# PATRICK CRONIN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PATRICK_CRONIN--instructor_c3b0f9c90c012895f8691845) ## 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\_c3b0f9c90c012895f8691845 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5713598 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PATRICK CRONIN ### 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 4 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 3.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2555368 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:40.982879+00:00 #### courses ##### course eea85533574086c8566255b9 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.8830714862888294 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.495 #### graded 504 #### counts * 232 * 144 * 70 * 39 * 9 * 4 * 6 #### sections 12 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PATRICK\_CRONIN--instructor\_c3b0f9c90c012895f8691845 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_acf44b15c6fb21e813ff6feb | PHILOS 243 | ETHICS IN BUSINESS | | 1262 | course\_8be1c2c9934bbee85ecbd695 | INTER-LS 130 | CRC FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR: FOUNDATIONS OF A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION | | 1244 | course\_acf44b15c6fb21e813ff6feb | PHILOS 243 | ETHICS IN BUSINESS | | 1242 | course\_acf44b15c6fb21e813ff6feb | PHILOS 243 | ETHICS IN BUSINESS | | 1234 | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | | 1232 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES | | 1224 | course\_acf44b15c6fb21e813ff6feb | PHILOS 243 | ETHICS IN BUSINESS | | 1222 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES | | 1212 | course\_badd2b5c09509247a930e344 | PHILOS 241 | INTRODUCTORY ETHICS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1212 | 1 | | 1222 | 1 | | 1224 | 1 | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 1 | | 1242 | 1 | | 1244 | 1 | | 1262 | 1 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:40.982879+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzk3OTk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2555368", "instructor_name": "Patrick Cronin", "course_label": "PHILOS341", "course_id": "PHILOS 341", "course_uid": "course_eea85533574086c8566255b9", "review_date": "2024-05-07 23:10:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Awesome class, talked about hot political issues without sounding political at all. Very objective and approached issues from a literary/argument analysis perspective. Reasonable grader. Lectures writing on the blackboard so he goes slow enough to take notes, but it doesn't drag.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2555368", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:40.982879+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODM0ODA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2555368", "instructor_name": "Patrick Cronin", "course_label": "PHILOS341", "course_id": "PHILOS 341", "course_uid": "course_eea85533574086c8566255b9", "review_date": "2024-01-05 06:45:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He is very nice and understanding. The lectures are fun and engaging, but get ready to write! He has a strict no electronics policy. There are 3 exams, no mid-term or final. The exams are quite difficult with the class average being a C on the first exam and an average of a B on the last two. The only homework is to read articles posted on Canvas.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2555368", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:40.982879+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NzEzNTk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2555368", "instructor_name": "Patrick Cronin", "course_label": "PHILOS341", "course_id": "PHILOS 341", "course_uid": "course_eea85533574086c8566255b9", "review_date": "2023-12-17 04:18:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I'm not a philosophy or business student, but I enjoyed his lectures. He showed personality, not monotone or wishing you'd taken another class. His notes on the board are very clear and are basically what you most need to pass the class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2555368", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:40.982879+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MjA3NjUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2555368", "instructor_name": "Patrick Cronin", "course_label": "PHILOS341", "course_id": "PHILOS 341", "course_uid": "course_eea85533574086c8566255b9", "review_date": "2021-11-08 22:11:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A great teacher who is very helpful and supportive. I am not a Philosophy major but he makes the class very interesting and engaging and I would definitely recommend taking this class if you want to talk about relevant issues!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2555368", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | ### matched true ## social Image false