# FREIDA TESFAGIORGIS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/FREIDA_TESFAGIORGIS) ## 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 | ## 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history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1132 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1132 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1124 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1124 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1122 | course\_44b4af6bd3a88a269d7f39b4 | AFROAMER/GEN\&WS 367 | ART AND VISUAL CULTURE: WOMEN OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND AFRICA | | 1122 | course\_e511069d708bb55dc5a6f578 | ART 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1114 | course\_3dc5f16c576b75805f6051be | AFROAMER 678 | TRADITIONS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HUMOR | | 1114 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1112 | course\_44b4af6bd3a88a269d7f39b4 | AFROAMER/GEN\&WS 367 | ART AND VISUAL CULTURE: WOMEN OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AND AFRICA | | 1104 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1104 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1104 | course\_8c67db386ba63ef2d57a2483 | AFROAMER/ARTHIST 242 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRO-AMERICAN ART | | 1104 | course\_e511069d708bb55dc5a6f578 | ART 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1102 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1094 | course\_3dc5f16c576b75805f6051be | AFROAMER 678 | TRADITIONS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HUMOR | | 1094 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1094 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1094 | course\_8c67db386ba63ef2d57a2483 | AFROAMER/ARTHIST 242 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRO-AMERICAN ART | | 1092 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1084 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1084 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1082 | course\_3dc5f16c576b75805f6051be | AFROAMER 678 | TRADITIONS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HUMOR | | 1082 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1074 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1074 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1074 | course\_8c67db386ba63ef2d57a2483 | AFROAMER/ARTHIST 242 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRO-AMERICAN ART | | 1072 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1072 | course\_8bc16db06d2b2aa4a74690dc | AFROAMER 790 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 2 | | 1074 | 3 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 2 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1094 | 4 | | 1102 | 1 | | 1104 | 4 | | 1112 | 1 | | 1114 | 2 | | 1122 | 2 | | 1124 | 2 | | 1132 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:00.974394+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwMzMwOTMz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:792694", "instructor_name": "Freida Tesfagiorgis", "course_label": "GWS366", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-05-22 19:03:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Incredibly disorganized and unclear. That said, a very easy class. Do the readings if you don't want to final to be a pain in the ass, but otherwise you don't really need to do them. A lot of writing! I like that she calls people out when they say something offensive, though she can be intimidating.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/792694", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:00.974394+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4ODQ3MjIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:792694", "instructor_name": "Freida Tesfagiorgis", "course_label": "ARTHI242", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-07-24 23:55:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really miserable class for those not interested in the subject. Took the 3hr 20min summer session, and it was brutally boring, and riddled with malaprops. Two tests and a presentation, that were quite easy. 25 days and I've yet to receive my final grade, that is just inexcusable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/792694", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:00.974394+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE3MTEzMzA0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:792694", "instructor_name": "Freida Tesfagiorgis", "course_label": "ART242", "course_id": "ART 242", "course_uid": "course_a18941e9c29570dfbcef7701", "review_date": "2010-05-03 22:09:28 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This professor literally has her power points copyrighted, probably because they are horrendous and laughable. Commonly misspells and makes up words. Her use of words in the wrong context makes her hard to understand. Everything she says is so vague and repetitive that it is hard to learn anything. To be frank this class is a bad joke. Got an A.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/792694", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:00.974394+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2MTAxNDgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:792694", "instructor_name": "Freida Tesfagiorgis", "course_label": "ARTHIST", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-08-07 16:07:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Friendly lady. Course is pretty self explanatory and not bad at all. Just requires to study the slides and take notes on each picture and just memorize them. Books aren't really neccessary but its nice to have if you don't know any background on a slide and you missed class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/792694", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:00.974394+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE1OTk1Njcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:792694", "instructor_name": "Freida Tesfagiorgis", "course_label": "ART242", "course_id": "ART 242", "course_uid": "course_a18941e9c29570dfbcef7701", "review_date": "2009-06-26 12:53:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Ethnic studies requirement. This class consists of memorizing works on slides, and thats it. Very easy, and Tesfagiorgis makes her tests all on material from her lectures. No book needed, although she does assign them (Im guessing for your own understanding of the works). Good decision for non-arts majors.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/792694", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:39:00.974394+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEzMjA3ODQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:792694", "instructor_name": "Freida Tesfagiorgis", "course_label": "ART242", "course_id": "ART 242", "course_uid": "course_a18941e9c29570dfbcef7701", "review_date": "2007-05-24 12:10:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "this class was easy and interesting. she tends to go off on tangents but otherwise its simple: the outside reading isnt really necessary and you only need a day or two max to study for the exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/792694", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 12 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | -------------------- | | course\_8c67db386ba63ef2d57a2483 | AFROAMER/ARTHIST 242 | | course\_a18941e9c29570dfbcef7701 | ART 242 | ### matched true ## social Image false