Historical instructor

KATHRYN CIANCIA

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 9 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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HIST201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Nothing but great things to say about her! She truly cares about her students and the content she teaches. The BEST 201 teacher! Her lectures are interesting, and I am engaged the entire time. The readings she assigned are still interesting and relatively easy reads despite being about heavy content. If you put in the work, you can do very well.
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HIST201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Ciancia is an excellent professor who clearly cares about her students success. She is an amazing lecturer and is very passionate about what she teaches. She has only fueled my interest in learning about history.
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HIST600 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Ciancia is unquestionably one of the best Professors I've ever had at UW. Not only is she a genius, but I've never had a professor care more about me and my fellow students before. She gave us incredibly detailed feedback on all of our papers and is so fun to talk to. If you want to love history, take her class. She's a gem.
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HIS270 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She is one of my favorite professors. Lectures are always interesting, she is very kind and encourages participation. Do the readings, show her in papers that you understand and have been paying attention and you'll do well. You can tell she knows her history, assignments are about the big picture and focusing on why things happened, not just dates
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HIST201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I've had Professor Ciancia twice now, for History 270 and for History 201, she is an excellent professor. Her lectures are well prepared and interesting. She does a fantastic job of engaging with the class and encouraging participation in her lectures. The readings she selected were also brilliant.
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HIS270 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She is so cute and precious. She's kind of like your grandmother but younger - that type of personality. She's very soft spoken and gentle, and her material is interesting. You know she's really into because she had so much knowledge about it. She did not give a final exam, so she's an angel. Did you know she graduated from Oxford?
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Classes with KATHRYN CIANCIA

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2026HISTORY 710Professional Development Seminar
Spring 2025HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Spring 2025HISTORY 601Historical Publishing Practicum
Spring 2025HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2024HISTORY 300History at Work: Professional Skills of the Major
Fall 2024HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2024HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024HISTORY 952Seminar in Comparative History
Fall 2023HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Fall 2023HISTORY 690Thesis Colloquium
Fall 2023HISTORY 699Directed Study
Spring 2023HISTORY 601Historical Publishing Practicum
Spring 2023HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2022HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Fall 2022HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2022HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2022HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2022HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2021HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2020HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2020HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019HISTORY 891Proseminar in Modern European History
Spring 2019HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2019HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2019HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Spring 2018HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2018HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017HISTORY 270Eastern Europe Since 1900
Fall 2017HISTORY 500Reading Seminar in History
Fall 2017HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017HISTORY 891Proseminar in Modern European History
Fall 2017HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2017HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2017HISTORY 690Thesis Colloquium
Fall 2016HISTORY 200Historical Studies
Fall 2016HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2016HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2016HISTORY 891Proseminar in Modern European History
Fall 2015HISTORY 200Historical Studies
Fall 2015HISTORY 270Eastern Europe Since 1900
Fall 2015HISTORY 699Directed Study
Fall 2015HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2015HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2015HISTORY 500Reading Seminar in History
Spring 2015HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015HISTORY 891Proseminar in Modern European History
Fall 2014HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2014HISTORY 891Proseminar in Modern European History
Spring 2014HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2013HISTORY 200Historical Studies
Fall 2013HISTORY 223Explorations in European History (h)

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