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Professor Grant is one of the best history professors you could find here in UW Madison. He is so nice and very knowledgeable about the topics he is teaching. He teaches the course very well and care for every student.Rate My Professors ↗
Great professor who is really funny and clearly cares a lot about each individual student. His passion and kindness show in every lecture, and he pushes you in research to dig deeper and think critically. Coursework is very easy throughout the entire semester, which makes the class enjoyable and low stress.Rate My Professors ↗
Took this class for my Comm B requirement. Professor is very knowledgable and talks plenty in lectures. My whole class was centered around a research paper and I felt like most information in lectures was not really helpful or important for my paper. Boring for me but also could be bc I'm not a history major, fine if it's just for credit.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Grant is a fun person and has a lot of fun stories, but his teaching was oftentimes hard to follow. The course itself was an easy A as all you need to do is read A LOT and do weekly Inquisitives and a few very small papers. It is a super easy class but I would only recommend it for people who just need credit and aren't interested in histRate My Professors ↗
Profesor soooo awesum!! He teach a lot very good and he is smaratRate My Professors ↗
Great professor and an interesting class, as you get to choose what to discuss. The only downside is the mandatory one-on-one chat with him, which doesn't feel entirely necessary. Overall, it's an enjoyable and unique lecture experience where you really get out of the class what you put into it.Rate My Professors ↗
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HISTORICAL STUDIES: INTRODUCTORY introduces elementary-level historical studies with an emphasis on interpretation and critical thinking.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2026HISTORY 130 introduces major themes in world history such as empire, trade, and migration.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.50 GPA, 75.6% A/AB (n=127 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.73 GPA, 88.1% A/AB (n=59 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.43 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=66 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026HISTORY 500 is a reading seminar offering advanced exploration of selected topics through small group discussion and intensive engagement with historical materials.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.38 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.72 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026HISTORY 682 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students, requiring concurrent enrollment in HISTORY 680.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 100 | Historical Studies: Introductory |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 130 | An Introduction to World History |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 500 | Reading Seminar in History |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
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