Fall 2026

Medieval Europe 410-1500

HISTORY 115 covers the history of Medieval Europe from the later Roman Empire to the end of the Middle Ages (410-1500).

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Elizabeth Lapina3.5/5Luke Sturm

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Students must read multiple books weekly and complete five essays, which constitute half the grade, alongside participation and attendance requirements.

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Raw average: 3.24/5 from 17 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.

For this course: 3.0/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 4 reviews

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Elizabeth Lapina is described as nice and caring, though her lectures are considered slightly boring or unrelated to required readings. She maintains strict attendance and participation expectations, including cold calling students, while grading papers leniently.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.85 GPA, 91.0% A/AB (n=67 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 94.8% A/AB (n=58 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ELIZABETH LAPINA is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction76 / 773
DIS 301Classroom Instruction18 / 180
DIS 302Classroom Instruction18 / 183
DIS 303Classroom Instruction17 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction18 / 180
DIS 333Classroom Instruction5 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Elizabeth Lapina teaches a course with mandatory attendance and heavy reading loads, but she is described as nice and not overly tough on grading.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 80.4% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.85 GPA, 91.0% A/AB (n=67 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 94.8% A/AB (n=58 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Students must read multiple books weekly and complete five essays, which constitute half the grade, alongside participation and attendance requirements.

Lectures are described as boring or disconnected from readings, though review sessions reportedly provide exam answers and mini-assignments clarify grading criteria.

Topics

  • Medieval Europe
  • Later Roman Empire
  • Middle Ages

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HISTORY 115 · Fall 2026

Medieval Europe 410-1500

Recorded 2026-09-07
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