Fall 2026

Literature and the Environment

Introduces literature in English exploring the natural world and humanity's relationship with it.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Frederic Neyrat, Heather Swan, Sarah Ensor, Sarah Wood: The workload centers on substantial weekly reading and a few papers or exams. Reviewers note that keeping up with tight reading deadlines can be challenging, but exams are generally considered easy if students attend class and complete the readings.

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Prerequisites

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ENGL/ENVIRST 153

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Heather Swan describe her as caring and inspiring, though one student found her early morning lectures boring. Students generally report that the class is manageable if they complete readings and attend lectures, with only two papers required.

FREDERIC NEYRAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HEATHER SWAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH ENSOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH WOOD is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2025. 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

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews describe ENGL/ENVIRST 153 as an easy, low-stress course with engaging content. Students report that consistent reading and attendance are sufficient for success, though some find specific instructors' lectures boring or disorganized.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=237 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 95.1% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=374 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Frederic Neyrat, Heather Swan, Sarah Ensor, Sarah Wood: The workload centers on substantial weekly reading and a few papers or exams. Reviewers note that keeping up with tight reading deadlines can be challenging, but exams are generally considered easy if students attend class and complete the readings.

Historical reviews of Sarah Ensor: Students value instructors who are caring, enthusiastic, and provide helpful feedback. The class is often described as engaging and discussion-based, with Sarah Ensor specifically noted for her passion and encouraging nature.

Topics

  • Literature about the natural world
  • Humanity's relationship with nature

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 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.

4 earlier forecasts · 0.08 GPA average error.

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About this comparison

1283 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

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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