# MICHAEL LIGHT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_LIGHT--instructor_65c56801ebc797a47c4558b7) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_65c56801ebc797a47c4558b7 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4417047 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MICHAEL LIGHT ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 19 #### quality 4.47 #### difficulty 2.68 #### quality count 19 #### difficulty count 19 #### profile id rmp:2376892 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:17:57.046556+00:00 #### courses ##### course 70ec9bb08ac65bd05086ab21 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 4.38 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 ##### course 04e6f73695001bec3ed456ce ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 2.67 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course c5c70ab310ccd9fa991e83e6 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4.75 ###### difficulty 2.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 468c4fa5d3e269def4299cb8 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.054454247972613 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.434 #### graded 1320 #### counts * 525 * 456 * 153 * 110 * 41 * 21 * 14 #### sections 40 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MICHAEL\_LIGHT--instructor\_65c56801ebc797a47c4558b7 ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1184 | 5 | | 1192 | 4 | | 1194 | 1 | | 1202 | 4 | | 1204 | 3 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 1 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 1 | | 1252 | 2 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:57.046556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTI5NzUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2376892", "instructor_name": "Michael Light", "course_label": "SOC443", "course_id": "CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 443", "course_uid": "course_70ec9bb08ac65bd05086ab21", "review_date": "2025-05-02 03:07:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I'll start off by saying that the reviews talking about his ego were not exaggerated. If you ignore that, overall he's a pretty great professor. Super knowledgeable, expectations for assignments and exams are typically quite clear, also he's pretty funny. I'd recommend you take the class, the topic is super interesting and he teaches it well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2376892", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:57.046556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwOTk2Njky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2376892", "instructor_name": "Michael Light", "course_label": "SOC443", "course_id": "CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 443", "course_uid": "course_70ec9bb08ac65bd05086ab21", "review_date": "2025-04-21 23:00:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is super intense but actually so fun in lecture I really like him. His papers are pretty easy but the tests are so detailed so make sure you know your stuff. So many graphs to remember which is hard but the content is interesting.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2376892", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:57.046556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkxMjcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2376892", "instructor_name": "Michael Light", "course_label": "SOC440", "course_id": "CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 440", "course_uid": "course_04e6f73695001bec3ed456ce", "review_date": "2024-12-20 02:48:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I could never tell if I liked light or not, dude has an ego on him and it comes out during lecture. I did appreciate how much he made us think and reflect on issues, and the assignments and exams were pretty straightforward.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2376892", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:57.046556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzM2NzQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2376892", "instructor_name": "Michael Light", "course_label": "LEGST440", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-17 02:50:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is incredibly fascinating and presents information unlike any college class I've taken before. Light presents on his own research and is clearly passionate about his work. The class is only graded on 2 exams and 2 papers, which are all decently challenging, but what you would expect from a class on such complex and dense topic matter. 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