Spring 2027

Topics in Chicano/a Studies

Examines specific themes in Chicano/a life, culture, and identity, including border culture, ethnicity, and Mexican immigration to the US.

offering recorded3–4 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Almita Miranda3.7/5 Falina Enriquez2.7/5

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Almita Miranda

One student struggled to keep up with the heavy reading loads, noting difficulty finding time to read all assigned texts.

What you’ll be able to do

Explain core social science concepts within the topic area of Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies.
Discuss U.S. Latinx/e communities and the larger global community.
Demonstrate knowledge of one or more social science methodologies for the study of Latinx populations.
Synthesize and apply social science concepts to the study of communities of Latin American descent in the USA.
Explain issues related to communities of Latin American descent in the USA from multiple perspectives.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

↗

average GPA
letter grades

All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors

Professors

Spring 2027

Almita Miranda

Adjusted rating

RMP difficulty

captured reviews

About this rating

Raw average: 4.50/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

Past student reviews · Almita Miranda

Prof. Almita Miranda taught with passion and deep knowledge of Latinx Studies, though one student struggled with the heavy reading loads. Another student noted that participation and attendance mattered in the course.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.93 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

Falina Enriquez

Adjusted rating

RMP difficulty

captured reviews

About this rating

Raw average: 2.26/5 from 43 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Revel Sims

Historical instructor Revel Sims taught this community-based research course without exams, focusing on interviews and presentations. Students described the workload as low-pressure and the lectures as engaging, noting that Sims prioritized enjoyment and passion over rote memorization. He was also described as accommodating and available outside of class.

ALMITA MIRANDA is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FALINA ENRIQUEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REVEL SIMS is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

Schedule loads here as you scroll.

Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 005	Classroom Instruction	0 / 30	0
LEC 003	Classroom Instruction	0 / 30	0

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

Meeting source records

Download part 1

Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Almita Miranda

A student described Prof. Miranda as passionate and well-informed about Latinx Studies, recommending the class despite the workload.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 97.6% A/AB (n=41 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Almita Miranda

One student struggled to keep up with the heavy reading loads, noting difficulty finding time to read all assigned texts.

Past student reviews · Almita Miranda

A reviewer noted that participation and attendance mattered in Prof. Miranda’s class.

Topics

Border culture, Chicano/a ethnicity and identity, and Mexican immigration to the United States.
U.S. Latinx/e communities and the larger global community.
Communities of Latin American descent in the USA.

Skills

Explain core social science concepts within the topic area of Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies.
Discuss U.S. Latinx/e communities and the larger global community.
Demonstrate knowledge of one or more social science methodologies for the study of Latinx populations.
Synthesize and apply social science concepts to the study of communities of Latin American descent in the USA.
Explain issues related to communities of Latin American descent in the USA from multiple perspectives.

Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

GPA

Higher than % of other courses in this group.

Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range

letter grades

More recorded grades than % of other courses in this group.

Typical course in this group: letter grades.

About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.

Download part 1

Selected offering source records

CHICLA 330 · Spring 2027

Topics in Chicano/a Studies

Recorded 2026-10-29

CHICLA 330 · Spring 2027

Language and Latinidades

Recorded 2026-10-29

CHICLA 330 · Spring 2027

Latinx/e in the Midwest

Recorded 2026-10-29

Raw records

[
  {
    "run_id": "20261029T213040-0fa85c20",
    "semester": "1274",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-29 21:30:40.248904+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1274:228:002887",
    "course_id": "CHICLA 330",
    "course_uid": "course_6c3c2955da531cc1de01ceaa",
    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "002887",
    "source_subject_id": "228",
    "title": "Topics in Chicano/a Studies",
    "credits_min": 3,
    "credits_max": 4,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  },
  {
    "run_id": "20261029T213040-0fa85c20",
    "semester": "1274",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-29 21:30:40.248904+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1274:228:002887.54",
    "course_id": "CHICLA 330",
    "course_uid": "course_6c3c2955da531cc1de01ceaa",
    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "002887.54",
    "source_subject_id": "228",
    "title": "Language and Latinidades",
    "credits_min": 3,
    "credits_max": 4,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  },
  {
    "run_id": "20261029T213040-0fa85c20",
    "semester": "1274",
    "observed_at": "2026-10-29 21:30:40.248904+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1274:228:002887.60",
    "course_id": "CHICLA 330",
    "course_uid": "course_6c3c2955da531cc1de01ceaa",
    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "002887.60",
    "source_subject_id": "228",
    "title": "Latinx/e in the Midwest",
    "credits_min": 3,
    "credits_max": 4,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]

Rate My Professors

Student reviews

Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.

Read original reviews

Download part 1

Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

Explore recorded grades

Model outputs & technical records

Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B

LLM outputs across runs

Download part 1

Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

Download part 1

Model & dataset provenance

{
  "model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
  "model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
  "task_version": "17",
  "output_id": "4ef07bbc4954a72fb2bca51e194d04151a60888860fd2307ea43931ecb3a3af1",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "c9cd06eaa45f9ddf7e69faa38b89ff3d3dd995dd",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-29 21:30:40.248904+00:00"
}

Topics in Chicano/a Studies

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

Grade history

Prerequisites

Professors

Almita Miranda

Falina Enriquez

Calendar & sections

Student experience

the class

difficulty & workload

Topics

Skills

Grades

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

Grades over time

Where this course fits relative to

Sources & history

Catalog & offerings

Student reviews

Grade history

Topics in Chicano/a Studies

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

Grade history

Prerequisites

Professors

Almita Miranda

Falina Enriquez

Calendar & sections

Student experience

the class

difficulty & workload

Topics

Skills

Grades

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

Grades over time

Where this course fits relative to UW–Madison

Sources & history

Catalog & offerings

Student reviews

Grade history

Where this course fits relative to