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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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JOURN 335 teaches basic reporting for print and electronic media by creating news stories on public issues.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.76 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 350 explores sports marketing communications, covering research, branding, promotion, sponsorships, and PR.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 97.5% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.73 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 450 teaches core skills in sports reporting and writing for a mass audience in a changing media landscape.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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 2022–Fall 2025JOURN 697 is an advanced directed study course where students arrange projects based on internship experience with faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
JOURN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to arrange advanced projects with faculty.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleTeaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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