Spring 2027

Directed Study

Independent directed study projects arranged with a faculty member for applying coursework, research, and scientific writing.

offering recorded1–5 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amitha Domalpally Colleen McDowell Curtis Brandt +9 more

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

Apply concepts learned in coursework to real life situations
Read and effectively search scientific literature
Develop critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills
Gain research experience in an area of interest
Develop/improve scientific writing skills.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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average GPA
letter grades

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Professors

Spring 2027

Colleen McDowell

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

David Gamm

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Donna Neumann

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Freya Mowat

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Gillian McLellan

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Mrinalini Hoon

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Robert Nickells

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMITHA DOMALPALLY is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

COLLEEN MCDOWELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CURTIS BRANDT is recorded teaching in Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID GAMM is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DONNA NEUMANN is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FREYA MOWAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GILLIAN MCLELLAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ISMAIL ZAITOUN is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MRINALINI HOON is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT NICKELLS is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, 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

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity
IND 294	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 298	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 299	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 078	Classroom Instruction	0 / 10
IND 290	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 013	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 004	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 001	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 152	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 002	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 003	Classroom Instruction	0 / 10
IND 005	Classroom Instruction	0 / 10

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

Independent directed study projects
Research in an area of interest
Scientific literature review

Skills

Applying coursework concepts to real-life situations
Reading and searching scientific literature
Critical, analytical, and independent thinking
Gaining research experience
Scientific writing

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records

OPHTHALM 699 · Spring 2027

Directed Study

Recorded 2026-10-14

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

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Model & dataset provenance

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Directed Study

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

Grade history

Prerequisites

Professors

Amitha Domalpally

Colleen McDowell

Curtis Brandt

David Gamm

Donna Neumann

Freya Mowat

Gillian McLellan

Ismail Zaitoun

Jessica Lang

Mrinalini Hoon

Nader Sheibani Karkhaneh

Robert Nickells

Calendar & sections

Student experience

the class

difficulty & workload

Topics

Skills

Grades

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

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Sources & history

Catalog & offerings

Student reviews

Grade history