# CATON ROBERTS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id   | title                                        |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
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| 1184 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
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| 1182 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
| 1182 | course\_f28f5511122ea7aec81aff22 | PSYCH 699    | DIRECTED STUDY                               |
| 1174 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1174 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
| 1172 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1172 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
| 1164 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1164 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
| 1162 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1162 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
| 1154 | course\_37d2df1bd59f035c8372f95a | ILS 199      | DIRECTED STUDY                               |
| 1154 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1154 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
| 1152 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1152 | course\_15ee6ce38efe5ef07c9e910f | PSYCH 311    | ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY                         |
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| 1144 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
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| 1142 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1142 | course\_4f36d81fbcd080b28a822ddb | PSYCH 399    | SERVICE LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY               |
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| 1134 | course\_390655cf61a1e53aec8312dd | INTLST 320   | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
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| 1124 | course\_390655cf61a1e53aec8312dd | INTLST 320   | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
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| 1112 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
| 1112 | course\_f28f5511122ea7aec81aff22 | PSYCH 699    | DIRECTED STUDY                               |
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| 1104 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
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| 1102 | course\_f28f5511122ea7aec81aff22 | PSYCH 699    | DIRECTED STUDY                               |
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| 1094 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
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| 1092 | course\_37d2df1bd59f035c8372f95a | ILS 199      | DIRECTED STUDY                               |
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| 1084 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
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| 1074 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |
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| 1072 | course\_c6cb82c0dae5185c7cec8d65 | PSYCH 202    | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY                   |

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| ---- | ------- |
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| 1092 | 5       |
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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Caron was a great professor. His lectures were organized and interesting and he made it possible to pass the class by telling you what he was expecting. There were no between the line kind of questions. Thankful to have had him for his final year at UW- Madison.",
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    "comment": "He is a great professor. He cares about his students a lot and wants them to be successful not just in his class but also in their furture. I am an international student, his class is hard for me. But if you need to take psych class, I definitely recommend him.",
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