Wayne Moyer - Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

Professor: Wayne Moyer

Department: Political Science

College: Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Moyer is a great man. His classes are interesting and he really cares about the material. Talk to him outside of class! Do the reading! And allow yourself to enjoy learning from one of the best professors at Grinnell.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely knowledgable; Overall engaging but occasionally boring lectures; Much reading; a short (5-7) paper, a long (15-20) research paper, and an all-essay final; helpful during office hours; fair grader; kind personality.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Moyer is an institution! If you have the chance to take a class with him, go for it. Recently, he's been all about climate change and those classes are really cool. I have to admit, I did snooze in International Relations every once in a while, but Moyer has encyclopedic knowledge of what he teaches and his assignments are often fun to complete.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POL259
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Moyer is my favorite! He chooses very interesting readings. I was always procrastinating in my other classes to do the Human Rights homework. He is so organized and prepared for every class. If you get the chance, take a class with him before you leave Grinnell. He made me certain I wanted to major in political science.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 259
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. Expects you to read all readings (usually 50 pages long).

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Interesting lectures, interesting reads. But be prepared for a LOT of work; it's 40-70 dense pages per class, along with a 7 page paper, a debate, a 15 page final paper, and an essay final. Worth the work though--the stuff you learn is simply awesome.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLI222
• 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:

great prof. sometimes boring, but super enthusiastic and intelligent!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: TUTCWCC
• 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:

Took his tutorial on Coping With Climate Change: How Science, Politics, and Ethics Intersect and enjoyed it very much. He is a very, very smart man, a fair grader, and all around great guy. He does expect a lot from you, even in the tutorial setting, but, you will enjoy the class as a whole. Can't wait to take some of his Poli Sci courses.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I can't imagine another 200-level course having this much reading. On top of that, the reading itself seems very outdated, and it gets old trying to apply the same three models to every single foreign policy situation that you study.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: INTRELATIONS
• 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:

Two thumbs up! He taught me everything I know about international relations. Really inspiring guy! Invites you to his house and feeds you breakfast during exam review. Lectures on the Cold War policy are truly awe-inspiring. The only problem is that his classes are so popular that it can be difficult to have real discussion. TONS of reading.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL250363
• 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:

Excellent. Very personable and highly intelligent. A lot of reading, but his choice of books is excellent. I still reference them years later in my own work. Please take a class from him if you are interested in foreign policy making and international relations.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MULTIPLE
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does assign lots of reading and actually expects you to complete it and analyze it. His lectures are really interesting and he is incredibly intelligent and knowledgable. He is also the only professor I know who will sit down and chat with you, unscheduled, for an hour on any given day.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SEVERALADVISE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he's very smart, not super exciting, but a solid dude.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SEVERAL
• 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:

Outstanding professor and person. I'm still in touch with him more than 10 years down the line, and find that I apply lessons I learned from him nearly every day in the "real world." Will make huge amounts of time available to students taking an interest - take advantage of this!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: INTREL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

cares about his students

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POL352
• 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:

A great professor with a broad background, if you do what's expected of you as a student, you will learn A LOT in his class. He made me really interested in political science.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 250
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely brilliant man. So kind. Knows the material and can explain it backwards and forwards. So much reading, but it's worth the effort. One of my favorite classes I've taken

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• 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:

Be ready to read. Proff is very knowledgeable and willing to help. One of my favorite classes.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POL250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too much reading and hard to pay attention to in class. However, he is very enthusiastic, helpful, and smart. Decent/ fair grader, but he expects a lot from his students.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI
• 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:

You know, he's one that you should get to know outside the class. He harvests the good kids, mentors 'em, and keeps watching out for 'em years later. One of the best.