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Took his Film Noir course Spring 2023. Passionate, knowledgeable, caring, and approachable, if sometimes a bit of a dry lecturer depending on the day. Paper assignments were relatively open-ended and no rubric, so his grading could feel a bit arbitrary, but I wouldn't say it's unfair. Would totally recommend him as a prof.Rate My Professors ↗
Jeff is one of my favorite professors!! He really knows what he's teaching and he has great thoughts about Hollywood and the whole film industry. Maybe it's a bit hard to get A but as long as you really like this topic, you'll be fine! And at the end you'll learn a lot from this class. Oh and go to Jeff's office hour and talk to him he's amazing!!!Rate My Professors ↗
Do not take this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Look, Jeff seems like a swell guy. He's clearly very passionate about what he teaches, which helps make the lectures go by a little faster. However, he sometimes gets a little sucked into his own fine details that eventually make it into the extremely specific exam questions. Other than that, he's an extremely middle-of-the-road professor.Rate My Professors ↗
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Directed Study is an advanced level project under faculty direction, such as independent reading with a research paper, production project, or membership on a research team.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIndependent Study involves independent research and writing under the supervision of an instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Research and Thesis involves independent research and writing under the supervision of an instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | COMARTS 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | COMARTS 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | COMARTS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 313 | Topics in Film and Media Studies |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 613 | Special Topics in Film |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 902 | Film Colloquium |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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