# Melody Niwot — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MELODY_NIWOT) ## 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\_6ac8bae64c7716465a97d67c ### source enrollment ### source instructor id mniwot ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Melody Niwot ### email MNIWOT\@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 7 #### quality 3.86 #### difficulty 2.57 #### quality count 7 #### difficulty count 7 #### profile id rmp:2339801 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00 #### courses ##### course 526163a5fc34d41aa31790ab ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.33 ###### difficulty 2.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.711619098923404 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_5fb0d03c6c35ca17b155d5df | INTLST 212 | WISCHOLARS: WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM SEMINAR | 1 | 1 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MELODY\_NIWOT ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | 1272 | course\_5fb0d03c6c35ca17b155d5df | INTLST 212 | WISCHOLARS: WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM SEMINAR | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_5fb0d03c6c35ca17b155d5df", "course_id": "INTLST 212", "title": "WISCHOLARS: WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM SEMINAR", "credits_min": 1, "credits_max": 1, "gpa": null, "badges": [], "description": "A seminar for WISc Program participants discussing international events to foster leadership skills.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_5fb0d03c6c35ca17b155d5df", "uid": "instructor_6ac8bae64c7716465a97d67c", "name": "Melody Niwot", "quality": 3.711619098923404, "quality_count": 7, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MELODY_NIWOT" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODQ2Nzg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2339801", "instructor_name": "Melody Niwot", "course_label": "IS403", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-11-12 02:32:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Melody is passionate about what she teaches and is nice. Lectures are pretty much just discussions. You'll have 2 in-class written exams--closed notes. And a final project--oral presentation. Plenty of readings to do. Lecture slides are text heavy and are usually just long quotes you have to discuss. Easy course but I felt like class drags on. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2339801", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTY3NjY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2339801", "instructor_name": "Melody Niwot", "course_label": "INTLST403", "course_id": "INTLST 403", "course_uid": "course_526163a5fc34d41aa31790ab", "review_date": "2024-12-09 04:35:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Melody is nice... but a eh instructor. Every single icebreaker and activity was childish and nearly insulting to do as a college student. If you care about actually walking away from a class feeling like you learned something, take a different class on the EU. I could've learned more from a Wikipedia page than Melody's lectures. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2339801", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNTAyMjI1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2339801", "instructor_name": "Melody Niwot", "course_label": "IS402", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-07-12 15:02:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best class I have taken in college with best professor", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2339801", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMjk1NTE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2339801", "instructor_name": "Melody Niwot", "course_label": "INTLST403", "course_id": "INTLST 403", "course_uid": "course_526163a5fc34d41aa31790ab", "review_date": "2020-05-14 17:49:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "An okay professor. She is very kind and cares about her students. This class is VERY discussion heavy. She assigns A LOT of reading and writing based homework (which takes a long time to be graded). This class is primarily about migration especially in the second half of the semester and not as much about culture. I would not recommend this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2339801", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM3ODA1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2339801", "instructor_name": "Melody Niwot", "course_label": "IS403", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-04-09 04:08:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Melody was amazing! Her lectures are great. She CARES about students and wants them to be successful. She doesn't teach to test, she teaches to engage which makes classes outstanding! Can't recommend her enough. 1 research paper, daily discussions and two in class essays. Keep up with the reading - you get WAY less out of the class if don't.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2339801", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:18:51.116826+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMDIwNDk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2339801", "instructor_name": "Melody Niwot", "course_label": "INTLST430", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-04-04 23:36:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Melody is so sweet. I love having class with her. She is so genuine and makes learning so much fun. There is a lot of reading and her class is super discussion heavy but it is not too hard.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2339801", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_526163a5fc34d41aa31790ab | INTLST 403 | ### matched true ## social Image true