[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDQ5NzM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2024-05-13 15:50:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice guy!! He's super passionate about what he's teaching, and he explains everything in a digestable way. I have no background or experience in geography and took this as a science credit. While this class was difficult for me because I didn't know much previously, I still did well & learned a lot!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzQ0MzE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2024-05-02 19:53:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"My experience was so different from previous ratings. Joe was impossible. Office hours are a waste. Lectures were horrendously dry; slides weren't helpful. In-class exams were the designed to trip you up and often pulled from info he covered for maybe two minutes total. I took this class because I love the west but I would run the other way now.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NjMwNjQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2022-09-07 02:34:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Mason is great, I learned so much in this course! The activities/assignments are simple to complete and, while there are a fair amount of papers/writing assignments to do, he's a very kind grader and doesn't expect you to be writing journal worthy papers. I found the class very low-stress and very interesting. Fun and easy A!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MzE2Njk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2022-05-12 02:02:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"I enjoyed Professor Mason's Geog 344 class! He's clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, and also makes himself available to answer questions outside of class. A fairly easy grader; none of the content is insanely difficult but a scientific background may be helpful for some of the technical scientific papers we read.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDkxNTY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2022-04-17 23:32:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class is super interesting, Professor Mason cares a lot about what he teaches, too. He is very responsive when it comes to answering emails and gives feedback on papers/projects which are really nice. Having good writing skills will help you in this class as most of the grades are from take home exams, projects, or weekly activities. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDUyNjQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2022-04-11 03:51:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Mason truly cares about the topic and has interesting lectures. He grades really fairly and gives good feedback, but won't take off points for little mistakes or writing quality(it's a geography class anyways). The exams and projects really just focus on main ideas an applying the course knowledge. Fun class with no stress!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1OTE1Nzg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2022-03-08 19:19:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Joe is clearly very knowledgable in the topic and it translates to his lectures. Although they can be a bit dense, he makes every topic very straight forward and clear. There was no busy work or unnecessary assignments. Overall very nice professor and very passionate!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:26.149426+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NzE2OTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:533263","instructor_name":"Joseph Mason","course_label":"GEOG344","course_id":"GEOG 344","course_uid":"course_cf533f150b5523b7295e2a79","review_date":"2017-10-04 21:59:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"JOSEPH IS THE LORAX!!!!!!! no but for real he rocks and obviously cares so much and its awesome.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]