# PLPATH 375: Special Topics | UW–Madison

[View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/PLPATH_375)

## Dataset

### revision

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### departments

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| C\&ESOC   | 73    |
| CBE       | 48    |
| CHEM      | 101   |
| CHICLA    | 52    |
| CIVENGR   | 133   |
| CLASSICS  | 47    |
| CNP       | 10    |
| CNSRSCI   | 50    |
| COMARTS   | 137   |
| COMPBIO   | 15    |
| COMPLIT   | 11    |
| COMPSCI   | 138   |
| COUNPSY   | 78    |
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| FAMMED    | 22    |
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| GLE       | 48    |
| GNS       | 38    |
| GREEK     | 27    |
| HDFS      | 41    |
| HEBR-BIB  | 13    |
| HEBR-MOD  | 10    |
| HISTORY   | 233   |
| HISTSCI   | 56    |
| HONCOL    | 13    |
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| INFOSYS   | 9     |
| INTEGART  | 7     |
| INTEGSCI  | 22    |
| INTER-AG  | 18    |
| INTER-HE  | 11    |
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| KINES     | 128   |
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| LSC       | 52    |
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| MEDPHYS   | 39    |
| MEDSC-M   | 29    |
| MEDSC-V   | 41    |
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| MILSCI    | 16    |
| MM\&I     | 22    |
| MOLBIOL   | 6     |
| MS\&E     | 59    |
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| MUSPERF   | 126   |
| NAVSCI    | 20    |
| NE        | 44    |
| NEURODPT  | 11    |
| NEUROL    | 7     |
| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
| NURSING   | 111   |
| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
| OTM       | 43    |
| PATH      | 34    |
| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
| PEDIAT    | 26    |
| PHARMACY  | 31    |
| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
| POLISCI   | 192   |
| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
| SPANISH   | 83    |
| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## course

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### semester

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### subjects

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### title

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### description

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### llm summary

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### llm topics

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### llm skills

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### llm assumed background

None recorded.

### llm search phrases

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* current interest topics undergrad

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#### course id

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#### current instructors

None recorded.

#### difficulty workload

Historical reviews of Andrew Bent, Aurelie Rakotondrafara: Bent requires substantial textbook reading for discussion comprehension, while Rakotondrafara demands heavy case study work and offers no exam notecards.

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#### errors

None recorded.

#### historical context

No current instructors are listed for this course. Historical reviews cover Richard Lankau, Aurelie Rakotondrafara, Josh Pultorak, Doug Rouse, Caitilyn Allen, and Andrew Bent, with mixed feedback on clarity, workload, and teaching style.

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#### quick take

Historical reviews highlight engaging, practical learning and supportive instruction from instructors like Lankau, Pultorak, Allen, and Bent, though experiences vary significantly by professor.

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#### student experience

Historical reviews of Andrew Bent, Aurelie Rakotondrafara, Doug Rouse: Rouse’s tangents and confusing internet-sourced questions frustrate students, whereas Rakotondrafara’s fast speech and Bent’s perceived pretentiousness are noted concerns.

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#### teaching history

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#### term name

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### requirements

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#### notes

* Display fallback using original requirements text; not an LLM-parsed rule.

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#### status

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### instructors

None recorded.

### offerings

None recorded.

### sections

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### grade instructors

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### grades

None recorded.

### statistics

#### graded

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#### counts

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### grade conflicts

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### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json)

#### reviews

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_43773711e0ab2307721bcd6d-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## instructor Trends

None recorded.

## following

None recorded.