He's hot, he's a fun professor and really sweet :-) i'll take anything he teaches!

Very down to earth, clear, and entertaining. Two thumbs up.

Good lectures but long final essay :-(

Took every class he taught while I was there. Great professor. Entertaining! Goes out of his way to help students. Take careful notes and don't worry to much about the readings!

Fun class. Learned a lot. cute

taking him for campaigns -- easy to watch and to listen to. doesn't seem to use book much

right wing rhetoric a bit thick at times. clearly very intelligent and competent however

Great guy, great class. Wonderful professor. clear and concise, with a dry sense of humor. Understanding. Not bad too look at either, looks great and a T and jeans.

Albeit it is polisci 101, the class is rediculously easy and he's a welcome and refreshing relief from the leftist b.s. you get from most other professors.

Excellent professor! Lucid, funny, understanding, highly intelligent. Managed to be informative and not boring in a lecture class of almost 300. You won't regret taking a course with him.

GREAT! Wish all my teachers were like him!

Mike was the man. Easy ass class. The midterm was CAKE, the final is the same thing. TAKE THIS CLASS.

i don't think the class is that easy! professor is really funny but doesn't use the books so much. he is def. cute

Final was cake. Posts the answers and the questions 10 days ahead. Lectures are actually interesting. Great professor -- take the class. Very funny

Very good lectures. a little disorganized on the grade part -- pretty hot for an older guy

Great lectures. Funny but uses a lot of good examples and keeps people awake which is hard. grading system was hard to figure out and prs didn't always work. great prof though.

the hottest older man i have ever seen. its nice when it gets really hott in the class and he has to take of his jacket. Definitly worth going to. ohh interesting topics too

This guy is awesome. Great lectures and very interesting discussion sections. Testing style makes you learn the material but is easy because he posts potential questions online then selects a few for the test. Papers are graded fairle. Go to class and study the stuff he puts online and you'll be fine.

Great professor. Good lectures -- funny and he kept people awake. I wanted to have more links of ameri. pol. to current events. he even did a few of the discussion sections which was nice. def. on the cute side.

Maybe the smartest Prof on campus, but definitely the funniest! Liked his teaching style, classes are relaxed... only sign up if you've got what it takes - he'll figure you out anyways. Seems tough on the outside but he's actually a real sweet "Mensch" :)

Took campaign course -- great topic and a good prof. he had a lot of practical experience and kept people awake in class. He gave out the terms and questions ahead of time so the tests weren't hard if you did the readings.

You will understand politics beter than ever and this class is a must take for polli sci at Umass. Best tteacher I've ever had at Umass he is the best. Take any class with him you will learn somthing. the role of American politics

very hot very funny

Very approachable and easy-going. He obviously knows what he is talking about...and yes, he is a beautiful man.

Good guy, enjoyable class, though I don't reccomend it for a Gen Ed. For Polisci Minor or Major or someone who is genuinely interested in Politics it's a good pick. Weekly papers can be annoying to do, but they're not difficult. TAs are cool.

he's a good guy. the class is interesting, a lot of reading, but it's well chosen. aside from exams grading is from your TA- based on weekly papers 2pgs. don't take it if you have no interest in the subject, but dont not take it just cause you're not a polsci major.

he's a nice guy...i'm not very interested in political science, so this really wasn't a class for me. it seems good if this is what you are interested in. overall not bad, but def. not my style.

this guy knows a lot, and makes it easy for you to know a lot. even if you don't want to, you can pass the tests by just looking at the the study guide, which includes everything that is on the tests.

took him for campaigns and learned a ton -- i was a pol. junkie. he is very interestings. sometimes rambles but the stories are fun. funnyt and hot and smart -- nice combo

Took American political thought with him. If you do the reading and keep up, his lectures make a lot more sense. Very nice and fair professor and a genuinely good guy.

Keep class interesting. Lots of readings. Will learn a lot from him. He's had a lot of political experience, so he's not just an academic theorist.

Good professor, very easy to understand and goes over readings with good examples. a bit intimidating if he comes to discussion sections, do def do your readings, or at least skim cuz he sometimes goes to discussions and you're screwed if you don't...oh and pretty good looking.

funny and expereinced so the class has a lot of good stories. gets off syllabus sometimes and grades come late. fun for listeining and looking

Took three classes with him. He is really good at keeping you awake and interested and very funny. Cute for a guy old enough to be my dad. fair grader sometimes gets off syllabus

fantastic professor, interesting, relates current events, extremely smart, one of the best professors i've had

i'm taking american politcs..awesome guy, and for that reason i kind of felt bad that i never went to the lectures (he told us he doesnt count prs for anything). i have an easy TA, so i'm doing wicked well..only three grades for the whole class

easy class, fun professor. interesting talks

Honestly one of the worst professors i've had. His notes made very little sense and seemed to have no meaning. A fairly nice guy, but gets easily off topic and made material unnecessarily philosophical.

Good Teacher. Did not post slides online but if you went you understood the material much more. Not boring and the midterm and final were mostly writing. All the grading is done by the T.A. and you had a write a 2 page paper every week, with one allowed to be dropped.

Post below is ridiculous!! One of the best professors I've had because he makes you think. And he's funny. And Lonce is HILARIOUS.

Michael Hannahan is one of my absolute favorite professors! He is hilarious, and his points about political life are often surprisingly profound, even if they may seem a bit ludicrous at first. He's very laidback, and his knowledge about Massachusetts Politics (the subject) is rooted in a lot of experience. If not this class, def take one with him.

really good prof. interested in mass politics and has lots of experience in the state house and local govt. brought in 2 state reps for quest speakers and always lets out class early. take his class

I hate everything about poltics and managed to get a B in this class. I went to a lot of the lectures but not towards the ends. Slides are all online. Discussions are annoying but mandatory. Review the slides/texts before discussion. Quizes are easy even if you didn't watch the movies. Tests are easy too. All essays.

not just a point by point class but if you follow you can pick up a lot about politics. lectures are entertaining

Awesome professor, very clear on assignments. Midterm and final were take homes, TA's are great also. Very knowledgeable professor and hilarious, Would recommend him to anyone even if it's not your major.

Very interesting class and I really enjoyed it. Hannahan is a very clear and funny. Definitely take it if you have an interest in politics. Fairly easy too and the weekly papers aren't graded very hard.

LOVE THIS PROFESSOR! Took controversies in pub pol during '12 presidential election and he literally changed the whole race for me. got so much more out of it than I would've without him. Probably the BEST public speaker I have EVER witnessed. Could listen to him talk all day, highly recommend ANY class with this man. Picks good TAs too.

Wonderful teacher with a great sense of humor. Took a few classes with him these summers. A very jolly fellow besides being a very knowledgeable person.

interesting lectures. don't really relate to midterm/final though. mandatory discussions. good ta's

guys was pretty awesome

Good class and lecture. You have to watch all the films on your own time though. If you don't think you actually will watch them and you'll just Wikipedia the summaries (it can be tempting), the class wont really be worth it. The films are good though, so you should take this class and watch them.

Professor Hannahan is a very interesting man with strong opinions. I believe he worked under Mitt Romney when he was Governor of MA and has held various other prominent positions. He is moderately conservative but very respectful of all views. I myself am liberal and found his perspectives to be somewhat eye-opening.

Hannahan is a very interesting professor and will keep your attention in class. Midterm was a take home and wasn't bad and online quizzes were fairly easy. Keeping up with the movies isn't bad because they're all good. Good history gened if you have some interest in politics.

Straightforward class. Weekly movies, readings & reflection papers. 1 missed discussion/2 missed lectures permitted. Lecture slides posted online. Good lectures but too vague on text materials if you want more out of course (i.e.,Toqueville/Mckibben/Foy/Federalist 10). As others state it should be an easy A.

Great teacher, entertaining. Would answer students questions when asked. He is the only non far left polisci professor in the Umass department and offered a nice change of pace.

Hannahan is a funny guy who wants you to do well. Took this class for an easy history gen ed and boy was I glad I did. 1 take home midterm, easy assignments (2-3 pg opinion papers, do it and you get a check plus), and one final. Make sure you get a good TA bc they're the ones who grade everything. Enjoyed the movies, very little stress. Recommend!

He's a little strict about attendance, but basically the only homework is watching movies and reading a bit, so it's understandable. His lectures are interesting and he's a funny guy, so class doesn't drag. Take-home midterm, the final is scheduled but is only on material from past the midterm. Not a difficult polsci class or HS gened

Very easy class, especially for someone who isn't interested in political science. watch movies every week and usually have a 3 page paper due every discussion. easy grading, however

One of the best classes I have taken at UMass.

Really interesting lectures! You don't need to watch all of the movies.

Professor Hannahan's class was interesting and was on the easier side. My discussion section was great, and the lectures were good. I'm a PoliSci major and this was a good intro class, and I would also recommend it as a gen ed. Some of the movies were boring and outdated, and I would describe them as more historical than culturally relevant now.

Sure, Hannahan as well as the TAs are rude and clearly don't care about this class at all. He didn't even know what time class started/ended and there are no grading criteria for papers. Sure, the class is not related at all to the films we were supposed to watch. But it was a pretty easy class. You don't have to do the readings or watch the films.

Professor Hannahan is one of my favorite professors I have had. His lectures are engaging and interesting. There are a few papers throughout the course and the midterm and final are taken home. He is very reachable and loves participation, but doesn't force it. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and found it difficult to not pay attention.

Here's the deal: if you are a PoliSci major, this class is going to be the easiest four credits of your life. It's just APUSH/ PoliSci 101 again, but with some movies and readings you don't really need to watch/read. If you aren't a PoliSci major, pick another gen ed. you'll need to learn a lot and it's hard to learn from the lectures