# Christopher Sullivan — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHRISTOPHER_SULLIVAN) ## 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\_300b2a91ba465b169aaece9a ### source enrollment ### source instructor id cjsullivan ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Christopher Sullivan ### email CJSULLIVAN\@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 20 #### quality 4.6 #### difficulty 2.65 #### quality count 20 #### difficulty count 20 #### profile id rmp:2282018 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:48:11.459549+00:00 #### courses ##### course 33c82c9ee4b8d3ee016c3a00 ###### review count 20 ###### quality 4.6 ###### difficulty 2.65 ###### quality count 20 ###### difficulty count 20 #### bayesian quality 4.129842891773298 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_3919dba0ec3108ad63146d87 | ECON 581 | HONORS THESIS | 3 | 3 | 4 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHRISTOPHER\_SULLIVAN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------- | | 1272 | course\_3919dba0ec3108ad63146d87 | ECON 581 | HONORS THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_3919dba0ec3108ad63146d87", "course_id": "ECON 581", "title": "HONORS THESIS", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 4, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Christopher Sullivan (4.13/5 adjusted; 20 ratings). 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His exams and homework are reasonably challenging, and his lectures are very engaging. Very witty, kind, and great speaker. Take Econ with him and you will not regret it. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2282018", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.459549+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTU0ODYw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2282018", "instructor_name": "Christopher Sullivan", "course_label": "ECON100", "course_id": "ECON 100", "course_uid": "course_33c82c9ee4b8d3ee016c3a00", "review_date": "2025-11-26 03:17:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Sullivan transferred to the University of Calgary and is honestly a great professor in my opinion. He is very passionate about his work and has amazing lectures. Although his lectures are quite confusing at times and very packed, he does a pretty good job explaining concepts. If you want to take his class, you have to be LOCKED IN. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2282018", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.459549+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTM4MTk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2282018", "instructor_name": "Christopher Sullivan", "course_label": "ECON100", "course_id": "ECON 100", "course_uid": "course_33c82c9ee4b8d3ee016c3a00", "review_date": "2025-11-24 02:56:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "he now teaches at University of Calgary he is very good at explaining things, but if you are not a locked in your hooped , it doesnt help that he hand draws his slides so good luck trying to understand them at home. he wont tell you how many qustions will be on mid terms or what you need to study, it would be great if he uploaded a study guide", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2282018", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.459549+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzIz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2282018", "instructor_name": "Christopher Sullivan", "course_label": "ECON100", "course_id": "ECON 100", "course_uid": "course_33c82c9ee4b8d3ee016c3a00", "review_date": "2025-01-24 16:31:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Sullivan was a good lecturer and the exams mainly focused on lecture content. There are only 3 exams and some homework that are graded but you will be prepared if you go to class and do the practice sets and example test. Overall he is very accommodating, understanding, and easy to talk to. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2282018", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.459549+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODg5NDA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2282018", "instructor_name": "Christopher Sullivan", "course_label": "ECON100", "course_id": "ECON 100", "course_uid": "course_33c82c9ee4b8d3ee016c3a00", "review_date": "2024-01-16 23:00:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Take econ 101. This class is mostly microeconomics in regards to the content you had to learn except you do not get microeconomics credit. If you have to learn micro, might as well get the credit for it. Overall nice guy and good at explaining, but no textbook and lecture heavy. If you lose attention for a second, you're lost. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2282018", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 20 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_33c82c9ee4b8d3ee016c3a00 | ECON 100 | ### matched true ## social Image true