# SETH OFORI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SETH_OFORI--instructor_d6db03dc5977821d377cc96a) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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\_d6db03dc5977821d377cc96a ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3374605 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name SETH OFORI ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 19 #### quality 3.58 #### difficulty 2.26 #### quality count 19 #### difficulty count 19 #### profile id rmp:1035595 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:06:20.507213+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.620864504382869 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.744 #### graded 41 #### counts * 24 * 13 * 4 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 #### sections 21 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SETH\_OFORI--instructor\_d6db03dc5977821d377cc96a ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | | 1134 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1132 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1124 | course\_43d0fbda1f856de7129f9429 | AFRICAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1124 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1122 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1114 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1112 | course\_91cdc8df8e1b67b0810d242c | AFRICAN 391 | FIRST SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1112 | course\_83a3ad8e6e2bacd243b90407 | AFRICAN 393 | THIRD SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1112 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1104 | course\_33fd892d6fdb470792f41b62 | AFRICAN 392 | SECOND SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1104 | course\_b78854a13f9c06a7e428425f | AFRICAN 394 | FOURTH SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1104 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1102 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1094 | course\_33fd892d6fdb470792f41b62 | AFRICAN 392 | SECOND SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1094 | course\_b78854a13f9c06a7e428425f | AFRICAN 394 | FOURTH SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1092 | course\_91cdc8df8e1b67b0810d242c | AFRICAN 391 | FIRST SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1092 | course\_83a3ad8e6e2bacd243b90407 | AFRICAN 393 | THIRD SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1092 | course\_43d0fbda1f856de7129f9429 | AFRICAN 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1092 | course\_4f0ffdc9c45b61a377f92cc8 | AFRICAN 990 | THESIS | | 1084 | course\_33fd892d6fdb470792f41b62 | AFRICAN 392 | SECOND SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | | 1082 | course\_91cdc8df8e1b67b0810d242c | AFRICAN 391 | FIRST SEMESTER-A LANGUAGE OF WEST AFRICA | ## 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He presented detailed material and we were not just lectured to but asked to participate and explain the linguistic structures we were studying. He was helpful in answering all of our questions if we needed added clarification. His homework and linguistic explanations were specific to our African languages.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1035595", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:20.507213+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMDM4OTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1035595", "instructor_name": "Seth Ofori", "course_label": "AF500", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2014-04-15 01:01:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Seth is a wonderful professor with an unparalleled amount of passion for sociolinguistics. He is laugh is absolutely contagious!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1035595", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:20.507213+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyMjgwMTY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1035595", "instructor_name": "Seth Ofori", "course_label": "AFRICAN500", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-11-08 10:28:20 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Ofori is the best. His knowledge of language and linguistics issues is unparalleled. His introduction to this class is superb, and I have learned so much having to write about and discuss language situations in several African countries. He is also a very generous and respectful human being.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1035595", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:20.507213+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyMjU4Njg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1035595", "instructor_name": "Seth Ofori", "course_label": "AFRICAN500", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-11-05 13:01:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of the best classes I have taken on this UW-Campus. 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You will learn a lot taking this class as his expectations are very clear.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1035595", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:06:20.507213+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyMTQwMjIx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1035595", "instructor_name": "Seth Ofori", "course_label": "AFRICAN500", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2013-09-25 18:12:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Seth is an enthusiastic teacher and very knowledgable on the subject, but he is extremely confusing. He stands in front of the class and just talks for the full time.... he also writes complete gibberish on the board. If you are someone who needs clean notes and clear direction, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1035595", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 19 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false