Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Very good at teaching stats, goes slow. Kind of felt like she hated me when I went to office hours but still helped me out and was very chill about it. Easy A if you pay attention and take notes.Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Christine Schwartz
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Christine was an amazing professor who made a difficult concept much more easy to understand. The expectations in this class are very clear making it easy to succeed so long as you pay attention and do the weekly assignments.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
All stats should be taught by Prof Schwartz. She is simply the best.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Schwartz is one of the best lecturers I've had at UW. She is so clear in her explanations that I finished every lecture feeling like understood everything she said, which is rare otherwise. She manages to explain the toughest topics in a way that is really accessible. Highly recommend taking stats with her!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Christine is a really great and caring professor who genuinely makes the curriculum understandable and fair. It helps to have a background of STATA beforehand but she'll help you if you need it. She's always willing to talk to students and is super friendly both in-class and in office hours.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Nicest lady ever, actually wants you to do wellRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Christine Schwartz
Semester-long practicum in sociological analysis and research, focusing on executing an independent project, applying quantitative methods, and writing research reports.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleInterdisciplinary training workshop on current research in population science featuring scholars from research and teaching institutions worldwide.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026SOC 990
Thesis
1–12 creditsTHESIS: Mentored research for the Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
SOC 999
Reading and Research in Sociology
1–12 creditsIndependent reading and research in sociology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | C&ESOC/SOC 693 | Practicum in Analysis and Research |
| Spring 2027 | C&ESOC/SOC 997 | Research: Demography and Ecology Trainees |
| Spring 2027 | SOC 990 | Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | SOC 999 | Reading and Research in Sociology |
| Fall 2026 | C&ESOC/SOC 360 | Statistics for Sociologists I |
| Fall 2026 | C&ESOC/SOC 997 | Research: Demography and Ecology Trainees |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 999 | Reading and Research in Sociology |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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