One of the best professors I've ever had! Very helpful and approachable. Even though he asks a lot from you, you'll learn a lot from the assignments. Also really fair in its grading. Classes are a lot of fun and his lessons are linked to current affairs.

Great professor! Keeps lectures interesting and clear. He is really approachable and shows a lot of respect for his students. Course was a lot of work but really fun and interesting assignments.

Such an amazing prof, he wants you to succeed so he always allows students to come to his office and discuss their work. I have never had a prof that was willing to help me succeed. The lectures are interesting and the tests really require to apply knowledge not memorize it!

Decent amount of work for this class between readings, papers and tests. But theres no surprises and he's great to go to for extra help, be it for a paper or test he'll outline exactly what your asking. Don't fall behind and this class is a easy A.

Great Professor!!!!

Best prof I've ever had! I told him I had never taken any poli sci classes before and he helped me so much throughout the semester with assignments and such. He really wants all of his students to succeed! He also communicates the course material with enthusiasm so it's always easy to pay attention in class.

AMAZING professor. He is really helpful and interesting. He is also an extremely nice person. He always replies to emails and is very easily available for appointments. He gave us the opportunity to meet former PM Joe Clark and also Donna Kennedy-Glans. Class is hard (lots of readings) but IT'S WORTH IT. (He's also cool with international students)

Chris technically isn't a prof, but he is amazing, better than any actual Poli prof at the University of Calgary. He is a great lecturer, he wants you to participate, if you do he will remember you, guaranteed. If you need any help with assignments, go to him! He will outline exactly what he's looking for and it will save you.

An amazing prof. He met with each of us individually to help us along with our research essays. He genuinely cares about your success. If you have a chance take a class with this Prof.

Great proff, classes require a lot of reading.

He knows his stuff. He is very engaging, and wants to advice students as much as possible about the assignments and theories learned in class. In class, he uses TopHat which gives you a good outline of the material you need to know in order to pass. The class is a lot of work, but definitely worth taking! (Good for exchange students)

Very good professor. Ask for advice ahead of time regarding essays and you will do well. Marking is not easy but getting a good grade is very possible if you put in time and clarify expectations well ahead of due dates. Roberts is very good with making himself available for students.

Easily one of my favourite profs during my time at U of C. Roberts is unbelievably approachable and always makes himself available for students who want help. Not the easiest marker, but an A or A- is definitely achievable if you put the effort in. Uses TOPHAT and also gives hints on what will be on quizzes/final in lecture. Very beneficial to go.

Chris is a diamond in the rough- interesting blend of real life experience combined with a scary amount of knowledge! Will seemingly ask the impossible: 700 wrds on Canada's role in Development? But, he makes you prove to yourself that you ARE in fact capable! In a word he is brilliant. Fair, kind, and very helpful!

Great Prof-Knowledgeable, funny. He managed to make a class that involved Economics content (which is a snooze for me) interesting, dynamic and very interactive, I can actually say I learned valuable real-world knowledge from his class. A lot of readings, additional material and hard work required for the course which is to be expected.

Roberts is the most caring, kind and honest professor I've had at U of C. He has on par expectations for a 4th year class. If you want to do well, make sure you visit him in office and he will go over exactly what he expects from you and how to achieve a great grade on your essay. Attendance is important to him so make sure you show up!

I had mostly no problems with him. His expectations are reasonable for a 300 level. I put in a subpar effort and still got a B, yet never took a poli-sci course prior. He can also be surprisingly forgiving. Didn't get through all the content, though, largely because of class discussion.

Class was honestly really easy. Content was super interesting and prof. Roberts made lectures enjoyable. Never found him rude or condescending as others have pointed out on here.

Really great prof. Cares a lot about the students and is very respectful. There was a ton of reading for this class and the tests were straight out of the book. Gives good feedback on assignments. Loves to use tophat which were easy grades in my opinion. Would recommend!

Professor Roberts is super funny and personable, uses Tophat A LOT - he won't tell you in class when there is a top hat quiz, but he will put it at the end of the slides from the previous class. Lots of required reading for this course, if you use the online companion tool for the textbook to study you will do great on the tests.

Total gem, if you don't understand something GO TO OFFICE HOURS! While the class can sometimes be fast-paced, he is more than willing to sit down with you and make sure you understand a concept. You could tell that he wasn't that interested in the course towards the end, but was forgiving about readings and extensions. 10/10 would take again

Roberts delivers a great course. He appreciates class participation and is always willing to take time after lectures to discuss course information. His knowledge and passion is evident in his presentations. I would not hesitate to enroll in any course he offers in the future. Be prepared to read the textbook and you will have no problem.

His essays are nearly brutal but his rubrics are very specific and thorough. If you try hard, it isn't hard to do well. He is very accessible outside class and very open to conversation. He taught this course well, his expectations were what I would expect from a senior POLI course. I am not a POLI major.

Prof. Roberts is really great at keeping the class awake and Im never bored in his class. Although he does have top hat quizzes that you wont be able to pass unless you do the readings. All in all its super interesting class and I would recommend it to anyone that wants to learn about past and present events around the world

I've taken three courses with Professor Roberts and have kept going back because he is a gem of a prof! He knows his stuff and expects students to put some work in but a good grade is easily achievable if you put the effort in.

Good prof with great lecturing skills. Lecture's material will always show up on midterms and the final, including current events. Great class for a non-poli major. Do the readings if you want to do well. Tophat is easy marks - at worst guess and you'll still do well

Super cool dude, gives good feedback and advice on papers. Ready to help out all the confused first years. Interesting lectures that are a little difficult to take notes on, but if you read the textbook too it all makes sense. His class isn't that difficult to do well in if you actually do the work, which he makes clear in they way he grades.

Awesome teacher, gives very good feedback on paper and is very accessible outside of class. Would definitely take a class with him again.

Amazing professor! I always am excited to attend his class. Clear grading and content as well as engaging lectures.

Dr. Roberts is an excellent professor. He is caring, knowledgeable and has great lectures. His unique class provides a fun element where you must become an expert on a country. I now know more about this country than Canada ��. This was my last class at the UofC and probably my favorite. Achieving a high grade is very doable by reading the textbook

This prof is great at presenting info in lectures; but, you need good notes as he will test you weekly and sometimes give pop quizzes. It's not an easy A, you got to work for it and be up to date on current events/news to do assignments. Reading the textbook is not good enough. Heavy need to understand how to apply the info in real case studies.

Overall a great prof- lots of emphasis on tutorials so if you miss those you might as well drop. Need to read the textbook to get above a C in the class but was overall pretty good and would recommend

Attendance isn't mandatory, the slides are all on d2l. But the lectures do help and they are well structured. There's a course housekeeping at the start of each class that makes you stay up to date of what to do. He has kind of a news anchor type of voice that makes it quite easy to hear and understand. It's not easy, but you can work for an A.

Chris loves politics and his lectures show it. He is very knowledgable in the field. Heavy textbook and philosophy in this course so get ready to read and re-read chapters. He likes in class quizzes but tells you when they will happen. Tutorials are easy marks. Definitely recommend him!

He was a really nice prof. Made lectures interesting and not boring. Textbook was used a lot and making notes from it is suggested. Assignments were easy and he was clear about what he wanted. Tests were easy if you study. Always posts lectures online. Very easy to get a hold of outside of class. Unbiased which was great. Chill prof. Grade booster

Very organized prof. He explains content very clearly and gives regular mini-quizzes for you to check your understanding, so even though you didn't have to go to class I went anyway. Also a chunk of your grade comes from participation anyway. Go to class and keep up with the material every week and midterms will be easy and stress-free.

Solid prof. Very clear, and objective

Lectures are good but sometimes can get a little off topic. Not a particularly hard class but not keeping up with the readings can burn you pretty bad. The assignments are clear and not difficult.

One of the more interesting courses I've taken for both content and structure, being essentially a development studies course (through a political lense) divided into three parts (theory + history/thinkers/your own research). Chris Roberts was a fantastic lecturer and made the course a lot more interesting and dynamic when compared with others.

Prof. Roberts clearly cares about Political Science, and he is willing to direct you to resources to help you succeed. Definitely a solid choice, and the instructions for papers and what you need to study are crystal clear

I've taken a few classes with this prof and really enjoyed them. I found him to be very personable and friendly. Of course some lectures can be boring as with any course, but for the most part I found this prof super easy to listen to and remain engaged with (when lectures were in person....).

I have had the complete opposite experience as some of these reviews saying Professor Roberts is not helpful and doesn't care about students. He is really quick at answering emails and will answer them with a lot of good information. His office hours are extremely helpful, he really cares that we do well and that we are understanding the content

Professor Roberts is very passionate about International Relations and he makes a lot of the content in his class very engaging. His class is definitely not as easy A, however, if you follow his instructions verbatim on essays you will do well. It is very helpful to follow along with the readings in this course and try to pay attention in lecture.

Professor Roberts is very passionate about IR which makes his lectures quite engaging! If you follow the instructions verbatim on his assignments you will do well. Listening to lectures and doing the readings really helps to understand the content in his course.

Dr. Roberts seems to be very passionate about IR and really helps his students dive into the specific of what constitutes a well-structured paper. The readings did seem a lot at one point but were very beneficial in his tophat quizzes.

This is my second class with Professor Roberts, and he is one of my favourite profs. Yes, his papers are tough. BUT, he is ready to give detailed feedback and guidance throughout the whole process. He will have individual Zoom meetings with students, and help you every step of the way if you are worried. He is an incredible prof, and very funny!

He knows what he teaches. He cares and tries his best, but more than often hands in his grades late, but offers solid feedback. To do well in his class, prepare to do readings, ask questions, do your work on time. If you procrastinate on papers, it'll impact your grade immensely. I was close to getting an A-, but handed in a paper late.

he knows what he is teaching. the material covered makes you ready for advanced level courses. textbook and lecture heavy class.

Dr. Roberts is a great professor. I found his lectures quite engaging. However, notes should be taken off of what he says and not the slides because they have very little relevant information.

He's not bad. Lots of readings, he put geography into the class as well which made memorization a pain with everything else. He comes off a bit strange at times and can give off the vibe he hates the class, but if you take the time and get to know him he's a pretty nice person and is more than happy to help. Office hours are critical.

Definitely not the best professor I've ever had, but still pretty great especially when compared to some others in the POLI department at UofC

I was scared to take the class at first but the comments here are definitely over dramatic, he wasn't even bad. Yes there are a lot of readings but a reasonable amount for any POLI course. If you follow instructions for the paper carefully you'll get a good mark as well as to focus on the lectures and filling in the gaps from the textbooks.

Roberts is a good professor. His lectures were very discussion heavy, but it felt like he was just baiting for the answer he wanted most of the time. Other than that the tests were very easy and he had a system where there were 5 or so essays throughout the term where students receive the grade of whatever essay they did the best on.

Prof. Roberts is very passionate about what he teaches, and as such, expects a lot from his students. He is a bit of a toughie because of that, but he wants to help you succeed. Attendance is definitely necessary and his marking is tough but it is cool to see how passionate he is about relatively unknown topics.

He is a great professor and extremely knowledgeable. He is excellent at keeping the class engaged which is a hard thing to do. He also gives good constructive feedback on papers. The tests were reasonable and papers were graded fairly. The course material is also very interesting even if you are not a poli sci major.

Dr Roberts is one of the best professors I've ever had. Although he may have higher expectations than some other professors, he always makes his expectations very clear. He even goes as far as telling the class exact test questions and format. He also gives a lot of time to his students and will happily provide feedback and discuss any concerns.

I've had Roberts for a few classes now and I really believe that if you pay attention, take good notes, and READ THE TEXTBOOK, you'll be just fine. He is very passionate about what he teaches and he encourages you to learn more about certain topics. Tests are challenging but he reuses questions from TopHat which is nice. Buy the textbook!

I was kind of nervous for this seminar after reading some other reviews but honestly I found Roberts to be a decent prof. The workload is what I expected for a 500 level course and while some course components were a bit tougher I found the marking to be fair. It takes a while to get grades back though but overall this was a pretty good class.

Made class enjoyable and lectures were fun for the most part. Sometimes got very dragged on but overall fun to attend. Two midterms, Top Hat questions, final and a paper and all graded fairly with good feedback. Would often give answers to Top Hat questions so if you showed up, you got free marks. A lot of textbook readings but would recommend.

Roberts thoroughly understands the quality of content prescribed in 381 and expects his students to be detailed. If you do the readings, read the textbook chapters, and show up to class, you're going to be just fine. He's not a wishy-washy professor, so don't expect to get away with general understandings, generic ideas, and surface-level effort.

Listen, Roberts is clearly very knowledgeable in his field, which is a double-edged sword: his lectures become hard to follow because he interweaves many concepts. However, people have no right to complain that the class is too hard, participation for the weekly questions just got released, and it's ~50% WTF are you guys doing?! Put some work in!

He's pretty great when it comes to being a professor. That said, he's harder to follow bc slides go up after class, so you cant follow along on you're own computer + he likes to go a bit off topic (not by that much, but still). Despite that, if you're capable of a lecture and not expecting to be babied like you were in highschool, he's superb!

Roberts was an awesome professor and made everything pretty easy. Lots of tests but made it pretty clear what you need to study to do well on each of them. He made the course fun and engaging with exercises/assignments and tophat questions made it really easy to study and review.