# Christine Durrance — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHRISTINE_DURRANCE) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_44dff39a307cf62528984f94 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id durrance ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Christine Durrance ### email DURRANCE\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 9 #### quality 4.11 #### difficulty 2.89 #### quality count 9 #### difficulty count 9 #### profile id rmp:2772140 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:48:33.083310+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.7994384714114453 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_77d6431c1419f34efde3e756 | PUBAFFR 201 | INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 | 3 | 3.655 | | course\_c2f7303340b146167306c848 | PUBAFFR 380 | ANALYTIC TOOLS FOR PUBLIC POLICY | 3 | 3 | 3.833 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHRISTINE\_DURRANCE ## 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", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772140", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:33.083310+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzU5NjY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772140", "instructor_name": "Christine Durrance", "course_label": "PA201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-20 16:22:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I am not interested in policy at all, and yet I loved this class. She is passionate, super knowledgable, and wants us to do well. Exams and midterms are EXACTLY the material we discuss in lecture, no need to do the additional readings. Op-Eds were graded a tad harshly, but overall grading is fair and very attainable to get an A. Great professor!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772140", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:33.083310+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjgyMTQ4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772140", "instructor_name": "Christine Durrance", "course_label": "PA201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-13 21:22:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really loved this class.The lectures were super interesting and Prof Durrance taught at a good pace which kept me engaged the whole time. The midterm and final were weighted a little bit on the heavier side but if you study your notes/class slides and go through the practice exam she provides should be good. 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Willing to learn from students.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772140", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:33.083310+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Njg4OTgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772140", "instructor_name": "Christine Durrance", "course_label": "PA201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-15 09:25:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Please just wait to take this course with someone else. Professor Durrance is clearly very knowledgeable, but makes it impossible to do well in the course. She doesn't update current grades, heavily weights assessments that are ABSOLUTELY nothing like the practice exams, and grade the written assessment extremely harshly. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772140", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:33.083310+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjU3OTk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2772140", "instructor_name": "Christine Durrance", "course_label": "PA201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-13 23:07:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "super kind and informative professor she does have an attendance sheet but her slides are super informative so going to the lecture is not really necessary. Clearly laid out class content and expectations for how to do well. most ppl got A's in class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772140", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 9 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true