Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Learned more about econ from Engel than I did my first two years hereRate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Charles Engel
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Nice guy, funny jokes, knows what he is talking aboutRate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
He's very passionate about macroeconomics. His lectures can be dull, but he tries to make them fun and interesting by cracking jokes and applying concepts to current events. He cares a lot for his students. He offers 10+ office hours, and he shares his cell phone #. His exams are not that bad and they're fair but you still need to study to do well.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
lectures are not boring at all If you are interested in that field. Respectful Professor. Really smart.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Terrible. Drones on and on. Apparently really smart, but should not be teaching undergrads. Also, used some knock-off text book that he often disagreed with that was fraught with errors--there are so many better textbooks but his questions came straight from this one. Arbitrary grading. Claims to have lots of office hours but is rarely there.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Homework and exams are not too difficult if you pay attention in class. Engel is extremely helpful if you ask question even after his office hours.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Charles Engel
ECON 681
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsECON 681 is a Senior Honors Thesis course focused on faculty-guided original research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Charles Engel is reported to be an exceptionally effective instructor, with one reviewer stating they learned more from him than in their first two years of study. The course is described as having low difficulty while delivering high educational value.
No recorded grade history
ECON 691
Senior Thesis
1–3 creditsECON 691 is a Senior Thesis course focused on faculty-guided original research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ECON 872 teaches algebraic and geometric modeling of open macroeconomics, focusing on unbalanced trade, payments, and foreign exchange market determinants.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.57 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleECON 990
Thesis
2–9 creditsECON 990 is a thesis course for graduate students to conduct independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ECON 999
Independent Work
2–9 creditsECON 999 offers directed study projects for graduate students arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
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