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Ben Singer

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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 28 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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CA354 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Ben Singer is an amazing professor. He is very great at lecturing and keeping your attention. I can't recommend his classes enough.
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CA300 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
The lectures were chill and I enjoyed being in the class watching different clips. Yet I don't think I would be able to finish five pages of film analysis during a 3 hours test duration. The test descriptions were very long and took me some time to read through and understand. The expectation is way too high and idk why we need an intense test here
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CA300 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Make sure you watch the films and do the weekly readings and you'll be fine. The lectures can be kind of boring sometimes but he often plays clips so he keeps it interesting in that way. Attendance is required and you fill out a 'code word' every day to be marked present, so make sure you're in class.
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CA300 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
I took maybe 7 pages of notes the entire semester. Professor Singer is clearly very intelligent, but he underestimates his students' intelligence. He often spends half of lecture trying to articulate a fairly simple concept. The class could've been taught in 4 weeks. If you are a concise writer, learn to overelaborate or risk getting downgraded.
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CA300 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Singer is a really cool dude. I took Film Comedy with him and hes very passionate about the topic. The lectures can be very dry. He sometimes goes super deep into a topic and rambles for a bit. If it was not for our discussion section I dont think I would have enjoyed the class that much.
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CA613 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Singer is a decent professor, his feedback actually helps students improve their writing. However, he is an extremely slow grader which isn't ideal when your final grade is determined by a handful of projects.
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Classes with Ben Singer

COMARTS 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis involves research and preparation for writing a senior Honors in the Major thesis under the direction of a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Ben Singer

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027COMARTS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027COMARTS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2027COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026COMARTS 799Independent Study
Fall 2026COMARTS 990Research and Thesis

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