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DEREK JOHNSON

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Raw average: 3.63/5 from 43 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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CA313 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Johnson was great! A lot of readings, but they are talked about in the lectures and referenced later on. Not a super strict grader and seemed to care about the subject.
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CA313 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
TAKE THE DISNEY CLASS!! I ended up learning so much, and it even prompted outside-class discussions with friends about race/class/capitalism related to Disney. In-lecture assignments, midterm and final are only grades, but you get all the potential exam questions in advance. Well-structured class with lots of reading, but SO fun and interesting!
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CA351 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
fair and overall good guy with interesting lectures
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CA351 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
My favorite professor in college. Took it for mandatory course & and workload is super stressful (if u read & watch things) throughout, took me around 8~9 hours per week in average and finished a 100 page of notes lol. Definitely recommend it him if you're interested the TV industry and culture in the U.S..
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CA351 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
DJ is the best lecturer that I have ever met. His lectures are logical and definitely worth to follow even if I hear a lot of complains about it. Take the lecture serious if you really want to learn something from the media & communication field.
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CA351 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Lecture slides are confusing not uploaded Write down a lot of the definitions in your notes because you will need to reference these definitions in your final paper. For the final paper pick a streaming service that mainly only has TV shows to write the paper correctly. Johnson did not even give mcburney accommodations to a student.
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Classes with DEREK JOHNSON

COMARTS 313

Topics in Film and Media Studies

3 credits

COMARTS 313 explores various topics in film and media studies, history, and theory.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Derek JohnsonJason Lopez+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
COMARTS 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

COMARTS 990 is a research and thesis course focusing on independent research and writing under instructor supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Eric HoytAllison Prasch+15 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMARTS 313Topics in Film and Media Studies
Spring 2026COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Fall 2025COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2025COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024COMARTS 313Topics in Film and Media Studies
Fall 2024COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024COMARTS 313Topics in Film and Media Studies
Spring 2024COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2024COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2023COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Spring 2023COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2022COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2022COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2021COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2021COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2020COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2020COMARTS 615Second Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2020COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2020COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Spring 2020COMARTS 615Second Field Experience in Communication
Spring 2020COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2019COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2019COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Fall 2019COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2019COMARTS 615Second Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2019COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2019COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Spring 2019COMARTS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2019COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2019COMARTS 903Media and Cultural Studies Colloquium
Spring 2019COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2018COMARTS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2018COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2018COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2017COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Spring 2017COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2016COMARTS 540Television Genres
Fall 2016COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2016COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2016COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2015COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Fall 2015COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2015COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2015COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2014COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2014COMARTS 547Digital Game Cultures
Spring 2014COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Spring 2014COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2013COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2013COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2013COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2013COMARTS 903Media and Cultural Studies Colloquium
Fall 2012COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2012COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2012COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2012COMARTS 351Television Industries
Spring 2012COMARTS 608Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
Spring 2012COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Spring 2012COMARTS 799Independent Study
Fall 2011COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2011COMARTS 613Special Topics in Film
Spring 2007COMARTS 351Television Industries
Fall 2006COMARTS 351Television Industries

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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