# PATRICIA MCCONNELL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PATRICIA_MCCONNELL) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_138d6971db212c80feb2c1d7 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 984250 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PATRICIA MCCONNELL ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 18 #### quality 4.72 #### difficulty 3.11 #### quality count 18 #### difficulty count 18 #### profile id rmp:606844 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00 #### courses ##### course 7fb505728efb13a021776557 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.161939886077155 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 2.953 #### graded 1097 #### counts * 201 * 151 * 425 * 72 * 212 * 28 * 8 #### sections 13 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PATRICIA\_MCCONNELL ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1154 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1144 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1144 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY | | 1134 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1134 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY | | 1132 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY | | 1124 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1124 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY | | 1114 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1104 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1094 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1074 | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES | | 1074 | course\_dec271f294e619e652e01aed | ZOOLOGY 699 | DIRECTED STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1074 | 2 | | 1094 | 1 | | 1104 | 1 | | 1114 | 1 | | 1124 | 2 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1134 | 2 | | 1144 | 2 | | 1154 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0ODg0Mzky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:606844", "instructor_name": "Patricia McConnell", "course_label": "ZOO335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-05-21 18:33:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great prof. Nice woman. Passionate and helpful. Quite a lot of reading, but not too much other work. Lectures posted online", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/606844", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMjY1ODEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:606844", "instructor_name": "Patricia McConnell", "course_label": "ZOOLOGY335", "course_id": "ZOOLOGY 335", "course_uid": "course_7fb505728efb13a021776557", "review_date": "2014-05-16 18:22:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor McConnell is seriously amazing. She's so passionate and knowledgeable about basically everything having to do with animals. Getting an A also is very possible - I've never taken a zoo or biology class before and got an A. Reading and attending lectures won't be monitored exactly but both are musts. Highly recommend this class!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/606844", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMTk0NDg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:606844", "instructor_name": "Patricia McConnell", "course_label": "ZOO335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-05-08 00:52:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing class! My favorite that I've taken so far here. McConnell is a great professor and makes the material so fun to learn. I was genuinely sad on the last day of lecture. Picky grading on papers and exams can be tricky, but the class is so worth it no matter the grade. Definitely take this if you can!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/606844", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxNjI0NTEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:606844", "instructor_name": "Patricia McConnell", "course_label": "ZOO335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-04-28 23:18:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class is VERY interesting. Definitely not hard to make myself go. A lot harder than I expected because I am not a Zoology major. You basically have to memorize everything covered because it is fair game on the exams. The work is worth taking the class though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/606844", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwODQzNDE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:606844", "instructor_name": "Patricia McConnell", "course_label": "ZOO335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-11-15 15:05:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof McC was excellent!! By far the most enthralling classes of my college undergrad experience. If you love animals TAKE THIS CLASS. People who gave low ratings usually have very extreme animal views, or people who didn't do well in the class. This class not for slackers! The two exams and papers are complimentary to reflecting class material.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/606844", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:43.674525+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIwNzkwMzU4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:606844", "instructor_name": "Patricia McConnell", "course_label": "ZOO335", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-11-07 05:51:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Amazing professor. Interesting concepts covered without biased opinions and I loved doing the readings. By far the best class I have ever taken in my college career!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/606844", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 18 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_7fb505728efb13a021776557 | ZOOLOGY 335 | ### matched true ## social Image false