James Richter - Bates College

Professor: James Richter

Department: TBD

College: Bates College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EUS200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All around great teacher, able to adhere to both those who know the most and those who know the least. Wish I could audit the class just to sit and hear him lecture, find his style and breadth of knowledge fascinating. Always has some obscure but memorable story to back up a topic which makes the class both engaging and super informative

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PLTC232
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His passion makes you want to learn! Loved his courses.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PLTC236
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely smart and knowledgable about his courses. Professor Richter is very easy to get to know. Highly recommend going to office hours and engaging in interesting discussion. Very fair grader but will make you work hard for an A. If you do the readings you will be happy you took this class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FYS425
• 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:

His class was by far my favourite class first semester. He keeps the class engaged and is very knowledgable. Make sure you do the readings because he notices. Overall A+ guy

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PLTC171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is great! Very passionate about the topics and extremely knowledgeable. Class can occasionally get boring but it is usually very interesting. I will definitely be taking more classes with Richter in the future!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PLTC232
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really, really solid professor. Extremely understanding. He'll take the time of day to work with you. He knows everything about what he teaches and clearly cares. Take 171, 232, 258, or anything else with him. Most remarkable is his ability to objectively evaluate ideology. Do the reading, you'll need it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PLTC232
• 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:

Make sure you do the reading, because it's important and he tends to check. However, I can't be effusive enough in my praise. Always available outside class, knows his stuff, really nice, and usually makes it interesting. He'll talk about the material with you for an hour, wandering off into whatever topic you please, if you drop by. Jim is A+

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PLTC171
• 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:

Richter is a great professor. His lectures can get long, but they are logical, flow well, and outline main ideas from the various readings. He makes himself available for essay help and general inquiries, which is especially nice since sometimes his essay questions are unclear. Definitely an intelligent man, you just have to get used to him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PLTC171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor - extremely helpful outside of class and tries hard to make the class very discussion-based. He likes assigning a lot of reading and papers but if you take notes and listen to him it's a piece of cake.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 212258
• 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:

my favorite bates prof: jim is a great enthusiastic teacher. you can do well if you talk a lot in class and do the reading

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLI345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he needs to improve teaching...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLS212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Cold War class- BIGGEST MISTAKE one would EVER make! Never take his class as a freshman! Hes hard, VERY unhelpful, cold, doesnt give a damn about you or your paper. Hard grader. Literally just hands the topics for papers and thats it. Has an ego problem. would NEVER recommend him. His class hurt my gpa and didnt increase my knowledge abt the topic.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLS232
• 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:

I love him...the best professor in the world!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POLS171
• 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:

Overall a good professor and an EXTREMELY intelligent man. Has both a sense of humor and creativity. The class is not as easy as I assumed it would be, seen as how it is 100-level.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 171258
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not helpful

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Richter is by far the worst PS guy to do your thesis with. Avoid like the plague. PS 171 is pretty good though for a freshman intro. liked him then, certainly don't like him now. He's vague and harsh at the same time.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POLS171
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLS171
• 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:

This is a cool class and he's funny.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POLS171
• 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:

Wow! Am I the only one who found him both a great teacher AND a good looker? Seriously guys... for an old dude? Yeah, that's right. Plus he wears great clothes...