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PERNILLE IPSEN

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Raw average: 4.25/5 from 24 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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GWS240 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Pernille is the most caring professor I have ever had! She was so understanding about students struggling with online classes and stress due to COVID. She was so helpful throughout the process of papers and projects and gave great evidence on how to improve. I felt very comfortable reaching out via email or attending office hours! Highly recommend!
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GWS101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I absolutely LOVED Dr. Ipsen. She's super nice and it's really helpful to meet with her about upcoming papers. Overall a pretty easy and straightforward class. Reading is very manageable and the papers aren't too difficult. Highly recommend this class and I hope to take more classes with Dr. Ipsen in the future!
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GWS101 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Typical Humanities class. Graded on 4 papers, participation in discussion, and weekly discussion posts. The First 3 papers are 250 words, final is a longer paper. Pernille was always willing to go over ideas for the paper and discuss anything. She was super nice and would remember you and the things you tell her. The class is interesting, take it!
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HIS201 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Ipsen is ok, but definitely not spectacular. She contributed little to my learning experience, especially when most lectures were simply general info off slides or discussion of previously-read texts. The library assignments had to be written a certain way. Overall, she seems like a nice person, but not someone to seek out for a class.
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GWS101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This class is awesome! I am a science major and still found all the information we learned in class interesting. There is a lot of weekly readings sometimes more than 60 pages, but the main portion of your grade is papers and participation. Awesome class
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GWS101 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
The lectures are fairly interesting, but not necessary to attend to do well. The class does not have tests, only short quizzes that are based mostly off of readings. The readings are very time consuming. The majority of the work for the class is readings, two midterm papers, and one final paper. The papers are graded somewhat hard.
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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2023GEN&WS 810Gender and Women's Studies: the Emergence and Transformation of a Field
Spring 2022GEN&WS 790Research & Thesis: Master's and Professional Level
Fall 2021GEN&WS 699Directed Study
Fall 2021GEN&WS 790Research & Thesis: Master's and Professional Level
Fall 2021GEN&WS 799Independent Research at the Master's and Professional Level
Fall 2021GEN&WS 880Proseminar: Graduate Study in Gender and Women's Studies
Fall 2021HISTORY 752Seminar in Transnational Gender History
Fall 2020GEN&WS 240Feminist Approach to Research and Writing
Fall 2020HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2020HISTORY 999Independent Work
Spring 2020GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2020GEN&WS 299Directed Study
Spring 2020HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2019HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2019GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2019GEN&WS 299Directed Study
Spring 2019GEN&WS 640Capstone Seminar in Gender and Women's Studies
Spring 2019GEN&WS 790Research & Thesis: Master's and Professional Level
Spring 2018GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2018GEN&WS 699Directed Study
Spring 2018HISTORY 752Seminar in Transnational Gender History
Fall 2017GEN&WS 640Capstone Seminar in Gender and Women's Studies
Fall 2017HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2016GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2016GEN&WS 790Research & Thesis: Master's and Professional Level
Spring 2016HISTORY 703History and Theory
Spring 2016HISTORY 999Independent Work
Fall 2015GEN&WS 640Capstone Seminar in Gender and Women's Studies
Fall 2015GEN&WS 790Research & Thesis: Master's and Professional Level
Fall 2015HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Spring 2015HISTORY 201The Historian's Craft
Fall 2014GEN&WS 640Capstone Seminar in Gender and Women's Studies
Fall 2014HISTORY 703History and Theory
Spring 2014GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2014GEN&WS 990Research & Thesis
Spring 2014HISTORY 800Research Seminar in History
Fall 2013GEN&WS 640Capstone Seminar in Gender and Women's Studies
Fall 2013HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2013GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2013HISTORY 680Honors Thesis Colloquium
Spring 2012GEN&WS 101Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation
Spring 2012GEN&WS 990Research & Thesis
Spring 2012HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Fall 2011HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Fall 2010HISTORY 600Advanced Seminar in History
Spring 2010GEN&WS 102Gender, Women, and Society in Global Perspective

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