Rate My Professors: Stuart Soroka

Professor: Stuart Soroka

Department: TBD

College: McGill University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: POLI424
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Soroka.....class was interesting - he should post his slides ! assignments were graded fairly, but the directions are a bit vague. do your weekly assignments at the beginning of the semester and youll be fine ! oh yeahh...hes sucha cutie :)

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: POLI424
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:

One of the best classes I've taken at McGill. Soroka is engaging, informed and clear in his explanation of readings. While there is lots of work in this class, it is worth it. I walked away knowing a lot and that was largely the result of Soroka's lectures. I highly recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: POL4XX
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I expected a deeper analysis into the relation between media and politics. The content and especially the presentation of the material bordered on superficial. Prof. Soroka inundates you with readings, forcing you to skim and thus leave the careful critical analysis to your other classes. Not helpful with fine-tuning your research paper.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: POLI424
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I actually think he's a bit of an ****. But at least he's funny. He just has no recolection of what it's like to be a student, and assignss about 80 pages of coursepack readings per week.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: POL424357
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:

anyone who accuses him of being "anti-leftist" is probably a knee-jerk moron...anyone who finds his lectures boring is bewildering to me...his clips enhance the experience...the length of the lectures is perfect...rather than speak slowly and waste time, he says what he's got to say and finishes early...easily the best prof in comp. politics

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: POLI357
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was very disappointed with Soroka and POLI 357. In addition to just a little over an hour of lecture each week without conferences, Soroka was snide and inaccesible during office hours and returned 'graded' papers months after they were handed in WITH NO COMMENTS!

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: POLI357
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:

I don't know about how pro-capitalist or biased he is in 424 but in 357 he was awsome. The guy is a really good speaker and makes you wanna pay attention + he keeps his classes short so you will never get bored. For those who take 300 level classes for the first time, take him! You won't regret it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: 357
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:

I had no interest in European politics but I took this class b/c I loved 424. Soroka is such an amazing prof, I never missed a class because I truly enjoyed his lectures.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: POLI424
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:

Best class I've ever taken. Great speaker, incredibly helpful, fully informed and passionate. Best thing the poli sci dept has to offer. His classes are interesting and engaging. The only agenda he has is to teach and teach well. You rarely will meet a prof so inspiring.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: 424
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:

Really dynamic lecturer, interesting and challening ideas, compact and to the point lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: POLI424
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lousy, avoid this guy and his boring lectures at all costs

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: POLI424
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:

Is it just me or were most of his lecture bs? He only spends 45 minutes + half of that is taken up by movie clips. His lectures are supposed to be reviews of the readings, but all he does is read out long paragraphs word for word straight from the readings at a fast pace. I learned but not really.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: POLI424
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:

Stu's a hottie! a bit obsessed with video clips but makes up the time with extremely condensed, to-the-point lectures. funny, clear, but speaks a mile a minute, so hang on!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: POLI424
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:

A media prof with an agend!? Step right up & see the amazing biased media prof: Anti-capitalists beware: Leftist thinking bad!Conglomerates good! This class was so intellectually shallow that I had to check my pulse. He thinks Chomsky's "airport

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: POL357424
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:

Excellent lecturer, passionate about the subject matter, holds very extensive office hours, cares about students, great sense of humor, should be tenured immediately.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: POLI357
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:

Very good prof. Helpful outside of class and lectures are interesting. Knowing quant-methods is helpful. Start term-papers early.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: POLI357
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:

Soroka is a wonderful teacher. That being said, unless you're REALLY into theoretical politics, don't take POLI 357.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: 424357
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:

very enthusiastic, excellent lecturer. he can make even the most boring topic rivetting. the fact that he's hot helps.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: POLI424
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:

Just great...its just an added bonus that he's easy on the eyes, but his lectures are always entertaining, they actually pertain to the assigned readings and he seems to actually want his students to succeed...could you really ask for more in a Professor&

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: POLI357
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:

Yes, he is adorbale, but the class material is not exactly riveting, and it was pretty hard.

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