# BENJAMIN MIER-CRUZ — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### term

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### departments

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### name

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### graded

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#### sections

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id            | title                                |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| 1264 | course\_0f39f94f647563937df0e8a0 | FOLKLORE/LITTRANS 327 | VAMPIRES                             |
| 1264 | course\_cd7218b1ef6aab421c720b60 | SCANDST 901           | SEMINAR IN SPECIAL TOPICS            |
| 1254 | course\_0f39f94f647563937df0e8a0 | FOLKLORE/LITTRANS 327 | VAMPIRES                             |
| 1254 | course\_34153ef27de83fc83e20581e | SCANDST 212           | SECOND YEAR SWEDISH                  |
| 1252 | course\_79723fc24621cd3f00465e71 | GEN\&WS 340           | TOPICS IN LGBTQ SEXUALITY            |
| 1252 | course\_ee7b1ebd520fa080c626286b | SCANDST 111           | FIRST SEMESTER SWEDISH               |
| 1252 | course\_2afae0d9e88aa9329ea3bf59 | SCANDST 211           | SECOND YEAR SWEDISH                  |
| 1234 | course\_0f39f94f647563937df0e8a0 | FOLKLORE/LITTRANS 327 | VAMPIRES                             |
| 1232 | course\_2afae0d9e88aa9329ea3bf59 | SCANDST 211           | SECOND YEAR SWEDISH                  |
| 1232 | course\_1c9d896122b60f1fd5328726 | SCANDST 261           | READINGS IN SWEDISH LITERATURE       |
| 1222 | course\_79723fc24621cd3f00465e71 | GEN\&WS 340           | TOPICS IN LGBTQ SEXUALITY            |
| 1222 | course\_5b07f1b9ecb76a107693ef5b | LITTRANS 324          | TOPICS IN SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE    |
| 1222 | course\_ff3211eed51f25a2b4e290ac | SCANDST 436           | TOPICS IN SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE    |
| 1212 | course\_2afae0d9e88aa9329ea3bf59 | SCANDST 211           | SECOND YEAR SWEDISH                  |
| 1212 | course\_3f1633381cfbeba650e00b45 | SCANDST 427           | CONTEMPORARY SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1212 | 2       |
| 1222 | 3       |
| 1232 | 2       |
| 1234 | 1       |
| 1252 | 3       |
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## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "Extremely easy class but a really mean and unfair professor. I don't recommend. Also the TAs grade extremely differently. One is really strict so good luck. ",
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    "comment": "Benjamin made second year Swedish something I looked forward to every day. Having the textbook and workbook is a must since most of the grammar will use just what is written there, but other than that no materials are needed. We watched a lot of interesting films and always had fun discussions. Would highly recommend!",
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    "comment": "Best class I've taken! They made the class super fun and welcoming. The professor knew people by name, and lectures were very interactive. LOTS of material, but not always necessary if you go to lecture. Need to go to lecture for some graded assignments. Gave a couple of extra credit options, some also during lecture. Absolutely love!",
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    "comment": "Benjamin is great and made second year Swedish fun. We watched interesting Swedish shows in class we all got into and enjoyed. There's no definite slides/notes provided, but if you show up often you absorb most grammar/vocab concepts. 10/10 recommend",
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### courses

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| -------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| course\_0f39f94f647563937df0e8a0 | FOLKLORE/LITTRANS 327 |
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