Spring 2027

Greek and Latin Origins of Medical Terms

Explore Greek and Latin origins of medical terms, their cultural influences, and contrasts between ancient and modern medicine.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Andrea Samz-Pustol

The grading was described as lax, with the professor often awarding extra points to students who were close to the threshold.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Classical societies and cultures.

  • Examine, analyze, and interpret ancient texts in translation.

  • Critique ancient Greek, Roman, and/or Near Eastern societies and cultures and compare them to other societies and cultures.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Greek and Latin etymology and semantics as it applies to modern medical terminology.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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CLASSICS 205

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANDREA SAMZ-PUSTOL is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. 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

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1920
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 305Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 307Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 308Classroom Instruction0 / 240

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Andrea Samz-Pustol

Andrea Samz-Pustol taught this course with passion, making every class engaging and interesting. Students found her teaching style fun and sweet, even when peer engagement was low.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 85.9% A/AB (n=128 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.70 GPA, 85.3% A/AB (n=150 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 95.9% A/AB (n=171 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Andrea Samz-Pustol

The grading was described as lax, with the professor often awarding extra points to students who were close to the threshold.

Past student reviews · Andrea Samz-Pustol

Students appreciated that Andrea was funny and very knowledgeable, creating a positive atmosphere despite limited interaction from other classmates.

Topics

  • Latin and Greek elements in modern medicine
  • Cultural influences on linguistic developments
  • Contrasts between ancient and modern medicine

Skills

  • Greek and Latin etymology and semantics for medical terminology
  • Examination, analysis, and interpretation of ancient texts in translation

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.15 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

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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

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
CLASSICS 205 · Spring 2027

Greek and Latin Origins of Medical Terms

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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