# BYUNG-JIN LIM — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/BYUNG-JIN_LIM--instructor_dfd1a85e651339748771b750) ## 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\_dfd1a85e651339748771b750 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3919938 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BYUNG-JIN LIM ### 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 4.5 #### difficulty 2.67 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:2288861 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.8536044488819963 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.743 #### graded 450 #### counts * 323 * 76 * 25 * 13 * 7 * 5 * 1 #### sections 45 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BYUNG-JIN\_LIM--instructor\_dfd1a85e651339748771b750 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_44997a8f5542a5e790c5d1b8 | ASIALANG 306 | SIXTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1264 | course\_23971293a991e075fd3c0cd7 | ASIALANG 406 | EIGHTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1264 | course\_431d9fad07b66ca53154b544 | ASIAN 299 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1262 | course\_d93bf8adf4efaa8aec8c107a | ASIALANG 305 | FIFTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1262 | course\_8ecf94f035d2009685430bf6 | ASIALANG 405 | SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1254 | course\_80fb399b212e6f17ad478183 | ASIALANG 475 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN ASIAN TRANSLATION | | 1254 | course\_0c44c361b88c4eebd8aad0bc | ASIAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1244 | course\_dcc0f9ba03c6d4cee27a5ec5 | ASIALANG 206 | FOURTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1244 | course\_3c6dd744523ab3c3ef3f0904 | ASIALANG 381 | BUSINESS KOREAN | | 1244 | course\_23971293a991e075fd3c0cd7 | ASIALANG 406 | EIGHTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1244 | course\_0c44c361b88c4eebd8aad0bc | ASIAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1244 | course\_2c9ed647a9ca0e8f4edc3cf6 | ASIAN 990 | THESIS RESEARCH | | 1242 | course\_b542cb8cb078a957136067fe | ASIALANG 205 | THIRD SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1242 | course\_8ecf94f035d2009685430bf6 | ASIALANG 405 | SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1242 | course\_2c9ed647a9ca0e8f4edc3cf6 | ASIAN 990 | THESIS RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_dcc0f9ba03c6d4cee27a5ec5 | ASIALANG 206 | FOURTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1234 | course\_23971293a991e075fd3c0cd7 | ASIALANG 406 | EIGHTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1234 | course\_0c44c361b88c4eebd8aad0bc | ASIAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1234 | course\_2c9ed647a9ca0e8f4edc3cf6 | ASIAN 990 | THESIS RESEARCH | | 1234 | course\_f0b95aab76b960f5ac6d43e1 | INTLST 310 | INTERNATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY SEMINAR | | 1232 | course\_b542cb8cb078a957136067fe | ASIALANG 205 | THIRD SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1232 | course\_6fa3ec177aab0d0db7eff487 | ASIALANG 357 | THIRD SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS | | 1232 | course\_8ecf94f035d2009685430bf6 | ASIALANG 405 | SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1232 | course\_0c44c361b88c4eebd8aad0bc | ASIAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1232 | course\_f0b95aab76b960f5ac6d43e1 | INTLST 310 | INTERNATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY SEMINAR | | 1224 | course\_dcc0f9ba03c6d4cee27a5ec5 | ASIALANG 206 | FOURTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1224 | course\_31d110603a56d287e1b5ec9f | ASIALANG 358 | FOURTH SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS | | 1224 | course\_23971293a991e075fd3c0cd7 | ASIALANG 406 | EIGHTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1222 | course\_b542cb8cb078a957136067fe | ASIALANG 205 | THIRD SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1222 | course\_6fa3ec177aab0d0db7eff487 | ASIALANG 357 | THIRD SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS | | 1222 | course\_8ecf94f035d2009685430bf6 | ASIALANG 405 | SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1212 | course\_b542cb8cb078a957136067fe | ASIALANG 205 | THIRD SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1212 | course\_6fa3ec177aab0d0db7eff487 | ASIALANG 357 | THIRD SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS | | 1212 | course\_8ecf94f035d2009685430bf6 | ASIALANG 405 | SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1212 | course\_431d9fad07b66ca53154b544 | ASIAN 299 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1204 | course\_9d6cf2bbad92e6b7d19b1f8f | ASIALANG 106 | SECOND SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1204 | course\_713ba52248a9f29846af753b | ASIALANG 356 | SECOND SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS | | 1204 | course\_0c44c361b88c4eebd8aad0bc | ASIAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1202 | course\_cb9203a007fdb582b7630896 | ASIALANG 105 | FIRST SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1202 | course\_d93bf8adf4efaa8aec8c107a | ASIALANG 305 | FIFTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1202 | course\_b5d2271f929b2010277f92d2 | ASIALANG 355 | FIRST SEMESTER ASIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS | | 1202 | course\_8ecf94f035d2009685430bf6 | ASIALANG 405 | SEVENTH SEMESTER KOREAN | | 1202 | course\_0c44c361b88c4eebd8aad0bc | ASIAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 5 | | 1204 | 3 | | 1212 | 4 | | 1222 | 3 | | 1224 | 3 | | 1232 | 5 | | 1234 | 5 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 5 | | 1254 | 2 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODI1OTgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288861", "instructor_name": "Byung-jin Lim", "course_label": "EASIA405", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-01-03 19:03:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's one of the best professors I've ever had! The lectures are really interesting, the homework isn't busy work, and he genuinely cares about us as individuals. He tries to make connections to Korean media he thinks we'd be interested in and he gives us a lot of autonomy when it comes to pair work and projects. He grades very leniently as well.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288861", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MzkxNjY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288861", "instructor_name": "Byung-jin Lim", "course_label": "EASIAN205", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-01-30 17:26:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Lim is a great, straightforward professor. I didn't always learn much during lecture, but he put in a lot of effort to make sure the content was understood. He does call on people a lot, but he won't call on you if you ask him not to. There are a lot of small homeworks, but they are very easy. He can be a little scary, but he's really nice :)", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288861", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjExOTEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288861", "instructor_name": "Byung-jin Lim", "course_label": "EASIAN205", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-21 05:44:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Lim was generally a good professor and showed that he cared about his students. I definitely had a harder time learning in the class as I felt that lecture was somewhat unhelpful and I don't think I learned too much from it. Be prepared to get called on during lectures.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288861", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MjkyMjY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288861", "instructor_name": "Byung-jin Lim", "course_label": "EA345", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-20 14:23:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great Professor! One of my favorite classes I've taken as UW-Madison. If you follow the class expectations, it's easy to get a good grade-just study and you'll do well! Very friendly to talk to, and his concern and care regarding students is easy to see. Would definitely recommend him to anyone debating taking Korean at UW-Madison.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288861", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4Nzc0NjUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288861", "instructor_name": "Byung-jin Lim", "course_label": "EASIAN205", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-10-23 22:50:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's an amazing professor and great at his job. He makes studying Korean fun and entertaining. Attendance is mandatory for all sections of class, but it's definitely for your own good. There's homework assigned after each class, but if you keep up with the material, it doesn't take long at all.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288861", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:44.541694+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4NzY4MzUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2288861", "instructor_name": "Byung-jin Lim", "course_label": "EASIAN345", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-10-21 20:29:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "My favorite professor at UW. Korean can be a difficult language to learn but he makes it fun and easy. He tries to include TV, music, movies, and culture into the lectures so it's not just straight grammar and reading. There is a lot of repetition, but that's necessary for language learning. He's always super helpful and will answer any questions.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2288861", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false