# HANS ADLER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/HANS_ADLER--instructor_dda78d44f7e05cc7a30511ce) ## 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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He speaks with native fluency about some really advanced topics in literature and calls you out when you attempt to use English. In this way, he is very intimidating. However, he's a good prof. Always encouraged discussion and ideas. You can get an easy A if you try. He improved my German.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1080392", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:13.993271+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0MTYxMzI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1080392", "instructor_name": "Hans Adler", "course_label": "KAFKA", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-12-21 13:40:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very good!!! I wish he teaches other non-German courses so that I can take them!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1080392", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:13.993271+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5MDMwMTcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1080392", "instructor_name": "Hans Adler", "course_label": "KAFKA368", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-09-28 18:12:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Sweet guy, if slightly intimidating. Lectures weren't always "easy" to follow, but he always made an effort to engage the class and encourage participation. Def recommended for anyone interested in Kafka.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1080392", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:13.993271+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4NTQ1OTY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1080392", "instructor_name": "Hans Adler", "course_label": "GERMA708", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2011-05-06 22:03:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Oh no, stay away.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1080392", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:13.993271+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NjE0MDA2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1080392", "instructor_name": "Hans Adler", "course_label": "GERMA305", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-12-21 08:19:18 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Adler is one of the few German professors who can keep you interested in a discussion through a whole power lecture! He picks a good selection of interesting books, and the class is fairly easy if you read the books and come to class. Expect though that he tends to be intimidating and will call you out on mispronunciations!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1080392", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:37:13.993271+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NjAwMzcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1080392", "instructor_name": "Hans Adler", "course_label": "KAFKA368", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-12-18 23:58:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Superficial course. He encouraged discussion yet cut people off.He challenged comments destructively.Lied to cover himself; shrouded common sense in lit-speak.Dropped names and terms - him connecting them was very thin, intentionally obscure. A Very Important Man, so humble. His Burrow breathing comment: you would need a "structure." Sooo abstract.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1080392", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false