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MORGAN ROBERTSON

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Raw average: 3.70/5 from 27 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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ENVIRST/GEOG 139
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
The class I took was very introductory and I think anyone could get an A if they wanted to. All lectures were streamed, and then avaliable as a video later (although sometimes he's bad at posting these). It's hard to know what to take notes on but there's no final and only one assingment a week. He's very knowledgable.
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ENVIRST/GEOG 139
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Robertson is very lecture and test heavy. You have 7 quizzes throughout the semester that make up almost your whole grade and everything on the quiz is supposedly from the lecture. If you miss lecture your quiz grade will drop dramatically and stuff is only covered once, so you'll miss half the quiz questions making it hard to get an A.
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ENVIRST/GEOG 139
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Robertson seems like a good guy and knowledgeable in his field, but, this class was just mid. The test questions are worded poorly and are so confusing and ambiguous, that I would fail them even though I paid extremely good attention in class and am otherwise a 4.0 student. My grade in calc 2 was way higher than this class, if that says anything.
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ENVIRST/GEOG 439
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
He is incredibly knowledgeable and adds some humor to lectures. GEOG439 was one of the most interesting classes I've taken. I learned SO MUCH but that came from the heavy time commitment of reading and assignments. With how he structures the class you get out what you put into it. Flexible with assignment extensions and helpful to talk to!
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ENVIRST/GEOG 439
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Robertson is very hard to reach outside of class, uses slides and readings that are 10+ years old, and assigns many assignments that end up just being busywork. This course content is really fascinating, and he is very knowledgeable but I would only recommend if you are interested enough to outweigh the organizational issues with this course.
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Classes with MORGAN ROBERTSON

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Spring 2026ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2026ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Spring 2026GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2026GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2025ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2025GEOG 365Geographical Traditions and Practices
Fall 2025GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2025GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2024ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2024ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2024ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2024GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2024GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ENVIRST 699Directed Study
Spring 2024ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2024GEOG 365Geographical Traditions and Practices
Spring 2024GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2024GEOG 930Seminar in People-environment Geography
Spring 2024GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2023ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2023GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2023GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2023GEOG 359Australia: Environment and Society
Spring 2023GEOG 365Geographical Traditions and Practices
Fall 2022ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2022ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2022ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2022GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2022ENVIRST/GEOG 534Environmental Governance: Markets, States and Nature
Spring 2022GEOG 365Geographical Traditions and Practices
Spring 2022GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2021ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2021ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2021GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2020ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2020ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2020GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2020ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Spring 2020GEOG 365Geographical Traditions and Practices
Spring 2020GEOG 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2019GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2019GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2018ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2018GEOG 359Australia: Environment and Society
Fall 2018GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Spring 2018GEOG 930Seminar in People-environment Geography
Spring 2018GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2017GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017GEOG 359Australia: Environment and Society
Spring 2017GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ENVIRST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2016ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2016ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2016GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ENVIRST/GEOG 534Environmental Governance: Markets, States and Nature
Spring 2016GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2015ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2015ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2015GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015GEOG 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ENVIRST 699Directed Study
Fall 2014ENVIRST 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2014ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2014ENVIRST/GEOG 439US Environmental Policy and Regulation
Fall 2014GEOG 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2014GEOG 930Seminar in People-environment Geography
Fall 2013ENVIRST/GEOG 139Global Environmental Issues
Fall 2013GEOG 475Topics in Geography
Spring 2013GEOG 475Topics in Geography

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