Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
A seminar for first-year students exploring the transition to UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Experience through texts and assignments.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Brianna Kuhn: The course is considered low difficulty, with students noting that attendance is sufficient to succeed in the class.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026EDPOL 150 examines educational policies, practices, and issues within social, cultural, historical, and political economic contexts in the U.S. and globally.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload consists of easy short papers and a group poster final, alongside significant reading homework that must be submitted.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines the interplay between schools and society, including cultural influences on pedagogy and policy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload centers on approximately five papers with flexible timing for completion and no exams, while lectures and readings are sometimes viewed as optional compared to graded discussions and essays.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Traces the intellectual, political, and social history of the university as an idea, institution, and community from the Middle Ages to the present.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Matthew Farrelly: Reviewers characterize the workload as light, typically involving one weekly homework assignment, a final paper, and a slideshow, though one review notes the course is reading-heavy with in-class discussions.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025EDPOL/HISTORY 412 examines the history of education in America from colonization to the present, covering topics like common schools, teacher training, and desegregation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is reading and writing intensive, requiring multiple papers and a final paper instead of exams. While most reviewers describe the readings as intense, one student reported skipping them entirely and completing work during class.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026