# BRIAN MCINNES — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BRIAN_MCINNES) ## 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\_1baceb7794b587a359249a89 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6176953 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BRIAN MCINNES ### 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 6 #### quality 4.67 #### difficulty 1.83 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:2649354 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:08.206811+00:00 #### courses ##### course 3a3d8e42b2a164b9516b05f6 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 25cce2dc8639b1d1c19dabec ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.8928352181127654 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.557 #### graded 369 #### counts * 232 * 69 * 32 * 12 * 4 * 9 * 11 #### sections 15 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BRIAN\_MCINNES ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 1 | | 1212 | 3 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:08.206811+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjU3MTg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2649354", "instructor_name": "Brian Mcinnes", "course_label": "AMERIND301", "course_id": "AMERIND 301", "course_uid": "course_3a3d8e42b2a164b9516b05f6", "review_date": "2022-12-28 23:53:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Easily the best class I've had in college so far. Brian is so experienced and caring - he made all the content, vocab quizzes, and kahoots enjoyable. Always tries his best to give you extra points and offer useful advice. Thank god we got him from Minnesota. 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Turns out, Mcinnes blows all of my other professors out of the water. I ended up enjoying AMER301 more than my other classes because of how Mcinnes teaches his class. He is very well structured and tells intriguing stories for lectures. Great professor all around!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2649354", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:08.206811+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NTcyODc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2649354", "instructor_name": "Brian Mcinnes", "course_label": "CSCS125", "course_id": "CSCS 125", "course_uid": "course_25cce2dc8639b1d1c19dabec", "review_date": "2021-04-19 13:32:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took cscs125, heard a lot about how he would be late to office hours/ wouldn't show up. Class was easy enough but large paper directions could be confusing. Would upload assignments late sometimes and have them due at the beginning of the week. Manageable but not great.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2649354", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:08.206811+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NDk4NzE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2649354", "instructor_name": "Brian Mcinnes", "course_label": "AMERIND301", "course_id": "AMERIND 301", "course_uid": "course_3a3d8e42b2a164b9516b05f6", "review_date": "2021-04-01 21:40:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. McInnes is an incredibly fun lecturer. He told very interesting stories to get certain points across and was very entertaining to listen to. Even better, his exams and homework were very simple, and it was very clear what he wanted. Not having to worry about grades made it a lot easier for me to freely learn Ojibwe through this course!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2649354", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:08.206811+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MzU5ODU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2649354", "instructor_name": "Brian Mcinnes", "course_label": "CSCS125", "course_id": "CSCS 125", "course_uid": "course_25cce2dc8639b1d1c19dabec", "review_date": "2021-02-12 05:26:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Caring professor and interesting class! The class was very easy to follow for being online and assignments and grading were very clear.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2649354", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_3a3d8e42b2a164b9516b05f6 | AMERIND 301 | | course\_25cce2dc8639b1d1c19dabec | CSCS 125 | ### matched true ## social Image false