# Thomas DALE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/THOMAS_DALE--instructor_33bc6fc744d31c4e8ca3d51e) ## 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\_33bc6fc744d31c4e8ca3d51e ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Thomas DALE ### email TEDALE\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-07-06 01:49:47.203835+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 29 #### quality 3.55 #### difficulty 3.14 #### quality count 29 #### difficulty count 29 #### profile id rmp:523485 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00 #### courses ##### course bf30d89c6ccd1bdee19585a1 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2.75 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.594769707570039 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/THOMAS\_DALE--instructor\_33bc6fc744d31c4e8ca3d51e ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDYxNTU3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:523485", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dale", "course_label": "AH115", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-05-07 18:15:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He's very knowledgeable in the topics and clearly very passionate. Although attendance wasn't mandatory, if you want to pass you definitely need to go. It took a little bit to be able to adapt to his lecturing style. If you don't care about the topics, lectures can be boring. Overall, he's a very nice guy and wants to see his students succeed. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/523485", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTY4NzUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:523485", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dale", "course_label": "AH115", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-29 16:11:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A reading heavy course so you are prepared for Prof. Dale's very dense lectures covering a ton of material across religious history. Most of the course is centered on the Abrahamic religions, but he brings in guest lecturers for variety. Good time if you enjoy the material, but can be very boring to cover that much each week without the passion. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/523485", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5OTMwODA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:523485", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dale", "course_label": "ARTHISTORY", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-11-12 17:17:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Dale is fine. However, his TA, Özlem Eren, is one of the worst TAs I have ever had the displeasure of working with. She is an unnecessarily tough grader, unfair, and not helpful. Because of her, I strongly recommend not taking this class. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/523485", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NjE3Mzk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:523485", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dale", "course_label": "AH318", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-12-11 23:19:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Lectures can be extremely dry, and discussion is incorporated on occasion. Once he fell behind schedule he couldn't catch up because he talked so much, even with 75 min lectures. Exams involve memorization of names, dates, locations, etc. Wouldn't recommend if you haven't already taken an AH course. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/523485", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjQ3MTg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:523485", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dale", "course_label": "AH201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-27 00:16:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very engaging and knowledgeable. Very good at lecture. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/523485", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:02:11.128284+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MTY1NjMx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:523485", "instructor_name": "Thomas Dale", "course_label": "ARTHISTORY", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-17 03:31:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Cares a lot about the topic, and is very passionate. However, he had very high expectations that aren't clear for the final papers in his courses and made it difficult to tell your grade in the course until the very end. Very critical on papers & basically wanted me to change my paper days before it was due even though it met all of the criteria.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/523485", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 29 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_bf30d89c6ccd1bdee19585a1 | ARTHIST 201 | ### matched true ## social Image false