Monica is smart. She knows her subject well and from what I hear is a big contributor to her field. But her lectures are so boring. She made ecology seem so dry to me, and that's saying something considering I am interested in conservation. She's not bad, in fact her lectures are well put together; she's just painfully boring.Rate My Professors ↗
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Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Ecology is, honestly, the most boring to me, and Monica didn't really change that. Her slides were essentially a bunch of examples that you didn't really have to know. Some of her exam questions are tricky, and others are just poorly written. She was nice though, and had different office hours from week to week so that everyone could make it in.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
She is very nice. She follows along with the book exactly and posts study guides for each lecture. Ecology is not a hard topic, but she made her exam a little tricky. One word can flip the whole answer. So make sure you do the reading and know whats on her study guides to be fully prepared.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
She is a very nice lady, I did not find her unit, ecology, particularly interesting, but I found that she was a good teacher of the topic. She was very helpful and approachable. Although I have not yet taken her exam, I do not anticipate that it will be very difficult. Good professor.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Her exam may be a little bit tricky - make sure you read the questions and think. The exam was pretty easy (83% average) I don't think going to lecture is necessary..but they may help you do well on the exam a little bit.. I also hoped she had more office hours - only had 3-4 during ecology session! Overall, she was a decent lecturer! Take her!!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Lectures were not the most interesting, but they did help answer a few exam questions the book couldn't. The exam was extremely easy (average was 85%). Information is very basic and sometimes common sense.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with MONICA TURNER
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | ZOOLOGY 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2025 | AGROECOL/ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENTOM/ENVIRST/GEOG/ZOOLOGY 953 | Introduction to Ecology Research at Uw-madison |
| Fall 2025 | ZOOLOGY 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2025 | ZOOLOGY 199 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2025 | ZOOLOGY 800 | Advanced Topics in the Biological Sciences |
| Spring 2025 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2024 | AGROECOL/ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENTOM/ENVIRST/GEOG/ZOOLOGY 953 | Introduction to Ecology Research at Uw-madison |
| Fall 2024 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2024 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2023 | AGROECOL/ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENTOM/ENVIRST/GEOG/ZOOLOGY 953 | Introduction to Ecology Research at Uw-madison |
| Fall 2023 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2023 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 800 | Advanced Topics in the Biological Sciences |
| Spring 2023 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2022 | AGROECOL/ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENTOM/ENVIRST/GEOG/ZOOLOGY 953 | Introduction to Ecology Research at Uw-madison |
| Fall 2022 | ZOOLOGY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2022 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2022 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2022 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2021 | AGROECOL/ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENTOM/ENVIRST/GEOG/ZOOLOGY 953 | Introduction to Ecology Research at Uw-madison |
| Fall 2021 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2021 | ZOOLOGY 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2021 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | AGROECOL/ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENTOM/ENVIRST/GEOG/ZOOLOGY 953 | Introduction to Ecology Research at Uw-madison |
| Fall 2020 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2020 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2019 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 956 | Seminar-ecology |
| Fall 2017 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 956 | Seminar-ecology |
| Spring 2017 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | GEOG 920 | Seminar in Physical Geography |
| Fall 2016 | ZOOLOGY 955 | Seminar-limnology |
| Fall 2016 | ZOOLOGY 956 | Seminar-ecology |
| Fall 2016 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2016 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2016 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2015 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2015 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2015 | ZOOLOGY 956 | Seminar-ecology |
| Spring 2015 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2014 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2014 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2014 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2014 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2014 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2013 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2013 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2013 | ZOOLOGY 299 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2013 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2013 | ZOOLOGY 955 | Seminar-limnology |
| Spring 2013 | ZOOLOGY 956 | Seminar-ecology |
| Spring 2013 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2012 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2012 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2012 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2012 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2012 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2012 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2011 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2011 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2011 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2011 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2010 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2010 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2010 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2010 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2009 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2009 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2009 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2009 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2009 | ZOOLOGY 955 | Seminar-limnology |
| Spring 2009 | ZOOLOGY 956 | Seminar-ecology |
| Spring 2009 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2008 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2008 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Fall 2008 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Spring 2008 | BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 879 | Advanced Landscape Ecology |
| Spring 2008 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
| Spring 2008 | ZOOLOGY 990 | Research |
| Fall 2007 | BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 | Introductory Biology |
| Fall 2007 | ZOOLOGY 699 | Directed Studies in Zoology |
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