Current instructor

Douglas McLeod

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.50/5 from 8 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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What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

J564 · course not matched2024-09-27

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Excellent Professor!!!!!

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JOURN 5642024-02-01

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Be sure to do all the readings and be on top of the material because there are 5 exams and a final paper.

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JOURN 5642022-12-07

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Doug as a professor was one of my favorites to date in the J-School, but this class is extremely difficult. Multiple readings a week, 5 exams throughout the semester, and a semester-long group project in discussion section that is separate from lecture. Doug is such a fabulous professor; I wanted to go to all of his lectures!

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JOURN 5642020-12-23

Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5

J564 was an interesting class and Prof Mcleod gives great lectures, but there is quite a bit of reading and the tests were pretty tough. There were 5 exams, several papers and also a group project. Also beware if you take this class online that the lectures are very long. Good class overall, but be prepared to but in a decent amount of effort.

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J564 · course not matched2020-11-17

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

This class is asynchronous during COVID-19. The lectures get a bit dry but I can tell Doug is a kind professor. He seems to be easily accessed (I just never have). The TA gets a bit confusing with deadlines and assignments. The class is 5 exams and theyre kinda hard. No extra credit this semester but I think he will give us a bit of a curve.

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J564J445 · course not matched2019-04-17

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Doug is a great professor! In 564 I found his lectures to be super boring, but in 445 when he wasn't lecturing regularly I really started to like him. He is really funny, casual and relatable. He gives fantastic feedback and is so encouraging to everybody in class regardless of skill level. He keeps it real and I'd definitely recommend him!

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Classes with Douglas McLeod

JOURN 445

Creative Campaign Messages

4 credits

Introduces the creative aspects of message development for advertising, public relations, and other strategic communications.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Douglas McLeod

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

JOURN 564

Media and the Consumer

4 credits

MEDIA AND THE CONSUMER examines mass media content from the consumer's perspective, focusing on information needs, media evaluation, and effective use guidelines.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Reviewers describe Douglas McLeod as engaging and caring, noting his lectures connect well to real-world applications. However, they also characterize the course as difficult due to a heavy workload. Specific complaints include five exams, multiple papers, a group project, and long online lectures that require significant effort.

Douglas McLeod Brule Woods+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025

JOURN 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

JOURN 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing Honors in the Major.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+15 more

No recorded grade history

JOURN 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

JOURN 682 is a senior honors thesis course involving mentored individual research and study for journalism majors completing their honors requirements.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+15 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

JOURN 691

Senior Thesis

3 credits

JOURN 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+14 more

No recorded grade history

JOURN 692

Senior Thesis

3 credits

JOURN 692 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a senior thesis.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+14 more

No recorded grade history

JOURN 697

Internship

1–3 credits

JOURN 697 is an advanced directed study course where students arrange projects based on internship experience with faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+19 more

No recorded grade history

JOURN 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

JOURN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to arrange advanced projects with faculty.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+20 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

JOURN 990

Thesis

1–9 credits

JOURN 990 is an advanced thesis course providing mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+16 more

No recorded grade history

JOURN 999

Independent Research Problems

2–4 credits

JOURN 999 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for dissertators.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael Wagner Lindsay Palmer+16 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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Browse recorded courses

Term	Course	Title
Fall 2026	JOURN 445	Creative Campaign Messages
Fall 2026	JOURN 564	Media and the Consumer
Fall 2026	JOURN 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	JOURN 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	JOURN 691	Senior Thesis
Fall 2026	JOURN 692	Senior Thesis
Fall 2026	JOURN 697	Internship
Fall 2026	JOURN 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	JOURN 990	Thesis
Fall 2026	JOURN 999	Independent Research Problems

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

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