Matthew Dickinson

Dickinson is very knowledgeable, and lectures are very engaging. He comes off as strict at first, but he is actually very funny and understanding. Readings are dense and long, but as long as you understand the main argument, you will be fine. He also gives out discussion questions, which are very helpful for understanding the readings and the discussion section. This course showed me I was interested in Political Science and I found myself thinking about the material outside of class. The work can sometimes be difficult, but you can get a lot out of this class.

Dickinson is very knowledgeable, and lectures are very engaging. He comes off as strict at first, but he is actually very funny and understanding. Readings are dense and long, but as long as you understand the main argument, you will be fine. He also gives out discussion questions, which are very helpful for understanding the reading …Read more

Dickinson is an incredibly knowledgable and passionate professor. Going to office hours is very helpful along with participating in discussion. Class is always a lecture and you have to take diligent notes, because the exams are usually based off of content from lecture. There is a lot of reading for this class, but it's usually very interesting and you learn how to skim for important parts. He posts discussion questions to help with the readings. Discussions are engaging and the class content is easy to grasp. Overall an excellent intro course and an excellent professor.

Dickinson is an incredibly knowledgable and passionate professor. Going to office hours is very helpful along with participating in discussion. Class is always a lecture and you have to take diligent notes, because the exams are usually based off of content from lecture. There is a lot of reading for this class, but it's usually very …Read more

I had the unique opportunity to take this course during an election year, which was incredibly exciting. Professor Dickinson has a clear passion for the American Political System, and his lectures are interesting and engaging. There is a lag between submitting work and getting feedback, but that may have been because of how busy his schedule was with election coverage.