Reviews of professor David Molina

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Absolutely loved taking Freedom of Speech with Molina. The topics we cover can get pretty complicated, but he does an excellent job of explaining it so that the core concepts stick with you. The assignments are also pretty easy too as long as you follow along in lecture, which he still recorded and uploaded for future reference. 10/10 dude

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Easy class to take if you have to take public speaking as a gen ed requirement, 3 main speeches with online textbook quizzes and mini exercises, 1 exam in the beginning too. Focused on self improvement and helped my public speaking skills. He grades more critically as the speeches move on though. Overall good class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dave is a nice guy and you learn a lot in his class. Speeches get harder over the semester but they're not bad. Each major speech is workshopped in a group and that process can be tedious but overall the course was great as a gen ed. The grade is made up of a lot of parts so its easy to improve your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'll accept no slander about this man. Took him twice during COVID semesters and each time he was deeply concerned with not just helping us learn, but managing the burnout that came along with it. Smart, caring, insightful, funny. Everyone should take a class with him. Favorite professor I've ever had at Pitt.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
by far one of my favorite professors at Pitt he's brand new here, so he was trying to get used to things when I took him in Fall 2018, but he did a GREAT job always felt welcomed and like I could participate in class, which is important because all of his lectures are followed by class discussions. 1 test 3 speeches, several short 30s exercise

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Molina is a very nice and down to Earth professor. That being said, the lectures can be redundant, and there is a lot of work (with a very strict late policy). If you're taking Public Speaking for a gen ed, so long as you don't mind several assignments a week, he is a great choice.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Molina was a great professor! The topics could be a little confusing at times but he made sure to clarify and ask when people needed extra explanations. He was very lenient on the workload as well, it was a breeze to do the assignments and the midterm and final project are almost nothing if you just do the work assigned on time.