Fall 2026

A History of Greek Civilization

Covers the history of Greek civilization from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Claire Taylor3.4/5Tiffany Vanwinkoop

Summary

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The course features mandatory attendance, quizzes based on lectures, and papers. Workload varies from easy to difficult, with some students finding grading reasonable while others report tough grading and strict deadline policies.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

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HISTORY 303

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 3.15/5 from 27 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: 3.5/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 13 reviews

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Claire Taylor is praised for her clear, passionate, and engaging lectures on Greek history, often delivered in an old-school style without slides. Reviewers highlight her fairness and the digestible nature of her teaching, though some note her attitude can be perceived as abrasive or rude.

Some students report significant frustration with Taylor, describing her as rude, inconsiderate, and unpleasant. These reviewers criticize her for getting annoyed by questions and having an unpleasant attitude that creates a disconnect with student needs.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.53 GPA, 76.8% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.45 GPA, 67.2% A/AB (n=64 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.19 GPA, 51.4% A/AB (n=70 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CLAIRE TAYLOR is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, 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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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction72 / 780
DIS 301Classroom Instruction11 / 180
DIS 302Classroom Instruction18 / 180
DIS 303Classroom Instruction18 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction18 / 180
DIS 333Classroom Instruction7 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Claire Taylor delivers engaging, clear lectures on Greek history without slides, though some find her attitude abrasive or rude. Reviews are polarized, with students either highly recommending the course or warning of her harshness and inflexibility.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.53 GPA, 76.8% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.45 GPA, 67.2% A/AB (n=64 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.19 GPA, 51.4% A/AB (n=70 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

The course features mandatory attendance, quizzes based on lectures, and papers. Workload varies from easy to difficult, with some students finding grading reasonable while others report tough grading and strict deadline policies.

Some students report a disconnect with the professor, citing rude behavior, annoyance at questions, and an unpleasant attitude that makes the experience difficult and unrecommended.

Topics

  • Bronze Age
  • Hellenistic Age

Grades

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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.

4 earlier forecasts · 0.16 GPA average error.

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1320 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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Selected offering source records
HISTORY 303 · Fall 2026

A History of Greek Civilization

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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