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MELISSA SHEEDY

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Raw average: 4.96/5 from 24 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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GERMAN 285
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
AMAZING CLASS!! If you actually try to practice your speaking every time you're in class by applying your learnings from previous classes, your German WILL improve. No doubt. Amazing teacher. Cares sooo much about her students and provides a lot of support. 100% would take her lectures again. Entertaining and uses a variety of learning materials
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GERMAN/LITTRANS 280
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
As a STEM major, this is by far the best class I've ever taken. Sheedy is the GOAT. You can't go wrong taking a class with her.
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GERMAN/LITTRANS 280
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Sheedy is arguably the nicest professor at UW-Madison. I took this class to fulfill my literature requirement, and I was not disappointed. The content is typically interesting, and the workload is manageable. I HIGHLY recommend taking any class with her, especially this one!
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GERMAN/LITTRANS 280
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I took 280 for my literature credit and it was so much fun. The class is easy but so interesting and entertaining. Professor Sheedy is so kind and is the most genuine person. I loved the class so much and greatly enjoyed much of the material we covered. I wish I knew German so that I could take more classes with her.
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GERMAN/LITTRANS 280
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
She is the best professor in the whole school and deserves the world. She is the sweetest woman and her lectures are so entertaining, especially with her good wit and wholesomeness. Def would recommend taking her!!!!
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Classes with MELISSA SHEEDY

GERMAN 285

Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts

Credits unavailable

Intensive introduction to German-language culture and texts, emphasizing reading, writing, and discussion skills.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Melissa Sheedy

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
GERMAN 372

Topics in German Culture

3–4 credits

GERMAN 372 covers selected topics in the culture of German-speaking countries.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Melissa SheedyJulia Goetze+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts
Spring 2026GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2025GEN&WS/LITTRANS 270German Women Writers in Translation
Fall 2025GERMAN/LITTRANS 280From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (re)imagined
Spring 2025GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Spring 2025GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts
Spring 2025GERMAN/LITTRANS 280From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (re)imagined
Fall 2024GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2024GERMAN 275Kafka and the Kafkaesque
Spring 2024GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts
Spring 2024GERMAN 723Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Literature
Spring 2024GERMAN/LITTRANS 280From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (re)imagined
Fall 2023GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2023GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Spring 2023GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Spring 2023GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts
Spring 2023GERMAN 723Practicum in Teaching Undergraduate Literature
Spring 2023GERMAN/LITTRANS 276Special Topics in German and World Literature/s
Fall 2022GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2022GERMAN 676Advanced Seminar in German Studies
Spring 2022GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Spring 2022GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts
Spring 2022GERMAN/LITTRANS 276Special Topics in German and World Literature/s
Fall 2021GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2021GERMAN/LITTRANS 276Special Topics in German and World Literature/s
Fall 2020GERMAN 101First Semester German
Fall 2020GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Fall 2020GERMAN 262Intermediate German-writing
Fall 2017GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2017GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2017GERMAN 258Intermediate German-reading
Fall 2016GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2016GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Fall 2015GERMAN 101First Semester German
Fall 2015GERMAN 401First-semester German for Graduate Students
Spring 2015GERMAN 102Second Semester German
Spring 2015GERMAN 402Second-semester German for Graduate Students
Fall 2014GERMAN 204Fourth Semester German
Spring 2014GERMAN 204Fourth Semester German
Spring 2014GERMAN 404Fourth-semester German for Graduate Students
Fall 2013GERMAN 203Third Semester German
Fall 2013GERMAN 403Third-semester German for Graduate Students
Spring 2013GERMAN 204Fourth Semester German
Spring 2013GERMAN 404Fourth-semester German for Graduate Students
Fall 2012GERMAN 101First Semester German
Fall 2012GERMAN 401First-semester German for Graduate Students

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

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