# Samuel England — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SAMUEL_ENGLAND) ## 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\_d055c185dc0bb78e8d713e52 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id sengland2 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Samuel England ### email SAMUEL.ENGLAND\@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 28 #### quality 2.43 #### difficulty 3.68 #### quality count 28 #### difficulty count 28 #### profile id rmp:2308483 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00 #### courses ##### course 62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 1.75 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course ff89a81ea97eb83ef7094730 ###### review count 12 ###### quality 3.17 ###### difficulty 3.58 ###### quality count 12 ###### difficulty count 12 ##### course f55fac894a94d4843c58c348 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 2.9423690764777484 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | 1 | 9 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SAMUEL\_ENGLAND ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | | 1272 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "course_id": "AFRICAN 990", "title": "THESIS", "credits_min": 1, "credits_max": 9, "gpa": null, "badges": [], "description": "AFRICAN 990 is an advanced thesis course providing mentored reading, writing, and research for dissertator students.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_3c43b6d4dcef20b95229c0f5", "name": "Mustafa Mustafa", "quality": 3.8928352181127654, "quality_count": 6, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MUSTAFA_MUSTAFA" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_0f26dad60a7d8f02598d5719", "name": "Nevine El Nossery", "quality": 3.6854564797788267, "quality_count": 21, "instructor_url": "/instructors/NEVINE_EL_NOSSERY" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_1b2166a490c786222ad2e270", "name": "Luis Madureira", "quality": 3.6804034020862324, "quality_count": 14, "instructor_url": "/instructors/LUIS_MADUREIRA" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_d055c185dc0bb78e8d713e52", "name": "Samuel England", "quality": 2.9423690764777484, "quality_count": 28, "instructor_url": "/instructors/SAMUEL_ENGLAND" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_a06b51690c4f352f443bb871", "name": "Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoue", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JACQUELINE-BETHEL_MOUGOUE" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_1392239cddb64a5fe73873e2", "name": "K.D. Thompson", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KD_THOMPSON" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_b32d0061eec5626f295d941b", "name": "Marissa Moorman", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MARISSA_MOORMAN" }, { "course_uid": "course_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8", "uid": "instructor_169aa7bd71dae36b7fd068cc", "name": "Matthew Brown", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MATTHEW_BROWN--instructor_169aa7bd71dae36b7fd068cc" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzk5MDY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2308483", "instructor_name": "Samuel England", "course_label": "AF300", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-08 17:22:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Worst professor I've ever had at Madison. Very opinionated, if he doesn't like you, you won't do well...", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2308483", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNDg0Nzcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2308483", "instructor_name": "Samuel England", "course_label": "AF201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-13 00:18:12 +0000 UTC", "comment": "(Actually for AF129, the main FIG class for Africa on a Global Scale) This class was pretty interesting, but is very project and field trip heavy. However, if you express interest in your work and participate, you will be fine. (He did inadvertently make us pay for ingredients to make something for a class dinner and an uber) ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2308483", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjk0OTI5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2308483", "instructor_name": "Samuel England", "course_label": "AFRICAN201", "course_id": "AFRICAN 201", "course_uid": "course_62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930", "review_date": "2025-12-16 23:08:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Terrible professor, assigns inaccessible material that would require paying extra and is really niche. Would ask niche questions that wouldn't really connect to anything. Cool articles but i can't say i've learned anything substantial about the african diaspora. Spent so much time on the class and gained nothing from it", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2308483", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjg4MzEy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2308483", "instructor_name": "Samuel England", "course_label": "AF201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-16 19:07:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I thought the class was really dumb, but I can see where some might find it interesting. Kinda a tough grader for no apparent reason. Participation is super important. Half of class is just the professor making niche references and being shocked when no one knows who invented Palm Wine music or that no one speaks Afrikaans. Course code AFR129. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2308483", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMDM0ODUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2308483", "instructor_name": "Samuel England", "course_label": "INTLST266", "course_id": "INTLST 266", "course_uid": "course_ff89a81ea97eb83ef7094730", "review_date": "2025-12-04 16:58:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor England is one of my favorite professors I have ever had in undergrad. His lectures are extremely engaging, and he is highly knowledgeable. Class = reading-heavy, but nothing more than I would expect for this level and content. Offers lots of extra credit and is very reachable through email and office hours. Put in work and be rewarded!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2308483", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:37.513238+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTA5ODE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2308483", "instructor_name": "Samuel England", "course_label": "INTLST266", "course_id": "INTLST 266", "course_uid": "course_ff89a81ea97eb83ef7094730", "review_date": "2025-11-20 02:01:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Hours of prep material for each class which adds up. Is passionate about the course but you have to teach yourself. Frustrating to know what the learning objectives are for exam prep. Exams felt extremely difficult for anyone without background in the Middle East. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2308483", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 28 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_62685b9b43c02c42b33a3930 | AFRICAN 201 | | course\_f55fac894a94d4843c58c348 | AFRICAN 203 | | course\_ff89a81ea97eb83ef7094730 | INTLST 266 | ### matched true ## social Image true