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MONICA KIM

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 4 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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HIST434 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Kim is absolutely wonderful! She really knows her stuff and is also so caring to her students; she welcomes students' opinions and points of view on the topics. I learned so much in this class and enjoyed it.
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HISTORY/INTLST 146
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Just fantastic; both she and Professor Chamedes are fantastic professors that deeply care about what they are teaching. Roughly 2 papers you have to type online and 3 you have to type in person, which wasn't bad at all. Probably the best history class I have ever taken.
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HIST434 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Kim is truly incredible. She is clearly very passionate about what she teaches. She does a really great job of keeping students engaged with some tough material. She is also very accomodating and understanding. If you need an extension or extra help she does a really good job of giving one on one feedback.
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HIST434 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Kim was one of my favorite history professors at UW. Her lectures are really interesting and give you a different perspective about the United States and its relationship with the world. She cares so much about each of her students and is always available outside of class. Decent amount of reading but they are usually short.
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Classes with MONICA KIM

HISTORY 434

American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present

Credits unavailable

HISTORY 434 covers American foreign relations from 1901 to the present, emphasizing economic, political, and ideological elements determining policy.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Monica Kim

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026
HISTORY 999

Independent Work

1–6 credits

HISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Stephen KantrowitzWalter Stern+21 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2022 · limited sample

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Spring 2026HISTORY 434American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present
Spring 2026HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2025HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2025HISTORY/INTLST 146A Global History of Now
Spring 2025HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2025HISTORY/INTLST 146A Global History of Now
Fall 2024HISTORY 900Introduction to History for U.s. Historians
Fall 2024HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2022HISTORY 434American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present
Fall 2022HISTORY 952Seminar in Comparative History
Fall 2022HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2022HISTORY 102American History, Civil War Era to the Present
Spring 2022HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2022HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2021HISTORY 434American Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present
Fall 2021HISTORY 999Independent Work

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