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Take this class if you hate knowing your grade, do not care about your GPA, and want to lose interest in Criminology. His lectures are recycled, out dated, and boring. He is clearly one of those teachers who had little social success in school and wants to take his anger out on a new generation of kids.Rate My Professors ↗
Genuinely a good professor. Took 6 classes this semester to complete a double major. ONLY take this class if you're taking 4 or less classes. Each week demands multiple hours of reading and potentially attending office hours. Don't take the class for the "fun of it" or you'll get your behind kicked by studying like I did.Rate My Professors ↗
If you want to be a criminologist in the future, take all of his classes. If not, avoid this name! You still have time to drop out! He will test you on 10+ readings in an extremely detailed way for a mid-term exam. He is dissatisfied with the current GPA inflation, so your GPA gonna be the price for him to save the whole society's academics.Rate My Professors ↗
Best professor I've had at UW-Madison. Classes are always super early, but it's clear he's passionate about what he's teaching. Applies everything to real-world examples. He also really cares about his students.Rate My Professors ↗
I had crim and serial killers with mike. Both were graded on 3 blue book exams. "Know everything" type of exams that are hard to study for unless you have a great TA or review session. Repeatedly uses the same examples and tries humor. Don't need to show up to class but sometimes grades participation. Passionate but maybe teaching's not for him.Rate My Professors ↗
I love Mike as a person, but maybe not my favorite lecturer/exam creator ever. I skipped about half of the lectures and still did great on exams. Make sure you read EVERYTHING. Take notes, put them into chatgpt to refresh your memory closer to the exams, and GO TO DISCUSSION. Overall Mike is super knowledgeable and I learned a lot from him.Rate My Professors ↗
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LEGALST 699 is a directed study course in legal studies.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026SOC 496 offers intensive study of selected topics in sociology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Michael Massoglia is described as helpful, funny, and genuinely good, with a willingness to assist students who communicate their efforts. However, the course is noted as being a lot of work, particularly when taken as a summer class.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026SOC 990 is a thesis course involving mentored research for Master's or doctoral dissertations.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SOC 999 is an independent reading and research course in sociology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | LEGALST 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 496 | Topics in Sociology |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 999 | Reading and Research in Sociology |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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