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LORI LOPEZ

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Raw average: 3.66/5 from 32 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

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CA347 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
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!
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CA420 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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COM347 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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CA347 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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CA608 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
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 that
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COMARTS 250
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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Classes with LORI LOPEZ

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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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2025COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024COMARTS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Fall 2023COMARTS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2023COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2022COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022COMARTS/GEN&WS 418Gender, Sexuality, and the Media
Spring 2022COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ASIANAM/COMARTS 420Asian Americans and Media
Fall 2021COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Fall 2020COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Fall 2020COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Spring 2020COMARTS 608Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
Spring 2020COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Fall 2019COMARTS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019COMARTS/GEN&WS 418Gender, Sexuality, and the Media
Spring 2019CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Spring 2019COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2019COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2018COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Fall 2017COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Fall 2017COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2017CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Spring 2017COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2017GEN&WS 950Seminar: Topics in Gender and Women's Studies
Spring 2016CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Spring 2016COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Spring 2016COMARTS 299Directed Study
Spring 2016COMARTS 699Directed Study
Fall 2015COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Fall 2015COMARTS 699Directed Study
Fall 2015COMARTS 950Seminar-radio Television Film
Spring 2015COMARTS 903Media and Cultural Studies Colloquium
Fall 2014CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Fall 2014COMARTS 608Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
Fall 2014COMARTS 903Media and Cultural Studies Colloquium
Spring 2014CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Spring 2014COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Spring 2014COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Spring 2014COMARTS 903Media and Cultural Studies Colloquium
Fall 2013COMARTS 250Introduction to Contemporary Media
Fall 2013COMARTS 608Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
Fall 2013COMARTS 614Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2013COMARTS 799Independent Study
Spring 2013ASIANAM/COMARTS 420Asian Americans and Media
Spring 2013CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Spring 2013COMARTS 615Second Field Experience in Communication
Fall 2012CHICLA/COMARTS 347Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Fall 2012COMARTS 608Special Topics in Media and Cultural Studies

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