# Mark Louden — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARK_LOUDEN) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_d988b4af8f7be2d7a4f17c1a ### source enrollment ### source instructor id mllouden ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Mark Louden ### email MLLOUDEN\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 30 #### quality 4.8 #### difficulty 2.37 #### quality count 30 #### difficulty count 30 #### profile id rmp:53176 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:20:35.339677+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1fbcb38e25d07a4ba4583adf ###### review count 3 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 4.343874313418638 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_9a9213d41b43c76f9247fff6 | GERMAN 352 | TOPICS IN GERMAN LINGUISTICS | 3 | 4 | 3.571 | | course\_bc5382472114982339668f64 | GERMAN 991 | INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH LINGUISTICS AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY | 1 | 9 | | | course\_e6a433e10d8ee27c9afee9ab | GERMAN 249 | INTERMEDIATE GERMAN - SPEAKING AND LISTENING | 3 | 3 | 3.69 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARK\_LOUDEN ## 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He has many community ties and the course covers essentially everything you need to or would ever want to know about the Amish. Readings were fairly short and interesting, and there were 10 500-word essays throughout the semester. He does cold-call, but I think it's fair.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53176", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:35.339677+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzM2NjM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:53176", "instructor_name": "Mark Louden", "course_label": "GERM650", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-18 22:40:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I love this professor. Go to his office hours, and he will help you. He does a lot of cold calling, but it's a great way of keeping students engaged. A lot of his lectures involve a lot of participation, and it's a great way to get students to interact with course content. I would take this professor many times again.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53176", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:35.339677+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTc0NDY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:53176", "instructor_name": "Mark Louden", "course_label": "GER351", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-02-14 05:04:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Extremely knowledgable and very interesting lecturer! If you pay attention, don't miss lecture, and do the homework and you will do just fine. I wish I could take GER351 again, Louden is by far my favorite professor in the department. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53176", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:35.339677+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NzUxNDY0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:53176", "instructor_name": "Mark Louden", "course_label": "GER351", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-20 04:01:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Louden is addicted to cold-calling and not afraid to grill students in front of the class when they don't know the answer; exhibited no sympathy regarding absences (even medical issues).\n\nPay attention to the homework and practice, they make up the majority of the grade. Missing one homework assignment was an immediate 5% of your final grade, etc. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53176", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:35.339677+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjMwNDA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:53176", "instructor_name": "Mark Louden", "course_label": "GERM351", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-12 18:22:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class would not have been that bad if he wouldn't focus on one slide for 20 minutes. His slides would mostly display pictures and no words. It was hard to take notes. He also would cold call students and sometimes resulting in belittling them if they were unsure. He has his favorites and that shows in his grading. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53176", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:35.339677+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxMDkwMjAz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:53176", "instructor_name": "Mark Louden", "course_label": "RELIGST406", "course_id": "RELIGST 406", "course_uid": "course_1fbcb38e25d07a4ba4583adf", "review_date": "2018-12-19 01:18:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best professor ever. Readings were very manageable and interesting. Valuable discussions each lecture. Very caring and involved in the Amish community were he assists in language barriers and education. Basically the Gandhi of Amish education. You are missing out if you don't take one of his classes. Understanding, caring,respectful,wonderful.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/53176", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 30 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_1fbcb38e25d07a4ba4583adf | RELIGST 406 | ### matched true ## social Image true