# John Curtin — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOHN_CURTIN--instructor_b13e60fbd2bbb391ad3091a1) ## 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\_b13e60fbd2bbb391ad3091a1 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name John Curtin ### email JJCURTIN\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 7 #### quality 4.86 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:382622 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1177b5ab16c01f6a0eef7a2b ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 13fb929e8e0613957fc31658 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.9708783581826634 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JOHN\_CURTIN--instructor\_b13e60fbd2bbb391ad3091a1 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2MTk1MjU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:382622", "instructor_name": "John Curtin", "course_label": "PSYCH618", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-09-18 23:35:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "John was my lab prof for a year. He was a good teacher - laid back, but still capable of getting his point across. Readings were relevant and interesting. A very nice guy. Recommended highly!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/382622", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE0Mjc3MDkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:382622", "instructor_name": "John Curtin", "course_label": "PSYCH618", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2008-04-11 12:38:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great Professor! Very nice and helpful if you talk to him. Some of the articles you'll read for his classes/research lab will be difficult, but interesting. He really cares about what he's doing.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/382622", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTExNDE4OTQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:382622", "instructor_name": "John Curtin", "course_label": "PSYCH", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2006-01-25 22:33:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really approachable and very helpful", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/382622", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTEwODE1NzQ1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:382622", "instructor_name": "John Curtin", "course_label": "PSYCH225", "course_id": "PSYCH 225", "course_uid": "course_1177b5ab16c01f6a0eef7a2b", "review_date": "2005-10-26 14:32:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took it the very first semester he ever taught this, specifically because he was the only actual professor who was teaching the class. Very wise move, actually a likeable person, and compared to the complaints I've heard about the classes run by TA's, he's by far your best option for this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/382622", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNDkzOTA=", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:382622", "instructor_name": "John Curtin", "course_label": "PSYCH225", "course_id": "PSYCH 225", "course_uid": "course_1177b5ab16c01f6a0eef7a2b", "review_date": "2005-01-19 21:02:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "very cool proferssor....class is somewhat hard but he is always open to questions and makes a fairly boring topic somewhat fun....definitely recommend if you have to take 225 for your major....", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/382622", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:31:29.181727+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzNTE4MDA=", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:382622", "instructor_name": "John Curtin", "course_label": "PSYCH740", "course_id": "PSYCH 740", "course_uid": "course_13fb929e8e0613957fc31658", "review_date": "2004-07-29 13:35:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Thought the class was very interesting and assigned journal articles were, for the most part, well written and interesting. Professor seems to have good command of knowledge in area of addiction. More structure to the class discussions would be good.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/382622", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_1177b5ab16c01f6a0eef7a2b | PSYCH 225 | | course\_13fb929e8e0613957fc31658 | PSYCH 740 | ### matched true ## social Image false