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Hernando Rojas

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Raw average: 3.53/5 from 55 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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JOUR201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Great class. Professor Rojas' lectures were easy to follow, and he did a good job of engaging students.
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JOURN 201
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Rojas was great! I enjoyed the content and learned so much about bias in media. There's only 2 essays, a midterm, and a final but just as long as you know what you understand the content in the lectures, you will be fine
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JOURN 201
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Rojas is very passionate about what he teaches and connects easily with his students. He utilizes his slides a lot, showing pictures, bullet points, but also actively engaging with the students. He has multiple guest lectures from all over. Be prepared to learn about how media systems work, write essays, and give speeches in discussions.
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JOURN 201
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Good professor and interesting content but some of it felt repetitive. IMO too many guest lectures that weren't rly on the midterm and final that I skipped and still did good. Lowks boring lectucturer
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JOUR201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Very educated and understandable. Learned a lot in his lectures and would definitely recommend him to other journalism students.
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JOUR201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
interesting lectures, but you can totally get away with rarely attending because most of the information is on the slides. gets guest lecture heavy near the end + most didn't count towards the final (+ kinda sucked). when scores were low for the midterm, he adjusted the final to make it easier. discussions are boring and you have to give a speech.
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Classes with Hernando Rojas

JOURN 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed Study offers advanced directed study projects arranged with a faculty or instructional academic staff member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael WagnerLindsay Palmer+20 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample
JOURN 990

Thesis

1–9 credits

THESIS is an advanced course offering mentored reading and research for Journalism students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael WagnerLindsay Palmer+14 more

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Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027JOURN 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027JOURN 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027JOURN 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027JOURN 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027JOURN 697Internship
Spring 2027JOURN 699Directed Study
Spring 2027JOURN 990Thesis
Spring 2027JOURN 999Independent Research Problems
Fall 2026JOURN 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026JOURN 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026JOURN 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026JOURN 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026JOURN 697Internship
Fall 2026JOURN 699Directed Study
Fall 2026JOURN 990Thesis
Fall 2026JOURN 999Independent Research Problems

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