Mark Blitz - Claremont McKenna College

Professor: Mark Blitz

Department: TBD

College: Claremont McKenna College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GOV20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pro: He makes you understand the material and reading. You will learn a ton. Con: Generally boring class periods. He isn't too nice and he has high grading expectations. Conclusion: Take the class if you can do all the reading VERY thoroughly and can stay awake in class. Otherwise, try to get someone else

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• 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:

Very good professor. He will make sure you understand the texts to the core. If you're not interested in government, don't take his class, as I imagine it would get very boring.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• 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:

Torture to stay awake in a class when the professor speaks in a monotonous voice, even when he is passionate about the topic. Avoid if you can.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

How can you fully engage in this absurdly boring class. Don't read the books - he goes over everything 10 different ways in class. Take good notes and you'll ace the test and papers... but it'll be hard to keep the drool off them. Work load is not too bad... two tests, two papers.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GOV20
• 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:

Although his lectures can be dry and repetitive, Professor Blitz is quite bright. Anybody who engages fully in the class will learn a lot.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GOV080
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely bright yet extremely boring. I think he uses the same lectures every year. He KNOWS all of the text, by heart, and wants you to know and understand them as well. That being said, he does not want you to fail. He's kind, but certainly not for every one. Unfortunate, considering that the other section of this class is taught by a nut.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Long, droning lectures are a bit difficult to get through, but you have GOT to go to class to do well in this class. The testing method - identifying and explaining passages - is a little weird and gets REALLY hard on the final, when you have 7 or 8 authors to choose from. Still, learned a lot and he will help you out if you ask for it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GOVT80
• 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:

Professor Blitz is one of the best profs at CMC. His class is hard, but he is brilliant and his lectures are interesting.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GOV20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

prof. Blitz is a genius.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Excellent. Extremely generous with his time in and out of class. Students can learn much from this man. A word to the wise (but especially the unwise, however): if you say stupid things, he will not feel shy about repudiating your stupidity.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• 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:

Everything he says is relevant to his tests and paper assignments. He's incredibly clear and very willing to meet during office hours.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GOV20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not especially entertaining, but has some good things to say if you can pay attention.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• 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:

Tendency to be monotone but guy is incredibly intelligent and willing to help. Exams are not too difficult but the final is sort-a evil. Requires a ton of reading. Go to class and all books wil make sense.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GOVT80
• 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:

Not only does he expect you to read all 7 long political philosophy texts, he suggests that students reread them all before the final. You should also be sure to attend every single day of boring lecture if you want to do well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GOV020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very, very boring, he knows his stuff, but if you can sit through his class, youre a stronger person than I, his voice is a v. annoying monotone. He also has a tendency to clutch, or lean against, or otherwise grope his podium.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GOV
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Intro to political philosophy--holy **** this class is so hard. had to work madness. plus the final is absolutely impossible. must identify all these quotes etc.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GOV80
• 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:

He's okay. Lot's of works covered. He lulls you into complacency by spending too much time on the Republic and then expects you to read over 30 chapters of Hobbes' Leviathan in a week later in the semester.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GOV20
• 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:

If you enjoy teacher's reading straight from their notes and you copying those notes yourself, take him. Also, on midterms you have to quote and identify authors and their works, very very hard.