# DEAN KROUK — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DEAN_KROUK--instructor_6359bcd05d452f9e1f7c9648) ## 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 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However, you will have to sit through hours on end of SJW monologues. Dean while a nice guy, is not open at all to opinions that differ from his own, and tends to get upset when they are share out loud. If you're looking for an easy class take this one, but be ready to leave your own opinions at the door.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2298626", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:44:09.083145+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NDUzMjQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2298626", "instructor_name": "Dean Krouk", "course_label": "SCANDST432", "course_id": "HISTORY/SCANDST 432", "course_uid": "course_db1c7e3d94593d9ba8ab4dc8", "review_date": "2023-02-23 17:08:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dean is an amazing professor and one of my favorites. You can tell he cares a lot about the subjects he teaches as well as the students, and he's the most understanding professor I've ever had. He always encourages students to share their thoughts and has never been rude when others have different ideas / opinions. 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There is a lot of reading, but it is good reading and is to be expected in a litterature class. Grading was clear and he answered questions outside of class in a timely manner. I felt encouraged to explore Scandi litterature by him, and he was always ready with a good book rec. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2298626", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:44:09.083145+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NDI2NTM3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2298626", "instructor_name": "Dean Krouk", "course_label": "SCANDST432", "course_id": "HISTORY/SCANDST 432", "course_uid": "course_db1c7e3d94593d9ba8ab4dc8", "review_date": "2023-02-12 21:22:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A lot of reading and a good amount of writing, but that's to be expected in a history class. Most classes were discussion based, and Prof. Krouk was really good about facilitating discussions between/among students rather than simply saying what's right or wrong. Lectures were always really helpful at clarifying the important info from the readings", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2298626", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:44:09.083145+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NTc4MDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2298626", "instructor_name": "Dean Krouk", "course_label": "SCANDST432", "course_id": "HISTORY/SCANDST 432", "course_uid": "course_db1c7e3d94593d9ba8ab4dc8", "review_date": "2022-08-10 21:27:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His lectures are dry, and his attitude can become very condescending. He has a tendency to steamroll conversations, much to the discontent of his students. He's not a difficult grader, but if you have to put up with his haughty attitude the whole semester, is it worth it? I've had much better teachers at UW and in the same department. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2298626", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------------- | | course\_db1c7e3d94593d9ba8ab4dc8 | HISTORY/SCANDST 432 | ### matched true ## social Image false