# CARA ROCK-SINGER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CARA_ROCK-SINGER--instructor_ca60c065ac0f6a5e7df1cfcb) ## 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\_ca60c065ac0f6a5e7df1cfcb ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6240881 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name CARA ROCK-SINGER ### 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 7 #### quality 3.71 #### difficulty 3.29 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:2568937 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.672730210034515 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.557 #### graded 270 #### counts * 115 * 100 * 35 * 15 * 4 * 0 * 1 #### sections 17 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CARA\_ROCK-SINGER--instructor\_ca60c065ac0f6a5e7df1cfcb ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | 1244 | course\_13be7ad1ce99cedc84786629 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST/RELIGST 331 | SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND RELIGION | | 1244 | course\_f5fc855b5c14cecc225f9412 | JEWISH/RELIGST 340 | THE AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE OF DNA | | 1242 | course\_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e | GEN\&WS/RELIGST 305 | WOMEN, GENDER AND RELIGION | | 1242 | course\_573b012c3c1ec99c0255b3a7 | RELIGST 400 | TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES - HUMANITIES | | 1234 | course\_ef54fe5e3dd64353484c25fa | JEWISH 432 | INTERMEDIATE TOPICS IN JEWISH PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS | | 1234 | course\_f5fc855b5c14cecc225f9412 | JEWISH/RELIGST 340 | THE AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE OF DNA | | 1232 | course\_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e | GEN\&WS/RELIGST 305 | WOMEN, GENDER AND RELIGION | | 1232 | course\_573b012c3c1ec99c0255b3a7 | RELIGST 400 | TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES - HUMANITIES | | 1232 | course\_fb50f45097de20497aa76b61 | RELIGST 401 | TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES - SOCIAL STUDIES | | 1224 | course\_f5fc855b5c14cecc225f9412 | JEWISH/RELIGST 340 | THE AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE OF DNA | | 1224 | course\_a5eaf8694a37536ac990204e | RELIGST 601 | SENIOR CAPSTONE RESEARCH AND COLLOQUIUM | | 1222 | course\_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e | GEN\&WS/RELIGST 305 | WOMEN, GENDER AND RELIGION | | 1222 | course\_1085e1bcf5a11cc12b8c1fe6 | RELIGST 600 | RELIGION IN CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE | | 1212 | course\_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e | GEN\&WS/RELIGST 305 | WOMEN, GENDER AND RELIGION | | 1212 | course\_1085e1bcf5a11cc12b8c1fe6 | RELIGST 600 | RELIGION IN CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE | | 1204 | course\_13be7ad1ce99cedc84786629 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST/RELIGST 331 | SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND RELIGION | | 1202 | course\_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e | GEN\&WS/RELIGST 305 | WOMEN, GENDER AND RELIGION | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 1 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 2 | | 1224 | 2 | | 1232 | 3 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODU5ODMy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2568937", "instructor_name": "Cara Rock-Singer", "course_label": "RELIGST305", "course_id": "GEN&WS/RELIGST 305", "course_uid": "course_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e", "review_date": "2024-01-10 02:51:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Rock-singer was very engaging and had lots to say about religion. Attendance is recorded and you need to be willing to discuss because the class is very discussion based. You probably won't get an A if you just sit in the back and don't talk at all.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2568937", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MzI5OTcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2568937", "instructor_name": "Cara Rock-Singer", "course_label": "GWS305", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-01-13 14:59:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Rock-Singer was AMAZING. She is definitely challenging, but in a good way that the more you put into the class, the more you get out. She expects you to show up each week having read carefully but if you do so, you get SO MUCH out of the class. Not a class for students who are looking for an easy A or to coast. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2568937", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MzI3MjY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2568937", "instructor_name": "Cara Rock-Singer", "course_label": "RELIGST305", "course_id": "GEN&WS/RELIGST 305", "course_uid": "course_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e", "review_date": "2023-01-12 22:25:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Rock-Singer was so kind and also really challenged me to think I learned so much in her class and appreciate that she challenged me to engage intellectually.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2568937", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjU5NzU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2568937", "instructor_name": "Cara Rock-Singer", "course_label": "RELIG305", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-29 16:10:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "heavily discussion based with lots of readings ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2568937", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTI4MzAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2568937", "instructor_name": "Cara Rock-Singer", "course_label": "REL600", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2021-12-15 01:08:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She's extremely helpful and really cares about how her students are doing. She is difficult, but if you do the readings and put in some effort it'll be very rewarding.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2568937", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:50:02.517795+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NDg1NzE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2568937", "instructor_name": "Cara Rock-Singer", "course_label": "RELIGST305", "course_id": "GEN&WS/RELIGST 305", "course_uid": "course_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e", "review_date": "2021-12-12 21:38:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Rock-Singer is a really nice and caring person for sure but her teaching and grading weren't good. Need a 94% to get an A but she expects perfection so it's pretty much impossible to get an A. Probably even if you spent your whole life doing an assignment to perfection it still wouldn't be up to her standards. Still, shes nice and the HW isn't bad.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2568937", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | | course\_1fc75d13bcc85b8e5715007e | GEN\&WS/RELIGST 305 | ### matched true ## social Image false