# CHRISTOPHER SYRNYK — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CHRISTOPHER_SYRNYK) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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\_2712e090714c55c34f18643f ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 994911 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name CHRISTOPHER SYRNYK ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 12 #### quality 4.83 #### difficulty 2.58 #### quality count 12 #### difficulty count 12 #### profile id rmp:346218 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00 #### courses ##### course d80dccb1baca4b05890eda4d ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 6e67787fbcc402ae5ffcdd7e ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 4.098553614716622 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHRISTOPHER\_SYRNYK ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxOTQ3Mjcw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:346218", "instructor_name": "Christopher Syrnyk", "course_label": "ILS275", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-07-05 15:27:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Chris is awesome. Puts students best interest/ growth 1st. Excellent", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/346218", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MjIxMTg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:346218", "instructor_name": "Christopher Syrnyk", "course_label": "ENGL100", "course_id": "ENGL 100", "course_uid": "course_d80dccb1baca4b05890eda4d", "review_date": "2011-02-09 10:30:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great teacher! Really helped me develop my writing skills and technique.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/346218", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzODc5MjUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:346218", "instructor_name": "Christopher Syrnyk", "course_label": "ENG201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2007-12-19 22:44:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The MAN", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/346218", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzNjI0MzQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:346218", "instructor_name": "Christopher Syrnyk", "course_label": "ENG201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2007-11-08 23:41:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing Professor - definitely one of my favorite. I look forward to class everyday - he makes class fun and is a very funny man, himself. He's a bit unclear at times, but is very open to revision and discussion. Take him if you have the chance - no regrets here!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/346218", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzNDkwMDIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:346218", "instructor_name": "Christopher Syrnyk", "course_label": "ENG201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2007-09-24 21:28:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best Professor I've ever had!! Hands down!!! Cares about the students and their thoughts and focuses on not only what needs to be taught but makes you really think about important issues in life. Last day of class was a sad one but if I could, I would definitely take his class again in a heartbeat!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/346218", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:48:11.232346+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEyNzc5MTE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:346218", "instructor_name": "Christopher Syrnyk", "course_label": "ENG201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2007-01-16 11:08:58 +0000 UTC", "comment": "an excellent class. he really opens your eyes to many perspectives. not only a good writing class, but a good "life" class. great teacher! take him if you have a chance!!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/346218", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 12 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_d80dccb1baca4b05890eda4d | ENGL 100 | | course\_6e67787fbcc402ae5ffcdd7e | SLAVIC 101 | ### matched true ## social Image false