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NICHOLAS CAHILL

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Raw average: 3.84/5 from 51 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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AH405 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is a really good lecturer and his class was fun to take! He mostly uses links, images, and readings to teach instead of slides/textbook. Because of his teaching method it is lecture heavy and taking notes is necessary/helpful. My notes ended up being pretty messy because he does often go on tangents. I loved the class and would take it again!
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ARTHY405 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Kind of a Classics genius.
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AH300 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Cahill is amazing! He is very knowledgeable about the subject and cares about his students. He was really easy to reach outside of class/quick to respond to emails. His canvas was a little unorganized, but he was happy to clarify/fix anything. My only complaint is the lectures often went over time 3-5 minutes. Overall, I would recommend!
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AH302 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
This professor was so disorganized, both in lecture and with assignments. He doesn't write on the slides and only uses images. He gets lost in what he discusses often so it's difficult to take notes and keep track. He didn't give us assignments until the last month so every class we were playing catchup with quizzes because of his disorganization.
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AH304 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Cahill is enjoyable if you are a history nerd who likes sitting and viewing archaeology images. He uses no text or slides so be prepared to take heavy notes, as exams are based on how much you can remember about specific items. In office hours and email he is accessible and nice, and grades very fairly. Not an easy credit, but interesting
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Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Cahill's lectures were very disorganized as he didn't use any slides, he just displayed images and talked about them. He also didn't use notes which led to very hard to follow rambling and him repeating himself. The grading criteria for exams and 10-page term paper were unclear, he's a harsh grader, and he sometimes takes weeks to get grades back.
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Classes with NICHOLAS CAHILL

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Spring 2026ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ARTHIST/CLASSICS 304The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Spring 2026ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Fall 2025ARTHIST 303Topics in Art History
Fall 2025ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Fall 2025ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Spring 2025ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Spring 2025ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Spring 2025ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Fall 2024ARTHIST 302Greek Sculpture
Fall 2024ARTHIST 505Proseminar in Ancient Art
Fall 2024ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Fall 2024ARTHIST 805Seminar-ancient Art and Architecture
Fall 2024ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ARTHIST 301Myths, Loves, and Lives in Greek Vases
Spring 2024ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Spring 2024ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ARTHIST/CLASSICS 304The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Fall 2023ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Fall 2023ARTHIST/CLASSICS 700The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Spring 2023ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Spring 2023ARTHIST 302Greek Sculpture
Spring 2023ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Spring 2023ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2023ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ARTHIST 301Myths, Loves, and Lives in Greek Vases
Fall 2022ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Fall 2022ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Spring 2022ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Spring 2022ARTHIST 505Proseminar in Ancient Art
Spring 2022ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2022ARTHIST 805Seminar-ancient Art and Architecture
Spring 2022ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Fall 2020ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Fall 2020ARTHIST/CLASSICS 700The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Spring 2020ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Spring 2020ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ARTHIST/CLASSICS 304The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Spring 2020ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Spring 2020CLASSICS 371Topics in Greek Culture
Fall 2019ARTHIST 505Proseminar in Ancient Art
Fall 2019ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Spring 2019ARTHIST 302Greek Sculpture
Spring 2019ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2019ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Fall 2018ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Fall 2018ARTHIST 505Proseminar in Ancient Art
Fall 2018ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2018ARTHIST 805Seminar-ancient Art and Architecture
Fall 2018ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Spring 2018ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ARTHIST/CLASSICS 304The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Spring 2018ARTHIST/CLASSICS 704The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Fall 2017ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2017ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Fall 2017ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Fall 2017CLASSICS 430Topics in Classical Archaeology
Spring 2017ARTHIST 301Myths, Loves, and Lives in Greek Vases
Spring 2017ARTHIST 505Proseminar in Ancient Art
Spring 2017ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2017ARTHIST 805Seminar-ancient Art and Architecture
Spring 2017ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017CLASSICS 371Topics in Greek Culture
Fall 2016ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Fall 2016ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2016ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Fall 2016CLASSICS 430Topics in Classical Archaeology
Spring 2016ARTHIST 301Myths, Loves, and Lives in Greek Vases
Spring 2016ARTHIST 600Special Topics in Art History
Spring 2016ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2016ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ARTHIST/CLASSICS 304The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome
Fall 2015ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2015ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ARTHIST/CLASSICS 300The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Fall 2015ARTHIST/CLASSICS 405Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece
Spring 2015ARTHIST 302Greek Sculpture
Spring 2015ARTHIST 505Proseminar in Ancient Art
Spring 2015ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2015ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Fall 2014ARTHIST 301Myths, Loves, and Lives in Greek Vases
Fall 2014ARTHIST 799Independent Study

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