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ROBERT OSTERGREN

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Raw average: 4.70/5 from 40 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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GEOG349 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Excellent class. One of my favorites at UW.
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GEOG349 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Lectures can be a little dry sometimes, but if you show up and take good notes, you'll do good. If you go to lecture you don't need to read the book. 3 exams, non-cumulative. One 20-point quiz with extra credit opportunity. Very cute little old man that makes jokes every once in a while. Highly recommend this course and professor!
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GEO506 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Really interesting material. He is a good lecturer and a nice guy. Long classes, but they are mostly worth it. No textbook, and only 2 readings a week. Shows lots of vacation photos. Really easy grader. One semester-long journal, and two take home exams.
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GEOG508 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Awesome dude! No textbook. Extremely easy. And I actually learned! He posts all slides online, don't really need to go to class. And lectures can be very long but they never go for the full time slot. TAKE THIS CLASS
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GEOG349 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
One of my favorite professors at UW. He is extremely knowledgeable about the topic and very enthusiastic. He gives study guides for the exams, which are exhaustive, but if you take the time to fill them out and study it, you will do well on the exams. Take his class!!
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GEOG349 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Fun class. The way it's graded makes it super easy as long as you go to class (2 take homes and a diary each worth 1/3 of your grade). Sometimes it's interesting, sometimes not so much. No textbook and it's easy to get an A without doing the readings. Professor is very nice and passionate about European geography.
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Classes with ROBERT OSTERGREN

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2015GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014GEOG 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2014GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2014GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013GEOG 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2013GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2013GEOG 799Independent Reading
Fall 2013GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2012GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011GEOG 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2011GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010GEOG 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2010GEOG 901Seminar in Cultural Geography
Fall 2010GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2010GEOG 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009GEOG 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2009GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2009GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2009GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2008GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2008GEOG 565Colloquium for Undergraduate Majors
Spring 2008GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2008GEOG 799Independent Reading
Spring 2008GEOG 901Seminar in Cultural Geography
Spring 2008GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2008GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2007GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2007GEOG 799Independent Reading
Fall 2007GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2007GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2007GEOG 699Directed Study
Spring 2007GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2006GEOG 990Research and Thesis

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