Reviews of professor Michael Light

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures were great & I learned a lot! You might want to take Stats before this though, since we had to do analysis with basic stats concepts. Grading was really strange; he had a grader who graded the two written assignments very hard, but then I still got an A because the exams were very easy- It worked out for me, but it was a bit stressful.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Light is highly engaging in class, but he lectures quite fast, making it hard to follow along and take notes effectively. Grade is calculates based only on 5 things, with the biggest % going to article evaluations, for which the process and criteria isn't the most clear. Interesting lectures that stimulate participation,
but on the whole hard

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Light is one of the best professors I've ever had. His class is super interesting. He's funny and he tries to make the lecture light even when we're talking about heavy subjects which makes it more interesting. He specifically says that he lectures on the readings and tests on the lectures. So the readings/textbook aren't really required.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Light was one of the nicest and most personable professors I have ever had. He truly cares about his students and is accessible outside of class. The exams were straightforward and so were the papers, though they were tougher to do well on. He makes class engaging and does a Jeopardy review day which tells you the main points for the exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was such a great professor and I learned so much! I definitely look forward to taking more of his classes in the future!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Light is the best professor I've had. I also took 441 with him this semester. Both classes were super interesting, but also extremely easy as long as you understand/go over the notes, which he posts online. He lectures on the readings and tests you on the lectures, so you never actually have to do the readings. I definitely recommend him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved Professor Light. The class itself was very interesting and I really enjoyed the readings. He only tests on lectures, which are very fun to listen to and he makes it clear that this is what he does. While you don't necessarily have to read the book, it helped my short answers/understanding of the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This is the third class I've taken w/ Prof Light, so it's easy to say I love not only him but also the classes that he teaches. There are few classes that I actually enjoy attending, but his are worth going to. You never have to read, just go over the notes for exams. Super easy but also extremely interesting content.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Light is incredibly knowledgeable, and his criminology (SOC 441) lectures were highly engaging and thought-provoking. He genuinely cares about his students' thoughts and frequently interacts with them throughout lectures, unlike many other professors. While the textbook is "required", he covers most of the test content in lecture slides.