# MICHAEL M. CULLINANE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_M_CULLINANE--instructor_e912782ad48ec09626983583) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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\_e912782ad48ec09626983583 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name MICHAEL M. CULLINANE ### first observed at 2025-12-14 04:50:04.653658+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-01-22 01:00:26.555427+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 47 #### quality 4.38 #### difficulty 2.6 #### quality count 47 #### difficulty count 47 #### profile id rmp:317949 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00 #### courses ##### course 9bf5edaf311599761f111d2c ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 477564a1a176902094dd034b ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 4.164980830909431 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MICHAEL\_M\_CULLINANE--instructor\_e912782ad48ec09626983583 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk1ODU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:317949", "instructor_name": "Michael M. Cullinane", "course_label": "HIST246", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-11 20:17:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Really knows his stuff and is funny. Cares about the topics. Fast and dense lectures", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317949", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDA3MTk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:317949", "instructor_name": "Michael M. Cullinane", "course_label": "HIST246", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-03 01:43:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "If this is an ethnic course, do not take this course! Rubrics were unclear, and no point in showing up for lectures since he reads off the slideshow!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317949", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzkyNzU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:317949", "instructor_name": "Michael M. Cullinane", "course_label": "HIST244", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-07 18:25:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "he's a really funny and engaging lecturer, but it is very lecture heavy. there's a ton of readings to do every night, but honestly not mandatory since there's no quizzes so they're mostly extra information to know. there's no tests (actually one canvas test, but it's more like if you pay attention then you'll get it) and two essays.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317949", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjY5NjAz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:317949", "instructor_name": "Michael M. Cullinane", "course_label": "HIST246", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-03-05 16:08:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Michael is such a funny professor—one of the most interesting lecturers I've had. Attendance policy only for discussion. He also posts the lecture slides on Canvas. For lecture, he usually just goes over the slides in class, but also adds extra information. Readings are necessary for exams, but can just pull quotes for exams, which are take home. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317949", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzk3NzUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:317949", "instructor_name": "Michael M. Cullinane", "course_label": "HIST244", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-25 21:40:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures are just him reacting to his slides, but still interesting. He's a funny guy. The lectures occasionally drag, especially in the beginning and during the interminable unit on the Philippines, but otherwise engaging. Very low workload. Grades based mostly on discussion participation and no-rubric essays. You learn a lot!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317949", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:56.164029+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg2MzQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:317949", "instructor_name": "Michael M. Cullinane", "course_label": "HIST244", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-23 19:04:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Cullinane is kind and energetic. Office hours are accessible and helpful. A great class for anyone interested in SE Asia!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317949", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 47 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | course\_9bf5edaf311599761f111d2c | ASIAN/ASIANAM/HISTORY 246 | | course\_477564a1a176902094dd034b | ASIAN/GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI/SOC 244 | ### matched true ## social Image false