# AMY BURNICKI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

[View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/AMY_BURNICKI)

## Dataset

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### repository

twangodev/uwcourses

### schema version

6

### importer version

7

### projection id

85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f

### observed at

2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00

### built at

2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00

### courses

8951

### current instructors

5754

### limited

false

### terms

* 1272
* 1264
* 1262
* 1254
* 1252
* 1244
* 1242
* 1234
* 1232
* 1224
* 1222
* 1212
* 1204
* 1202
* 1194
* 1192
* 1184
* 1182
* 1174
* 1172
* 1164
* 1162
* 1154
* 1152
* 1144
* 1142
* 1134
* 1132
* 1124
* 1122
* 1114
* 1112
* 1104
* 1102
* 1094
* 1092
* 1084
* 1082
* 1074
* 1072

### term

1272

### departments

| subject   | count |
| --------- | ----- |
| AAE       | 90    |
| ABT       | 20    |
| ACCTIS    | 36    |
| ACTSCI    | 14    |
| AFAERO    | 10    |
| AFRICAN   | 87    |
| AFROAMER  | 71    |
| AGROECOL  | 21    |
| AMERIND   | 53    |
| ANAT\&PHY | 7     |
| ANATOMY   | 2     |
| ANESTHES  | 8     |
| ANSCI     | 57    |
| ANTHRO    | 95    |
| ART       | 125   |
| ARTED     | 10    |
| ARTHIST   | 121   |
| ASIALANG  | 129   |
| ASIAN     | 109   |
| ASIANAM   | 28    |
| ASTRON    | 38    |
| ATMOCN    | 69    |
| BIOCHEM   | 51    |
| BIOCORE   | 10    |
| BIOLOGY   | 14    |
| BIOMDSCI  | 18    |
| BME       | 66    |
| BMI       | 41    |
| BMOLCHEM  | 10    |
| BOTANY    | 69    |
| BSE       | 44    |
| 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    |
| CRB       | 19    |
| CS\&D     | 71    |
| CSCS      | 40    |
| CURRIC    | 193   |
| DANCE     | 93    |
| DERM      | 8     |
| DS        | 88    |
| DYSCI     | 35    |
| ECE       | 155   |
| ECON      | 145   |
| EDPOL     | 114   |
| EDPSYCH   | 97    |
| ELPA      | 70    |
| EMA       | 53    |
| EMERMED   | 17    |
| ENGL      | 206   |
| ENTOM     | 40    |
| ENVIRST   | 148   |
| EP        | 15    |
| EPD       | 67    |
| ESL       | 16    |
| F\&WECOL  | 60    |
| FAMMED    | 22    |
| FINANCE   | 50    |
| FOLKLORE  | 40    |
| FOODSCI   | 43    |
| FRENCH    | 63    |
| GEN\&WS   | 145   |
| GENBUS    | 72    |
| GENECSLR  | 17    |
| GENETICS  | 60    |
| GEOG      | 113   |
| GEOSCI    | 83    |
| GERMAN    | 82    |
| GLE       | 48    |
| GNS       | 38    |
| GREEK     | 27    |
| HDFS      | 41    |
| HEBR-BIB  | 13    |
| HEBR-MOD  | 10    |
| HISTORY   | 233   |
| HISTSCI   | 56    |
| HONCOL    | 13    |
| ILS       | 43    |
| INFOSYS   | 9     |
| INTEGART  | 7     |
| INTEGSCI  | 22    |
| INTER-AG  | 18    |
| INTER-HE  | 11    |
| INTER-LS  | 22    |
| INTEREGR  | 16    |
| INTLBUS   | 21    |
| INTLST    | 50    |
| ISYE      | 83    |
| ITALIAN   | 53    |
| JEWISH    | 56    |
| JOURN     | 88    |
| KINES     | 128   |
| LACIS     | 26    |
| LANDARC   | 61    |
| LATIN     | 24    |
| LAW       | 120   |
| LEGALST   | 48    |
| LINGUIS   | 35    |
| LIS       | 89    |
| LITTRANS  | 78    |
| LSC       | 52    |
| M\&ENVTOX | 7     |
| MARKETNG  | 62    |
| MATH      | 153   |
| MDGENET   | 8     |
| ME        | 130   |
| MEDHIST   | 43    |
| MEDICINE  | 60    |
| MEDIEVAL  | 32    |
| MEDPHYS   | 39    |
| MEDSC-M   | 29    |
| MEDSC-V   | 41    |
| MHR       | 68    |
| MICROBIO  | 45    |
| MILSCI    | 16    |
| MM\&I     | 22    |
| MOLBIOL   | 6     |
| MS\&E     | 59    |
| MUSIC     | 165   |
| 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    |

## instructor

### instructor uid

instructor\_308d6cf523984807a1c2d983

### source

madgrades

### source instructor id

3339256

### identity basis

source\_id

### identity status

source\_identified

### name

AMY BURNICKI

### first observed at

2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00

### last observed at

2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

17

#### quality

3.65

#### difficulty

2

#### quality count

17

#### difficulty count

17

#### profile id

rmp:974742

#### source url

<https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742>

#### match basis

exact\_name

#### observed at

2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00

#### courses

##### course a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68

###### review count

8

###### quality

3.25

###### difficulty

2.75

###### quality count

8

###### difficulty count

8

#### bayesian quality

3.655235558673836

#### prior mean

3.6596857835465957

#### prior weight

20

### grade statistics

#### gpa

3.191

#### graded

1290

#### counts

* 367
* 330
* 298
* 166
* 78
* 28
* 23

#### sections

15

### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### instructor url

/instructors/AMY\_BURNICKI

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                                          |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1114 | course\_0cad800588d9c99683ee3609 | GEOG 799   | INDEPENDENT READING                                            |
| 1112 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1104 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1102 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1102 | course\_a3711445a11ea9b101636ef3 | GEOG 990   | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                            |
| 1094 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1094 | course\_68c256e40ca21d11654901a8 | GEOG 970   | SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE                      |
| 1094 | course\_a3711445a11ea9b101636ef3 | GEOG 990   | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                            |
| 1092 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1084 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1082 | course\_68c256e40ca21d11654901a8 | GEOG 970   | SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE                      |
| 1074 | course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   | OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY |
| 1072 | course\_4e1ba76abfcd26f4e31b8b3b | GEOG 675   | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY                                    |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1072 | 1       |
| 1074 | 1       |
| 1082 | 1       |
| 1084 | 1       |
| 1092 | 1       |
| 1094 | 3       |
| 1102 | 2       |
| 1104 | 1       |
| 1112 | 1       |
| 1114 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

```json
[
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDkyNDcz",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:974742",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Burnicki",
    "course_label": "GEO170",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2011-01-06 17:44:12 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Super easy.  Doesn't post powerpoints though, so you have to go to lectures.  Only 3 assignments the entire semester, 4 online open note- quizzes, 4 in class quizzes (dates listed in sylla), drop lowest quiz in each category and final is NOT cumulative.  don't buy a book, never used it. she's helpful and answers questions",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 1
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3NzA2NzMz",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:974742",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Burnicki",
    "course_label": "GEO170",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2010-10-29 01:20:28 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "EASY science credit! Take it.  Don't buy the book, write down all the notes.  With barely any effort you can do well in this class. I would seriously recommend.  Also, she won't answer your emails, but if you ask her something after or before class she is more than willing to help. TAKE THIS CLASS.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 1
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3MjUxNDk4",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:974742",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Burnicki",
    "course_label": "GEOG170",
    "course_id": "GEOG 170",
    "course_uid": "course_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68",
    "review_date": "2010-05-22 02:48:19 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "First of all, UW needs to change the course description of this class. It's heavy in GPS and modern-day mapping, which the description doesn't reflect. Anyhoo, i liked Burnicki enough. Lectures are boring, assignments are regular, but if you put in a little effort, you should walk away happy.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 4
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3MjQwODcw",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:974742",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Burnicki",
    "course_label": "GEO170",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2010-05-20 12:00:13 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Lecture is NOT necessary, only go if you have a quiz. Find a different way to get the notes cause the notes are all you need to get an A. Don't buy the book. She always gives extra credit on hw/quizzes/exams. For exams just complete the study guide and read it over a few times and you're golden. Reallllllly easy science credit.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 1
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NjgxOTIw",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:974742",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Burnicki",
    "course_label": "GEO179",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2010-01-05 19:58:03 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Very good, clear professor. Easy science credit. Go to lecture and study your notes. Readings not necessary unless you miss class. All tests straightforward. Frequent work (quizzes, assignments, etc.) but none of it hard.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742",
    "quality_rating": 5,
    "difficulty_rating": 2
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:56:01.149495+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NTgwMjMw",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:974742",
    "instructor_name": "Amy Burnicki",
    "course_label": "GEO170",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2009-12-17 00:40:43 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "This class is pretty easy. The tests, exams, and quizzes are all easy and you do not have to study too much. However, the assignments and quizzes are on a pretty regular basis.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/974742",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 1
  }
]
```

### total

17

### page

1

### courses

| course\_uid                      | course\_id |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- |
| course\_a3dc86d993db7814ebb1fe68 | GEOG 170   |

### matched

true

## social Image

false