Directed Study
1–6 creditsAFRICAN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct advanced research projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleHistorical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
AFRICAN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct advanced research projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleAFRICAN 700 teaches academic writing norms and the mechanics of producing original scholarship in African cultural studies.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sampleAFRICAN 990 is an advanced thesis course providing mentored reading, writing, and research for dissertator students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
This introductory survey covers African society, culture, polity, and economy from prehistory to contemporary developments using multidisciplinary perspectives.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of James Delehanty, Neil Kodesh: Workload includes heavy reading and essays or exams, but reviewers note these are manageable if students complete the assigned work.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 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 405 Creative Nonfiction teaches creative non-fiction storytelling and writing skills for newspapers, magazines, and books.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical feedback indicates the course covers a variety of material and provides helpful feedback on assignments, rated as moderately difficult.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleJOURN 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 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
JOURN 692 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
JOURN 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
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 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