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Louise Young

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Raw average: 4.73/5 from 11 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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What students say

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HIST201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Very caring and overall a helpful professor, but the workload is insane
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HIST104 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Young is an engaging lecturer and caring teacher. The class was fairly demanding, but overall quite interesting and enjoyable. She also gets students involved by occasionally pulling them into discussions. The reading was consistent, but not too long. The 6 page paper was pretty time-consuming. If you put in the work, you will learn a lot.
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HIST104 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great teacher. Sometimes she moves a little fast through her lectures, but she gives out outlines every day and what she's talking about is basically in the textbook, although she goes a little more in depth. Most of the grading done by the TA, I had Derek Taira, but I don't think hes there anymore. If you luck out and get him, hes the best TA ever
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HIST456 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Young is incredibly helpful and very easy to follow. She makes a seemingly boring class intriguing with her memorable videos and professional, yet approachable teaching style. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone! She was one of my favorite professors at Wisconsin
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HIST104 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
She is a pretty good teacher, she definitely knows what she's talking about. I found the exams pretty easy, especially if you attend class. The only bad thing is that she can sometimes lose her train of thought in lecture, which I found distracting, but otherwise you can't lose with her.
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HIST456 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Lectures can be a bit slow, but not the worst. She is generally very relaxed and easy to talk to. She grades papers rather hard, not a single person in my class got an A on the first essay. Is very enthusiastic about the subject, but expects a lot from you. Lots of reading.
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Classes with Louise Young

HISTORY 201

The Historian's Craft

3–4 credits

THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT teaches students to conduct original historical research and convey results through archival engagement and communication.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.54 GPA, 71.1% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.61 GPA, 78.0% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=42 letter grades).

Giuliana ChamedesEric Carlsson+12 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
HISTORY 682

Senior Honors Thesis

1–3 credits

HISTORY 682 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students, requiring concurrent enrollment in HISTORY 680.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Stephen KantrowitzAllison Useche+34 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
HISTORY 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

HISTORY 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Stephen KantrowitzGiuliana Chamedes+44 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
HISTORY 855

Seminar in Japanese History

1–3 credits

A research seminar in Japanese history with a variable annual focus.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Louise Young

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2024 · limited sample
HISTORY 999

Independent Work

1–6 credits

HISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Stephen KantrowitzGiuliana Chamedes+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2026HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 698Directed Study
Fall 2026HISTORY 699Directed Study
Fall 2026HISTORY 855Seminar in Japanese History
Fall 2026HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 999Independent Work

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