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Original student reviews · all captured dates
Took Journ 350 class. Nice guy, but grading is incredibly subjective and is centered around a semester-long group project. Material is relatively niche. If you like subjective grading where other group members can affect your whole grade, then this is the course for you.Rate My Professors ↗
First time the class was taught in person so it was pretty disorganized and frustrating. A semester-long group project with unclear grading criteria and unhelpful feedback. Prof. Hermann is a great person and obviously passionate about sports media and controversies which made lectures and guest speakers fun.Rate My Professors ↗
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Covers core skills for communicating about sports to a mass audience, including career support and professional access, within a changing media landscape.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.89 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 95.9% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025Storytelling Through Sound focuses on creating episodic long-form audio narratives, developing interview, writing, field recording, and editing skills for broadcast or online distribution.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExplores prominent sports controversies affecting sports communication professionals like journalists, broadcasters, marketers, and PR specialists, focusing on how these issues impinge on professional practices.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Matt Hermann
Matt Hermann led a semester-long group project with unclear grading criteria and unhelpful feedback, which reviewers found frustrating and subjective. While one student found the lectures on sports media and guest speakers fun and passionate, another noted the material was niche and that group members could significantly affect individual grades.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Spring 2026Advanced directed study projects arranged with faculty, based on internship experience.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study offers advanced directed study projects arranged with a faculty or instructional academic staff member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleDistinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | JOURN 450 | Sports Reporting and Writing |
| Spring 2027 | JOURN 457 | Storytelling Through Sound |
| Spring 2027 | JOURN 651 | Communicating Sports Controversies |
| Spring 2027 | JOURN 697 | Internship |
| Spring 2027 | JOURN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | JOURN 335 | Principles and Practices of Reporting |
| Fall 2026 | JOURN 350 | Sports Marketing Communications |
| Fall 2026 | JOURN 450 | Sports Reporting and Writing |
| Fall 2026 | JOURN 697 | Internship |
| Fall 2026 | JOURN 699 | Directed Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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