highly recommend staying away from this class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLSI100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

kind of difficult for a gen ed, must is a very nice teacher. scaled midterm. some prior form of understanding about govt definately helps, or high interest. go to discussions.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The only way you don't do well is if you don't try. The class is straight forward... midterm was alot harder than the final. Good guy, better teacher.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLSC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took both American Politics and Congress and the Leg. Process with him. Great teacher! Really interesting and very helpful. It is not super easy but he is very reasonable. Definitely suggest this class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLCI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

okay....i thought going into this class it would be a typical government type class...no no...it was probably the hardest class ive taken so far at umass. the teacher is cool....but he rarely lets people ask too many questions if he's on a roll with what he's saying. the exams are impossible!!! and the book totally sucks slash makes no sense!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

very hard class. hes smart but hes teaching is a bit unclear. everything is on OHP n he breezes thru it. if u dont have prior knowledge of polisci i wudnt recommend taking the class. do all the readings and take notes on them for exam review. very difficult exams. and DEF go to discussion and lectures!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI101
• 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. The class definitely requires a good amount of interest in the topic to do well and the material is fairly in depth. Easily the best class and professor I've had at UMASS. Pretty tough but worth it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI305
• 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 is a great and interesting class, but he doesnt make it easy on you. You are expected to hold your own, but hes not unreasonable. I highly recommend this class if you are interested in the material.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI101
• 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:

Challenging 100 level. First test is somewhat hard coming out kind of awkward. Yet, if one studied correctly everything should be ok. The paper is also pretty hard based on a mundane read. As class progresses and one understands how he works the final is much easier, he is a spirited professor which is nice. This class enhanced my political views.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

one of the harderst classes iv have all year. extrememly intelligent prof. but does not understand that this is a 100 course. takes it way too seriously and give the hardest exam you could imagine. essay questions... and for a review basically states- know everything. not good at helping guide students to do well on exams! BOOOOO TO THIS CLASS

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI305
• 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:

KNOWS SO MUCH!!! Willing to help students learn, lectures are very interesting and filled with anecdotes that are not only funny but help you learn the material. Very personable, fair grader, one of the best profs I've ever had at UMASS. Would highly recommend him - not bad to look at either;)