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THOMAS DALE

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Raw average: 3.55/5 from 29 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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AH115 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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AH115 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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ARTHISTORY · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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AH318 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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AH201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Very engaging and knowledgeable. Very good at lecture.
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ARTHISTORY · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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Classes with THOMAS DALE

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Spring 2026ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Spring 2026ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2026ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Spring 2026ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ARTHIST/RELIGST 115Religion and Art
Fall 2025ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2025ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Spring 2025ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Spring 2025ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2025ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Spring 2025ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ARTHIST/MEDIEVAL 415Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2024ARTHIST 103Topics in Art History
Fall 2024ARTHIST 310Icons, Religion, and Empire: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Ca. 200-1453
Fall 2024ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2024ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2024ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024RELIGST 200Introductory Topics in Religious Studies (humanities)
Spring 2024ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Spring 2024ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Spring 2024ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2024ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ARTHIST/MEDIEVAL 415Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2023ARTHIST 318Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture
Fall 2023ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023ARTHIST 701Practicum in Art History: Bibliography, Historiography, Methods
Fall 2023ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2023ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2023ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ARTHIST 310Icons, Religion, and Empire: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Ca. 200-1453
Spring 2023ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Spring 2023ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2023ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ARTHIST/MEDIEVAL 415Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2022ARTHIST 103Topics in Art History
Fall 2022ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Fall 2022ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2022ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Fall 2022ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022RELIGST 200Introductory Topics in Religious Studies (humanities)
Spring 2022ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2022ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2021ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ARTHIST 303Topics in Art History
Fall 2020ARTHIST 355History of Photography
Fall 2020ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Fall 2020ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2020ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2020ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Fall 2020ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ARTHIST/MEDIEVAL 415Topics in Medieval Art
Spring 2020ARTHIST 365The Concept of Contemporary Art
Spring 2020ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Spring 2020ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2020ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Spring 2020ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Fall 2019ARTHIST 310Icons, Religion, and Empire: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Ca. 200-1453
Fall 2019ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2019ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2019ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ARTHIST 318Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture
Spring 2019ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Spring 2019ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2019ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Spring 2019ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2018ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2018ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ARTHIST/MEDIEVAL 415Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2018RELIGST 500Advanced Topics in Religious Studies
Spring 2018ARTHIST 103Topics in Art History
Spring 2018ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Spring 2018ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2018ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Spring 2018ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018RELIGST 200Introductory Topics in Religious Studies (humanities)
Fall 2017ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2017ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2017ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ARTHIST/MEDIEVAL 415Topics in Medieval Art
Spring 2017ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Spring 2017ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2017ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ARTHIST 310Icons, Religion, and Empire: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Ca. 200-1453
Fall 2016ARTHIST 506Curatorial Studies Exhibition Practice
Fall 2016ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2016ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Fall 2016ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ARTHIST 318Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture
Spring 2016ARTHIST 515Proseminar in Medieval Art
Spring 2016ARTHIST 815Seminar-medieval Art
Spring 2016ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ARTHIST 201History of Western Art I: From Pyramids to Cathedrals
Fall 2015ARTHIST 699Directed Study
Fall 2015ARTHIST 715Topics in Medieval Art
Fall 2015ARTHIST 799Independent Study

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