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MICHAEL WAGNER

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Raw average: 4.76/5 from 33 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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J201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof Wagner's lectures are really engaging and interesting as he uses his own research in his class. The class can get political because of this, but he keeps a very unbias view when explaining different sides. The readings are sometimes lengthy but should be read, because you are expected to give two speeches in section based off of them.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Wagner made a great well-rounded class with fair grades and expectations on work. That being said he on multiple occasions told students angrily to "shut up" in lecture. Overall, he was fantastic lecturer, and I understand managing a class for underclassmen can be frustrating, but how he addressed students in lecture felt unprofessional.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took professor Wanger for J201 and if I wasn't already sure I wanted to do journalism, he was the nail in the coffin. Incredibly charismatic person and amazing, engaging lecturer
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
prowag is a funny and engaging lecturer. He made the material interesting, and other lecturers no doubt would have made it a snooze fest. He is also very well accredited and generally an obvious expert on the material, so he can talk in-depth and answer further questions well.
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J335 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Wagner is literally the best. Very encouraging and kind, yet also down-to-business and knowledgeable. I highly encourage you take any course you can with Prof. Wagner.
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J201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Pro Wag made me fall in love with Journalism, and now I'm in the school and loving it. He has a positive energy as a professor, and made 9am lecture enjoyable and enlightening. Taking 201 with him freshman year pushed my boundaries in the best ways. Discussions were stressful, but that's due to our TA...Highly recommend taking Pro Wag's classes :)
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Classes with MICHAEL WAGNER

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026ME 564Heat Transfer
Spring 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 489Honors in Research II
Fall 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2025NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 564Heat Transfer
Spring 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2025NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Fall 2024ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Fall 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2023ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2023ME 564Heat Transfer
Spring 2023ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 489Honors in Research II
Fall 2022ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2022ME 564Heat Transfer
Spring 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Fall 2021ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2020ME 790Master's Research and Thesis

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