David Hinton - College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Professor: David Hinton

Department: Political Science

College: College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLI150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he's an actual genius, hilarious, & incredibly down to earth. you can learn so much from him, particularly from the fact that he will always admit he's wrong & doesn't push his opinions on you EVER!!! he moves fast but speaks & explains things clearly & always welcomes questions & comments. he's one of the best educators I've ever met or will meet

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POLS150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although he is a nice guy, he is not a fan of students who are not as liberal as he. If people in class point out or make a statement regarding an event of person who is conservative in any way (even moderately) he shuts them down and lists reasons why they aren't correct. Pretty sad considering both sides in political science need to be addressed.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: AMGOV101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hinton is my favorite teacher I've ever had. I've taken two of his classes now and I plan on taking a third. His best quality is his openness to being wrong. If he doesn't know the answer to something he won't try to act like he does.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POLI150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hes pretty easy to get along with. He loves you if you go to office hours. He even let me rewrite two papers bc of how much I used our office hours. Its definitely worth it to use them. Hes a good guy and graded fairly. But there is a ton of reading and you cant skip class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POLI387
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is the second class I have taken with Hinton and I would take another with him. This was his first time teaching American Political Thought, so he was disorganized. Overall, he is not difficult. He loves students that talk a lot in class and that are willing to disagree and debate with him. Would definitely recommend taking his classes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POLI150
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Hinton is super passionate about politics and knows his stuff. He is able to explain concepts really well and tells great stories, really makes you think. Paper heavy class, but if you ask him for help before it's due he'll definitely help you. Tests are writing heavy buy he gives you a study guide with everything you need to know!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hinton is a good professor and I would recommend taking his class. He gives quizzes on the New York Times, which can be tricky, but if you read the news then you should be fine. He drops a few of the quizzes anyway. The tests are fair if you read the textbook, come to class, and do the study guides. He makes the class interesting too.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HONS132
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hands down one of the best professors I've ever had. He is very knowledgable, open-minded, and funny! Hinton is definitely a tough professor; you have to work for your grade, but he is always available to help. He makes his lectures very interesting and thought-provoking. Be prepared to read!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HONS132
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A great professor, very genuine and funny. Doesn't give any easy grades, but if you participate and he knows you're trying, he'll take that into account. For Western Civ: He and Dr. Gigova are definitely tougher graders than the other professors and expect thorough readings of most, if not all, of the readings

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POLI150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome awesome professor. By far my favourite. He is full of so much information, very open-minded, and quite frankly, he cracks me up. You'll want to make sure to visit office hours/email if you care. He assigned a lot of reading so my strategy was to skim and take detailed notes whenever he went over the readings in class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: AMGOV101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is cool, really smart, and interesting but lectures are super hard to follow/take notes on. Tests are pretty hard and theres an 8 page research paper. Current event quizzes before a lot of classes. Many days he talked about current events the whole class, rather than the content we were tested on.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AMGOV101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class and professor. He explains things when you have questions and he loves for you to ask them. Very respectful of different political opinions and very informative of the different opinions. Semi-hard grader, but you do actually learn a lot.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HONS130
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hinton is great. He is so passionate and caring. I would definitely recommend taking him. WC is a hard class in general so be prepared for work (don't read, just skim).

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AMGOV101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His tests are hard, they can have around 90 vocab words to study for each tests. His papers are not that difficult do what he wants for it and you will be okay. When not taking class he is interesting in a good way. Not the worst choice just be prepared, he goes off talks about his own politics too. Not bad if you agree or are neutral.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a great professor who cares what he's talking about. He does his best to make sure no one really gets left behind. Just make sure you keep up with current events, pay attention, and know your vocab and you'll get a good grade.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He makes you subscribe to the New York Times because he does pop news quizzes, so keep up with that. His lectures are awesome and he's honestly one of the best professors I've had. His tests are very difficult though, so start studying as soon as you can. He's a tough grader for them too, so watch out for that. But if you study you'll do fine.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He gets really heated about certain topics/events & will spend the entire class giving his unnecessary opinion, in a sarcastic manner. His tests are really hard and difficult to study for because you don't really know what he will expect from you. He has lashed out at me a couple of times in front of the whole class, which is unprofessional.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLI101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I used to like Professor Hinton. I still think he's a cool guy after class. But, the whole class period he would talk about current events (which is awesome), rather than the material he tests on. So when the test came a lot of people failed because he tests on really obscure terms. He should test on current events, if that's all he discusses.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 11947
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Super Liberal dude, but he knows the content very well. He is very arrogant and his lectures are impossible to take notes off of, oh and the tests are a bunch of random words that may or may not have been in his lectures. This was one of the hardest courses I have ever taken and I would definitely avoid taking it. I hate political science now.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CRN11947
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor thinks that his opinion is correct & above everyone else's. DO NOT i repeat DO NOT take this class if you have republican views because you will be torn down by him. His tests do not reflect his lectures at all and barley any of the information in the books were on the tests. Very bright man and funny as well! good teacher? Nope.