Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
JOURN 176 is a special topics course focusing on specific conceptual issues or topics within mass communication.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Assignments are reported as not hard, and the instructor is not a tough grader, resulting in low difficulty ratings.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 335 teaches basic reporting for print and electronic media by creating news stories on public issues.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jack Mitchell, Stephen Vaughn: Reviewers characterize the class as easy to moderate, noting that weekly beat reporting can be a hassle but grading is lenient if students avoid carelessness.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 620 examines historical, political, economic, and cultural trends in global mass communication systems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students report significant writing requirements and rigid rubrics where grades are docked for small details, requiring careful attention to project instructions.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 676 is a special topics course focusing on the in-depth analysis of a conceptual mass communication issue.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Stephen Vaughn: One reviewer reported a huge research paper assigned at the start, with daily changes to requirements and an expectation of website coding skills.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025JOURN 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing Honors in the Major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
JOURN 682 is a senior honors thesis course involving mentored individual research and study for journalism majors completing their honors requirements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleJOURN 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
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 880 is a graduate-level course offering an in-depth investigation of specific topics in mass communication.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Dhavan Shah: Reviewers rated the difficulty as 4 out of 5, indicating a challenging experience.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 990 is an advanced thesis course providing mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
JOURN 999 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for dissertators.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample