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TIMOTHY YU

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Raw average: 4.52/5 from 52 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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ENG150 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great professor, very clear lectures. The grading is made up of mostly some essays and some exams, but the exams are very easy if you've at least glanced and understand the important portions of all readings. The lectures contain all the answers for the exams, although attending lectures is advisable since he explains more than the slides contain.
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AM150 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Yu is really a great professor. He will upload every lecture on canvas. The whole course is about several interesting readings about asian american. The midterm and final are both easy and fair. I have learnt a lot from the readings assigned. Highly recommend this course and this professor!
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AM150 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
You can tell prof yu really cares about what he teaches. Lectures are pretty interesting. You definitely have to read a lot for this class and sometimes the deadlines to "read" the book are a little short. Stay on top of lecture material and do most of the reading and you should be fine. Great prof though!!!
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ENGL 373
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I went into the class knowing absolutely nothing about poetry, and by the end of the course, I learned so much and had a great time. He is very passionate and knowledgable, and just downright understanding. Definitely recommend.
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ASIANAM/ENGL 462
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I took his Asian Americans and Science Fiction class, and I really enjoyed the texts he chose for this class. I definitely could've gotten away with not reading. In lectures, he explains the materials and their context well. Expectations for essays were made very clear. I would definitely recommend his class!!
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AA150 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
This is just your typical literature class. Once a week he gives super easy canvas quizzes worth 10% of your grade overall. Basically a free 10%. Then there's just two essays where you can pick one of 4 prompts, which are super easy if you've read at least 2 books per unit. Then theres a midterm and a final (cumulative final) but you pick prompts.
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Classes with TIMOTHY YU

ENGL 680

Honors Project

3 credits

ENGL 680 is an Honors Project course.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Timothy Yu

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
ENGL 692

Senior Thesis

3 credits

ENGL 692 is a mentored individual study course for students completing theses.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Timothy Yu

No recorded grade history

ENGL 814

Topics in Contemporary Literature

Credits unavailable

ENGL 814 is a graduate-level course focusing on the study of specific topics within contemporary literature.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Timothy Yu

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ENGL 680Honors Project
Spring 2026ENGL 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2026ENGL 814Topics in Contemporary Literature
Spring 2026ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2025ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Fall 2025ENGL 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2025ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2025ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Spring 2025ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2024ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2024ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Spring 2024ENGL 373Contemporary Poetry
Spring 2024ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2023ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Fall 2023ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Fall 2023ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2023ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Spring 2023ENGL 814Topics in Contemporary Literature
Spring 2023ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2022ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Fall 2022ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Fall 2022ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2022AFROAMER/AMERIND/ASIANAM/CHICLA 102Introduction to Comparative US Ethnic, American Indian, and Indigenous Studies
Spring 2022ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Spring 2022ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2021ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Fall 2021ASIANAM/ENGL 465Asian American Poetry
Fall 2021ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2020ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Fall 2020ENGL 814Topics in Contemporary Literature
Fall 2020ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2020ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Spring 2020ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Fall 2019ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Fall 2019ASIANAM/ENGL 465Asian American Poetry
Spring 2019ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Spring 2019ENGL 814Topics in Contemporary Literature
Fall 2018ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2018ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2017ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2017AFROAMER/AMERIND/ASIANAM/CHICLA 102Introduction to Comparative US Ethnic, American Indian, and Indigenous Studies
Spring 2017ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2016ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Fall 2016ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2016ASIANAM/ENGL 150Literature & Culture of Asian America
Spring 2016ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2015ENGL 816Topics in Ethnic and Multicultural Literature
Spring 2015ASIANAM/ENGL 462Topic in Asian American Literature
Fall 2014ENGL 169Modern American Literature
Spring 2013ASIANAM 560Humanities Topics
Fall 2012ASIANAM 560Humanities Topics
Spring 2011ASIANAM 560Humanities Topics
Fall 2010ASIANAM 560Humanities Topics
Spring 2010ASIANAM 560Humanities Topics
Fall 2009ASIANAM 560Humanities Topics

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