# Laura Mcclure — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LAURA_MCCLURE--instructor_8b424ace7b4e364697fcfc76) ## 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\_8b424ace7b4e364697fcfc76 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Laura Mcclure ### email LMCCLURE\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-07-13 04:59:22.367394+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 49 #### quality 4.08 #### difficulty 2.37 #### quality count 49 #### difficulty count 49 #### profile id rmp:319623 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:24:09.355410+00:00 #### courses ##### course 41fe89217b0a4c438464e4d5 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course a97e454f723243758e7a66ab ###### review count 3 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course ad05521dfc37ff63979d36a0 ###### review count 24 ###### quality 3.79 ###### difficulty 2.29 ###### quality count 24 ###### difficulty count 24 #### bayesian quality 3.9581697923323467 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/LAURA\_MCCLURE--instructor\_8b424ace7b4e364697fcfc76 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:09.355410+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDcxODYy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:319623", "instructor_name": "Laura McClure", "course_label": "CL351", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-08 17:23:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor McClure is incredible, and very passionate about the subject. The exams weren't difficult if you did the readings and came to lecture, and important parts of the readings were gone over in lecture anyway. Such an interesting class!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319623", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:09.355410+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDQ4Nzk3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:319623", "instructor_name": "Laura McClure", "course_label": "CLASSICS351", "course_id": "CLASSICS/GEN&WS 351", "course_uid": "course_41fe89217b0a4c438464e4d5", "review_date": "2026-05-06 19:14:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof McClure is SO passionate about lectures, and makes the content engaging and easy to digest. If you do all the readings and attend class, you will do fine, but it is a lot of reading. She really wants you to do well and loves people who participate in class. 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Enjoyable and easy class!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/319623", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 49 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | -------------------- | | course\_41fe89217b0a4c438464e4d5 | CLASSICS/GEN\&WS 351 | | course\_ad05521dfc37ff63979d36a0 | ILS 203 | | course\_a97e454f723243758e7a66ab | ILS 253 | ### matched true ## social Image false