# Ronald Machoian — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/RONALD_MACHOIAN) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_bd2b8f4d3ccee7b2c5c178b7 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id machoian ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Ronald Machoian ### email RONALD.MACHOIAN\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 5 #### quality 4.6 #### difficulty 2.8 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:2659105 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:09:08.221231+00:00 #### courses ##### course eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 4.6 ###### difficulty 2.8 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 #### bayesian quality 3.8477486268372765 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1 | INTLST 401 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL SECURITY | 3 | 4 | 3.708 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/RONALD\_MACHOIAN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1 | INTLST 401 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL SECURITY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1", "course_id": "INTLST 401", "title": "TOPICS IN GLOBAL SECURITY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 4, "gpa": 3.708, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 23 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. 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But he makes it very clear what he wants you to remember. Assignments are student-driven, so you can focus on topics that interest you.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2659105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.221231+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTM3NDM4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2659105", "instructor_name": "Ronald Machoian", "course_label": "INTLST401", "course_id": "INTLST 401", "course_uid": "course_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1", "review_date": "2024-01-30 17:30:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hands down the best professor I've had at UW. Perfectly weaves personal anecdotes from his life into lectures to make them lively and impactful. Cares so much for his students well-being and lives outside class. Took both \"culture and strategy\" and \"revolution and insurgency.\" Take his classes you will not regret it. 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Graded on 2 exams & 1 paper but he's not a hard grader.\n(I took revolution & insurgency)", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2659105", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.221231+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2NzU2MzIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2659105", "instructor_name": "Ronald Machoian", "course_label": "INTLST401", "course_id": "INTLST 401", "course_uid": "course_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1", "review_date": "2022-10-31 17:39:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This man is my favorite professor I have ever had and it breaks my heart I can only take two classes from him.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2659105", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:09:08.221231+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTgwMzI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2659105", "instructor_name": "Ronald Machoian", "course_label": "INTLST401", "course_id": "INTLST 401", "course_uid": "course_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1", "review_date": "2020-12-23 00:12:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Machoian was super cool & lenient especially during a pandemic. Manageable reading, interesting content, & good discussion though not vital to passing. Exams were very fair, essay based. Graded by few things but not a hard grader, & definitely notices who participates & who does not (this can define your grade!) Overall a good professor & class", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2659105", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_eadf452fb13153e6a815c4f1 | INTLST 401 | ### matched true ## social Image true