# JAMES KLAUSEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

JAMES KLAUSEN

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                    |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------ |
| 1144 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS      |
| 1142 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1142 | course\_c05ebd42866e32be42f69a1e | POLISCI 931 | SEMINAR-POLITICAL THEORY |
| 1142 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS      |
| 1134 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS      |
| 1132 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS      |
| 1124 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1124 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS      |
| 1122 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1122 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS      |
| 1114 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1112 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK         |
| 1104 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1104 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK         |
| 1102 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1102 | course\_c05ebd42866e32be42f69a1e | POLISCI 931 | SEMINAR-POLITICAL THEORY |
| 1094 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK         |
| 1092 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY           |
| 1092 | course\_c05ebd42866e32be42f69a1e | POLISCI 931 | SEMINAR-POLITICAL THEORY |
| 1084 | course\_e868bb5e53380095ee4bfc59 | POLISCI 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS     |
| 1084 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK         |
| 1082 | course\_ea2800c3a5b22f286aac0a0c | POLISCI 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS     |
| 1082 | course\_c05ebd42866e32be42f69a1e | POLISCI 931 | SEMINAR-POLITICAL THEORY |
| 1082 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK         |

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## reviews

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    "comment": "JCK is raw: tattoos, gucci shoes, emo black clothing etc. Nah but his lectures are excellent - he usually just reads the notes he has but also gets some decent discussion in, too. He acts like he's strict but he really cares about his students. Someone in our class took their own life and he held a moment of silence and cried in front of us. Real.",
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