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Not the most exciting class but she does her best to have class engagement. Not a ton of work and pretty easy. Only 2 tests and they aren't cumulative. Participation is self-graded but she notices if you participate or not. I have nothing bad to say but nothing that amazing to say about her either. I definitely recommend for an easy com elective!Rate My Professors ↗
Course content is well organized but extremely boring and dry. Class can also fall flat due to the lack of engaging materials that does not spur any meaningful discussion. She is not accessible in or outside of class and can be demeaning at times too. I would not recommend taking another class with her.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Lopez really enjoys what she teaches which is very clear but I hated lectures with her. It was basically a repeat of discussions and I hardly paid attention (but had to go bc attendance is mandatory) because she didn't lecture much anyway.Rate My Professors ↗
This class was interesting and fun, but a lot of work. Prof Lopez is very knowledgeable on the subject and is very nice. There's a lot of readings which is annoying, but just make sure you do your work and you'll be fine.Rate My Professors ↗
Knows the material and the course is interesting, but she does little in terms of original interpretation. The discussion largely stopped where the author of any given text left it at. It's more about reading and being able to regurgitate that back to her rather than taking the material a step further. Decent class if you're okay with thatRate My Professors ↗
She sticks to a strict script which makes it really hard for her lectures to be engaging. She has too many words on each slide and doesn't post any of them online, so if you are slow at taking notes, you are doomed.Rate My Professors ↗
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COMARTS 681 is a senior Honors thesis course focused on research and writing preparation under faculty direction.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMARTS 699 is a directed study allowing students to complete advanced independent projects, such as research papers or productions, under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleCOMARTS 799 is an independent study course focused on independent research and writing under instructor supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleIntroduction to Communication Arts graduate studies, core areas, and resources
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMARTS 990 is a research and thesis course focusing on independent research and writing under instructor supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 901 | Introduction to Graduate Studies in Communication Arts |
| Fall 2026 | COMARTS 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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