Current instructor

Marina Moskowitz

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 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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DS 355
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took this class as an elective and it was worth it. The lectures were clear and detailed and uploaded on Canvas before the class. She was so kind and let me turn in an assignment late.
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DS 355
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Took the course because it seemed like an easy elective that would be interesting but turned out to be one of the most boring and stressful classes I took this semester. Prof Moskowitz is very nice as is the T.A but both are unnecessarily tough graders with unclear expectations of what they want from you. Lectures are boring and long.
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DS 501
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
She was my favorite professor this semester for my FIG (DS 501). She genuinely cares about your well being and stresses the importance of learning over busywork. A great professor who made the lectures interesting and was very open minded!
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DS 501
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took her Textile class for a FIG and I thought she was wonderful! She's very kind and caring, her class is reading heavy but more often than not the reading's very interesting. She's very good at keeping the discussion going. Often I wonder 'am I even learning anything?' for most of my classes but I know I learned so much this semester
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Classes with Marina Moskowitz

DS 690

Senior Thesis

2–4 credits

Senior Thesis is an individual study course arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Brooke GodfreyMarina Moskowitz+8 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2025 · limited sample
DS 699

Independent Study

1–6 credits

INDEPENDENT STUDY involves directed study projects as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Brooke GodfreySamuel Dennis+17 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample
DS 999

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study course for directed projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Marina MoskowitzUchita Vaid+13 more

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Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027DS 299Independent Study
Spring 2027DS 690Senior Thesis
Spring 2027DS 699Independent Study
Spring 2027DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027DS 999Independent Study
Fall 2026DS 299Independent Study
Fall 2026DS 355History of Fashion, 1400-present
Fall 2026DS 501Special Topics
Fall 2026DS 690Senior Thesis
Fall 2026DS 699Independent Study
Fall 2026DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026DS 999Independent Study

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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