# Explore UW–Madison Courses, Grades & Prerequisites | UW Courses [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/search?instructor=instructor_d3315ecddd9d21205c82e093) ## 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 | ### deployed at 2026-09-20T14:22:05.234001+00:00 ### site commit 67831752f7f2e1e62431a17b2368c58402a22b8f ## results ### items ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "course_id": "HISTORY 600", "title": "ADVANCED SEMINAR IN HISTORY", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.617, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Brandon Bloch (4.25/5 adjusted; 45 ratings); Patrick Iber (4.18/5 adjusted; 26 ratings); Alfred Mccoy (4.05/5 adjusted; 58 ratings); John Hall (4.03/5 adjusted; 19 ratings); James Sweet (4.02/5 adjusted; 31 ratings). At least one assigned instructor qualifies. This describes instructor reviews across courses, not a course rating.", "sources": [ { "label": "Brandon Bloch", "href": "/instructors/BRANDON_BLOCH" }, { "label": "Patrick Iber", "href": "/instructors/PATRICK_IBER" }, { "label": "Alfred Mccoy", "href": "/instructors/ALFRED_MCCOY" }, { "label": "John Hall", "href": "/instructors/JOHN_HALL" }, { "label": "James Sweet", "href": "/instructors/JAMES_SWEET" } ] }, { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Higher grades", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Spring 2026 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.91 GPA across 107 letter grades, versus 3.62 for UW–Madison (1283 courses). Requires a difference of at least 0.20 and 30 letter grades. Historical outcomes, not predicted difficulty.", "sources": [ { "label": "Grade history and sources", "href": "/courses/HISTORY_600#grades" } ] } ], "description": "An advanced seminar focusing on the development of research skills and intensive writing through the analysis of primary and secondary sources.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 652, 167, 58, 8, 4, 4, 3 ], "count": 896, "gpa": 3.79296875, "topShare": 91.40625, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_581618e2a98b89ad847631e0", "name": "Brandon Bloch", "quality": 4.248364856475876, "quality_count": 45, "instructor_url": "/instructors/BRANDON_BLOCH" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_76b7727f045abaf7ae7cdb10", "name": "Patrick Iber", "quality": 4.179863384150694, "quality_count": 26, "instructor_url": "/instructors/PATRICK_IBER" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_7c36f6bd63702a69fe8d9042", "name": "Alfred Mccoy", "quality": 4.054021995781179, "quality_count": 58, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ALFRED_MCCOY" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_9b6d33c8aab2959a94deea92", "name": "John Hall", "quality": 4.0300952736136395, "quality_count": 19, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JOHN_HALL" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_7d365594005f2de6d96a4bc0", "name": "James Sweet", "quality": 4.024582660214351, "quality_count": 31, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JAMES_SWEET" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_245d20e48cdd8f95bfe16a0f", "name": "Judd Kinzley", "quality": 3.901852264514894, "quality_count": 9, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JUDD_KINZLEY" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_b99fd6bc21b62aef754a4c9a", "name": "Karl Shoemaker", "quality": 3.7234369951607635, "quality_count": 48, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KARL_SHOEMAKER" }, { "course_uid": "course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b", "uid": "instructor_c417b842866711811759a632", "name": "Elizabeth Lapina", "quality": 3.4668571802954573, "quality_count": 17, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ELIZABETH_LAPINA" } ], "instructorHistory": null, "courseComparison": null, "claim": { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Elizabeth Lapina", "review_date": "2025-12-09 17:43:50 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "db359dfa9f02d8dbb5318cfe", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1992221", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTIxMzkz", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1992221", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Students must stay on top of a major final paper that spans the entire semester, with most homework consisting of watching movies during the first half." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_26a5f5c1d5cb3b7f4ebb4a9b-0.json" ] } }, { "course_uid": "course_80f67b75772ab4943ef48c0d", "course_id": "HISTSCI 350", "title": "SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE", "credits_min": 2, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.64, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Daniel Stolz (4.11/5 adjusted; 10 ratings). At least one assigned instructor qualifies. This describes instructor reviews across courses, not a course rating.", "sources": [ { "label": "Daniel Stolz", "href": "/instructors/DANIEL_STOLZ" } ] }, { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 9 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/HISTSCI_350#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "HISTSCI 350 covers varying topics in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology through readings and discussion.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 47, 11, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 64, "gpa": 3.8046875, "topShare": 90.625, "firstTerm": "1232", "lastTerm": "1262" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_80f67b75772ab4943ef48c0d", "uid": "instructor_1bd16d54ee399dcce5765343", "name": "Daniel Stolz", "quality": 4.1064571890310635, "quality_count": 10, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DANIEL_STOLZ" } ], "instructorHistory": null, "courseComparison": null, "claim": null, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ### total 2 ### page 1 ### kind course ### q ### term 1272 ### availability offered ### filters #### instructor instructor\_d3315ecddd9d21205c82e093 ## discovery Filtered true