{"schema_version":1,"url":"https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SEVERINO_ALBUQUERQUE","title":"SEVERINO ALBUQUERQUE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison","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":"AAE","count":90},{"subject":"ABT","count":20},{"subject":"ACCTIS","count":36},{"subject":"ACTSCI","count":14},{"subject":"AFAERO","count":10},{"subject":"AFRICAN","count":87},{"subject":"AFROAMER","count":71},{"subject":"AGROECOL","count":21},{"subject":"AMERIND","count":53},{"subject":"ANAT&PHY","count":7},{"subject":"ANATOMY","count":2},{"subject":"ANESTHES","count":8},{"subject":"ANSCI","count":57},{"subject":"ANTHRO","count":95},{"subject":"ART","count":125},{"subject":"ARTED","count":10},{"subject":"ARTHIST","count":121},{"subject":"ASIALANG","count":129},{"subject":"ASIAN","count":109},{"subject":"ASIANAM","count":28},{"subject":"ASTRON","count":38},{"subject":"ATMOCN","count":69},{"subject":"BIOCHEM","count":51},{"subject":"BIOCORE","count":10},{"subject":"BIOLOGY","count":14},{"subject":"BIOMDSCI","count":18},{"subject":"BME","count":66},{"subject":"BMI","count":41},{"subject":"BMOLCHEM","count":10},{"subject":"BOTANY","count":69},{"subject":"BSE","count":44},{"subject":"C&ESOC","count":73},{"subject":"CBE","count":48},{"subject":"CHEM","count":101},{"subject":"CHICLA","count":52},{"subject":"CIVENGR","count":133},{"subject":"CLASSICS","count":47},{"subject":"CNP","count":10},{"subject":"CNSRSCI","count":50},{"subject":"COMARTS","count":137},{"subject":"COMPBIO","count":15},{"subject":"COMPLIT","count":11},{"subject":"COMPSCI","count":138},{"subject":"COUNPSY","count":78},{"subject":"CRB","count":19},{"subject":"CS&D","count":71},{"subject":"CSCS","count":40},{"subject":"CURRIC","count":193},{"subject":"DANCE","count":93},{"subject":"DERM","count":8},{"subject":"DS","count":88},{"subject":"DYSCI","count":35},{"subject":"ECE","count":155},{"subject":"ECON","count":145},{"subject":"EDPOL","count":114},{"subject":"EDPSYCH","count":97},{"subject":"ELPA","count":70},{"subject":"EMA","count":53},{"subject":"EMERMED","count":17},{"subject":"ENGL","count":206},{"subject":"ENTOM","count":40},{"subject":"ENVIRST","count":148},{"subject":"EP","count":15},{"subject":"EPD","count":67},{"subject":"ESL","count":16},{"subject":"F&WECOL","count":60},{"subject":"FAMMED","count":22},{"subject":"FINANCE","count":50},{"subject":"FOLKLORE","count":40},{"subject":"FOODSCI","count":43},{"subject":"FRENCH","count":63},{"subject":"GEN&WS","count":145},{"subject":"GENBUS","count":72},{"subject":"GENECSLR","count":17},{"subject":"GENETICS","count":60},{"subject":"GEOG","count":113},{"subject":"GEOSCI","count":83},{"subject":"GERMAN","count":82},{"subject":"GLE","count":48},{"subject":"GNS","count":38},{"subject":"GREEK","count":27},{"subject":"HDFS","count":41},{"subject":"HEBR-BIB","count":13},{"subject":"HEBR-MOD","count":10},{"subject":"HISTORY","count":233},{"subject":"HISTSCI","count":56},{"subject":"HONCOL","count":13},{"subject":"ILS","count":43},{"subject":"INFOSYS","count":9},{"subject":"INTEGART","count":7},{"subject":"INTEGSCI","count":22},{"subject":"INTER-AG","count":18},{"subject":"INTER-HE","count":11},{"subject":"INTER-LS","count":22},{"subject":"INTEREGR","count":16},{"subject":"INTLBUS","count":21},{"subject":"INTLST","count":50},{"subject":"ISYE","count":83},{"subject":"ITALIAN","count":53},{"subject":"JEWISH","count":56},{"subject":"JOURN","count":88},{"subject":"KINES","count":128},{"subject":"LACIS","count":26},{"subject":"LANDARC","count":61},{"subject":"LATIN","count":24},{"subject":"LAW","count":120},{"subject":"LEGALST","count":48},{"subject":"LINGUIS","count":35},{"subject":"LIS","count":89},{"subject":"LITTRANS","count":78},{"subject":"LSC","count":52},{"subject":"M&ENVTOX","count":7},{"subject":"MARKETNG","count":62},{"subject":"MATH","count":153},{"subject":"MDGENET","count":8},{"subject":"ME","count":130},{"subject":"MEDHIST","count":43},{"subject":"MEDICINE","count":60},{"subject":"MEDIEVAL","count":32},{"subject":"MEDPHYS","count":39},{"subject":"MEDSC-M","count":29},{"subject":"MEDSC-V","count":41},{"subject":"MHR","count":68},{"subject":"MICROBIO","count":45},{"subject":"MILSCI","count":16},{"subject":"MM&I","count":22},{"subject":"MOLBIOL","count":6},{"subject":"MS&E","count":59},{"subject":"MUSIC","count":165},{"subject":"MUSPERF","count":126},{"subject":"NAVSCI","count":20},{"subject":"NE","count":44},{"subject":"NEURODPT","count":11},{"subject":"NEUROL","count":7},{"subject":"NEURSURG","count":4},{"subject":"NTP","count":11},{"subject":"NURSING","count":111},{"subject":"NUTRSCI","count":65},{"subject":"OBS&GYN","count":18},{"subject":"OCCTHER","count":39},{"subject":"ONCOLOGY","count":14},{"subject":"OPHTHALM","count":5},{"subject":"OTM","count":43},{"subject":"PATH","count":34},{"subject":"PATH-BIO","count":29},{"subject":"PEDIAT","count":26},{"subject":"PHARMACY","count":31},{"subject":"PHILOS","count":77},{"subject":"PHMCOL-M","count":11},{"subject":"PHMPRAC","count":45},{"subject":"PHMSCI","count":60},{"subject":"PHYASST","count":37},{"subject":"PHYSICS","count":88},{"subject":"PHYSIOL","count":3},{"subject":"PHYTHER","count":37},{"subject":"PLANTSCI","count":52},{"subject":"PLPATH","count":35},{"subject":"POLISCI","count":192},{"subject":"POPHLTH","count":58},{"subject":"PORTUG","count":33},{"subject":"PSYCH","count":101},{"subject":"PSYCHIAT","count":22},{"subject":"PUBAFFR","count":54},{"subject":"PUBLHLTH","count":23},{"subject":"RADIOL","count":11},{"subject":"REALEST","count":41},{"subject":"RELIGST","count":90},{"subject":"RHABMED","count":9},{"subject":"RMI","count":24},{"subject":"RP&SE","count":102},{"subject":"S&APHM","count":17},{"subject":"SCANDST","count":73},{"subject":"SLAVIC","count":89},{"subject":"SOC","count":149},{"subject":"SOCWORK","count":87},{"subject":"SOILSCI","count":46},{"subject":"SPANISH","count":83},{"subject":"SRMED","count":21},{"subject":"STAT","count":94},{"subject":"STDYABRD","count":52},{"subject":"STS","count":8},{"subject":"SURGERY","count":25},{"subject":"SURGSCI","count":33},{"subject":"THEATRE","count":91},{"subject":"URBRPL","count":60},{"subject":"UROLOGY","count":5},{"subject":"ZOOLOGY","count":89}],"deployed_at":null,"site_commit":null},"data":{"instructor":{"instructor_uid":"instructor_e31b93a911eea1767ae97594","source":"madgrades","source_instructor_id":"2600699","identity_basis":"source_id","identity_status":"source_identified","name":"SEVERINO ALBUQUERQUE","email":null,"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":9,"quality":4,"difficulty":2.78,"quality_count":9,"difficulty_count":9,"profile_id":"rmp:302081","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","match_basis":"exact_name","observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","courses":{},"bayesian_quality":3.765300540376962,"prior_mean":3.6596857835465957,"prior_weight":20},"grade_statistics":{"gpa":3.655,"graded":293,"counts":[157,92,34,6,1,2,1],"sections":56},"current":false,"courses":[],"revision":"e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349","instructor_url":"/instructors/SEVERINO_ALBUQUERQUE"},"history":[{"term":"1174","course_uid":"course_c0ac11f4c4fc3b81ea63dfa9","course_id":"PORTUG 312","title":"FOURTH YEAR COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION"},{"term":"1174","course_uid":"course_707198830e32f8c389ba2a6a","course_id":"PORTUG 468","title":"SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE SINCE 1890"},{"term":"1174","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1172","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1172","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1164","course_uid":"course_e017dadd1663a89db48110c7","course_id":"PORTUG 362","title":"BRAZILIAN CIVILIZATION"},{"term":"1164","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1162","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1162","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1162","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1154","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1152","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1152","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1152","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1144","course_uid":"course_e017dadd1663a89db48110c7","course_id":"PORTUG 362","title":"BRAZILIAN CIVILIZATION"},{"term":"1142","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1142","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1142","course_uid":"course_7b17d8d01cf61c527f4b2ed9","course_id":"PORTUG 899","title":"INDEPENDENT READING"},{"term":"1134","course_uid":"course_e017dadd1663a89db48110c7","course_id":"PORTUG 362","title":"BRAZILIAN CIVILIZATION"},{"term":"1134","course_uid":"course_707198830e32f8c389ba2a6a","course_id":"PORTUG 468","title":"SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE SINCE 1890"},{"term":"1132","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1132","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1124","course_uid":"course_d91818b1b708efe6d6c2b94a","course_id":"PORTUG 699","title":"DIRECTED STUDY"},{"term":"1122","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1122","course_uid":"course_d91818b1b708efe6d6c2b94a","course_id":"PORTUG 699","title":"DIRECTED STUDY"},{"term":"1122","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1122","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1114","course_uid":"course_c0ac11f4c4fc3b81ea63dfa9","course_id":"PORTUG 312","title":"FOURTH YEAR COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION"},{"term":"1114","course_uid":"course_707198830e32f8c389ba2a6a","course_id":"PORTUG 468","title":"SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE SINCE 1890"},{"term":"1114","course_uid":"course_d91818b1b708efe6d6c2b94a","course_id":"PORTUG 699","title":"DIRECTED STUDY"},{"term":"1114","course_uid":"course_7b17d8d01cf61c527f4b2ed9","course_id":"PORTUG 899","title":"INDEPENDENT READING"},{"term":"1112","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1112","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1112","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1104","course_uid":"course_e017dadd1663a89db48110c7","course_id":"PORTUG 362","title":"BRAZILIAN CIVILIZATION"},{"term":"1104","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1102","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1102","course_uid":"course_55a7f2fb35c6a6c5f965ebed","course_id":"PORTUG 640","title":"TOPICS IN LUSO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1102","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1094","course_uid":"course_c0ac11f4c4fc3b81ea63dfa9","course_id":"PORTUG 312","title":"FOURTH YEAR COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION"},{"term":"1094","course_uid":"course_707198830e32f8c389ba2a6a","course_id":"PORTUG 468","title":"SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE SINCE 1890"},{"term":"1094","course_uid":"course_7b17d8d01cf61c527f4b2ed9","course_id":"PORTUG 899","title":"INDEPENDENT READING"},{"term":"1092","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1092","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1092","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1084","course_uid":"course_e017dadd1663a89db48110c7","course_id":"PORTUG 362","title":"BRAZILIAN CIVILIZATION"},{"term":"1084","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1082","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1082","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1082","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1074","course_uid":"course_707198830e32f8c389ba2a6a","course_id":"PORTUG 468","title":"SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE SINCE 1890"},{"term":"1074","course_uid":"course_55a7f2fb35c6a6c5f965ebed","course_id":"PORTUG 640","title":"TOPICS IN LUSO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1074","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"},{"term":"1072","course_uid":"course_b1c8487a5b57519d9d6e9c4e","course_id":"PORTUG 225","title":"THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION"},{"term":"1072","course_uid":"course_8dbd8e6b1a9a884104ea2beb","course_id":"PORTUG 751","title":"SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE"},{"term":"1072","course_uid":"course_1ece9b4ad7916090fd0672b2","course_id":"PORTUG 990","title":"THESIS"}],"timeline":[{"term":"1072","courses":3},{"term":"1074","courses":3},{"term":"1082","courses":3},{"term":"1084","courses":2},{"term":"1092","courses":3},{"term":"1094","courses":3},{"term":"1102","courses":3},{"term":"1104","courses":2},{"term":"1112","courses":3},{"term":"1114","courses":4},{"term":"1122","courses":4},{"term":"1124","courses":1},{"term":"1132","courses":2},{"term":"1134","courses":2},{"term":"1142","courses":3},{"term":"1144","courses":1},{"term":"1152","courses":3},{"term":"1154","courses":1},{"term":"1162","courses":3},{"term":"1164","courses":2},{"term":"1172","courses":2},{"term":"1174","courses":3}],"term":"1272","courses":[],"reviews":{"items":[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTA5MzA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:302081","instructor_name":"Severino Albuquerque","course_label":"PORT225","course_id":null,"course_uid":null,"review_date":"2016-01-09 19:08:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"I loved Severino. He was very quirky and tried to make jokes all of the time, even if they wern't funny at all. In the beginning of the semester, he assigned mini 1-2 page papers to write almost ever day, but it got better. He is super helpful in office hours- especially with the composições. Overall great class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":1},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjc1NjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:302081","instructor_name":"Severino Albuquerque","course_label":"PORT225","course_id":null,"course_uid":null,"review_date":"2013-01-18 18:25:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sev is a great professor and very simple.  There's not a lot of homework and only a few \"pop\" quizzes. He expects you to participate though, so going to class and paying attention is important.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":2},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4Mzc1OTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:302081","instructor_name":"Severino Albuquerque","course_label":"PORT312","course_id":null,"course_uid":null,"review_date":"2011-04-07 22:49:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class is very fun and easy, expect to talk a lot and be sure to participate. The compositions are fairly simply if you prepare them in advance like you are supposed to.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":2},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NzMyNjIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:302081","instructor_name":"Severino Albuquerque","course_label":"PORT225","course_id":null,"course_uid":null,"review_date":"2010-01-15 17:44:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"his class is rather easy for the people that go in to his class and are fluent there are no exams just essays and a 8-10 pg final if you dont do well on the essays dont expect a good grade.  but if you try you will always get at minimum a "b"","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","quality_rating":4,"difficulty_rating":2},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyODYzNTYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:302081","instructor_name":"Severino Albuquerque","course_label":"PORT525","course_id":null,"course_uid":null,"review_date":"2007-02-14 10:47:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Does not make class challenging enough.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","quality_rating":1,"difficulty_rating":3},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:18.041375+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjE4Nzcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:302081","instructor_name":"Severino Albuquerque","course_label":"PORT751","course_id":null,"course_uid":null,"review_date":"2006-12-15 21:09:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Does not make class challenging enough","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/302081","quality_rating":2,"difficulty_rating":3}],"total":9,"page":1,"courses":[],"matched":true},"socialImage":false}}