Professor: Mort Schoolman
Department: Political Science
College: University at Albany (SUNY Albany), Albany, NY
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: RPOS419Z
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Amazing Professor! This was my first time taking a class with him, and I enjoyed it. There was a lot of reading required for the class so make sure to keep up with the readings, because he will call on you randomly. Also be on time he dislikes it when people show up late.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: RPOS310
- 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 I have ever taken. You have to come to class and participate if you want to do well on the Essays and take home exams. Hates tardiness so show up on time or be prepared to be called out on it.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: POS308
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great guy. Very approachable. Everything ties back to theory. Tough-ish grader. Read, show up regularly, and contribute you'll be fine.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: RPOS419Z
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
LOVE this professor. He cares about what he does and you need to put the work in to get an A in the class. the only professor I know that cares about what goes outside of the classroom as well. Material is difficult but he will guide you as much as you need.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: POS307
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the best professors I have had at Ualbany, Professor Schoolman is genuine, intriguing, and has a great sense of humor. Show up to class on time, do the readings and you will do well.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: RPOS695
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A very nice person. Open-minded and a good teacher who listens and allows students to help each other and to be creative.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: POS103
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very dynamic and intriguing personality, I swear he looks exactly like Alan Rickman which is really cool. Fantastic teacher, embraces a unique dry sense of humor and a very courteous Professor two. Always challenges you to think and has fascinating views. Great choices for reading- Stuart Mill and Walt Whitman especially. Definitely recommend.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: POS307
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent professor.Encourages his students to think.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: RPOS300
- 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:
Walt Whitman himself would have commended Schoolman as precisely the kind of intellectually challenging educator this country needs!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: RPOS103
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome mind and GREAT lectures! This is a philosophy class and even if you're not into it, he explains things very well. If you do enjoy philosophy it's even more enjoyable but is still dense material. The class grade is completely dependent on TA grading however, a bit frustrating, but he is very open to questions on and review of grades.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: RPOS103
- 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:
Political theory may not seem like an interesting discipline, but this man makes it all worth it. He's a phenomenal lecturer and keeps you engaged for most, if not all of the time. No textbook, all reading is on Blackboard. Midterm and final (essay writing), no attendance (but go to class , it'll help you more than hurt you like in other classes)
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: RPOS417
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Amazing professor, go to his office hours and get to know him. Class seems very difficult but he will help you if you show an interest. One of the best professors in the poli sci dept.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: RPOS400
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Schoolman is the best professor I've had during my entire four years at Albany. Take a class with him, I guarantee you won't regret it. He is brilliant.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: THEOR308
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Tough class. Be prepared to read the book and then read it again and once more for good measure. At some point between the readings and the lectures and the office hours you may make sense of it all.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: POLI202
- 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:
Great teacher
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: POL347
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
School is the epitome of what a professor should strive to be. He's demanding, because he wants you to think about things. He doesn't look to change your views, but we seeks his students to explore their thoughts liekt they otherwise wouldnt, an extreme mental exercise of sorts. He's extremely approachable, and lives for the material he's teaching.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: POS301
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
There are professors, then there are professors. Dr. Schoolman is a God among faculty. He knows the material, he has an amazing command of issues, and forces you to think critically about issues. An amazing guy and everyone should take at least one class from this mental giant.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: RPOS419Z
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: RPOS310
- 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:
If you're into theory take the class, if you're not, be weary. It's not as hard as it originally seems, you can pass with only listening to the lectures if you have some interest. Information will be dry otherwise. Schoolman is cool as hell tho!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: RPOS310
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you have a GENUINE interest in polysci take a course by him. Very good at working through really complicated theoretical frameworks for students. Taking this course helped me look a democracy in a very different way. The reading is pretty dense, but is very good for enhancing reading comprehension and rhetorical analysis.
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