# MIRIAM BARCUS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### departments

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| SRMED     | 21    |
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| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## instructor

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### name

MIRIAM BARCUS

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "She is a great professor and really cares about students. She even gave us a week off to work on our papers. There are lots of readings and you'll have to attend lectures which are quite enjoyable imo. I don't think you will fail this class as long as you attend lectures and complete assignments but you'll need to work for an A.",
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    "comment": "Her lectures are never boring. Besides the textbook, I loved the documentary so much!!! You will enjoy the course.",
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