# CARLTON HENSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### departments

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| INTEGART  | 7     |
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| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
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| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
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| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
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| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
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| RADIOL    | 11    |
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| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
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| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
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| SOCWORK   | 87    |
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| SRMED     | 21    |
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| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

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### name

CARLTON HENSON

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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    "comment": "Professor Henson is the single greatest professor I have ever had; I cannot say enough good things about him. Every lecture was extremely thought-provoking and engaging. His class has completely changed the way I see the world. I am so grateful to have had him as a Professor, and will forever be a better Political Science student because of him.",
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    "comment": "Such a great professor, definitely my favorite so far at Madison. Keeps lectures interesting and funny by encouraging participation. In class quizzes sometime seem to test on the smallest things, but luckily don't count for too much of the grade. Exams are hard due to time, but really get you thinking. I now love PoliSci because of him!",
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    "comment": "My favorite professor.  He is EXTREMELY knowledgeable about his material and overall a very intelligent man. It was wonderful to have such an unbiased professor for a political science teacher. Take this class seriously--he expects a lot out of his students but it's worth the work.",
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