Film Genres
COMARTS 354 explores six major film genres, investigating their narrative and stylistic conventions and underlying principles.
Summary
Historical reviews of Ben Singer: The final is a take-home exam requiring over six hours, and the course demands regular attendance and attention to lectures.
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Prerequisites
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
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Historical instructor Ben Singer received praise for clarity in the first half of the course, though one student found the second half and final exam preparation confusing. The class focuses on humor in movies, with a lengthy take-home final exam.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Ben Singer: The course focuses on humor in movies, offering an easyish A for attentive students, though the second half and final preparation were described as weird.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.15 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.19 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.24 GPA, 55.3% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Ben Singer: The final is a take-home exam requiring over six hours, and the course demands regular attendance and attention to lectures.
Historical reviews of Ben Singer: The first half of the course was clear, but the second half and final study period were confusing for students.
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1333 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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