Reviews of professor Michael Bufano

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Bufano definitely cares about his students and wants them to succeed. Lots of opportunity for extra credit. The discussion assignments and quizzes are pretty time consuming, but boost your grade. Midterm and Final were hard but not impossible. Final project is a lot but he breaks it down into chunks and is very helpful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures are good and he gives many assignments which are good for being able to bounce back after a bad grade however he is not very nice. If you go to his office hours for help, he basically makes you feel stupid for not understanding something. He belittles you. He also is not afraid to give you an F.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His class was the reason I decided to become a political science major. Absolutely love him and the exam/quiz reviews are the same as the test. Super easy, if you show up you'll get an A+. Gives extra credit every week on assignments.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Bufano is a great professor-full of knowledge and always willing to help. With that being said, I am a senior and this class sophomore-level class was extremely challenging. Lectures are packed with information so it's hard to narrow down what is, and is not, important. He is a pretty tough grader and will give 0's even if you do the assignment.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Only good thing is that he will give credit back if you go to him in office hours. He will give you an F if you don't do things exactly correct. Lectures are hard to get through as he packs them full info. Also very left leaning and it isn't a secret. Course load is heavy, one of the hardest classes I've taken at UA. Final study guide is 47 pages.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Bufano was a great professor and he is very passionate about politics. His quizzes are straight from the lecture, but he uploads all of them. There is a research project but you submit it in parts so it all comes together nicely and you get a good grade on each part if you follow instructions. Gives opportunities for extra credit on discussions

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall great professor. My one issue with this class was I handwrite notes and he SPEEDS through slides and I could never keep up. It's very clear that he truly wants all his students to succeed. Tons of opportunities for extra credit and he's very helpful in his office hours. If you pay attention in class, and do the homework, it's an easy class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I enjoyed/recommend this class. Come to class and pay attention. He is flexible on attendance if you let him know the situation. If you do poorly on an assignment he is willing to meet with you to give you credit back. He sets up the grading system and study guides for success, you just have to take advantage of the resources. You will learn a lot.