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
Statistics for Sociologists I teaches descriptive statistics, probability, inference, regression, and contingency table analysis for sociological data.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Christine Schwartz is praised for clear, accessible explanations and slow pacing. Reviewers note that success requires attention and weekly assignments, though one student reported a negative office hours interaction.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026A research workshop for trainees in demography and ecology focusing on current population science research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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
Spring 2022–Spring 2026SOC 990
Thesis
1–12 creditsSOC 990 is a thesis course involving mentored research for Master's or doctoral dissertations.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
SOC 999
Reading and Research in Sociology
1–12 creditsSOC 999 is an independent reading and research course in sociology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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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