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School of Journalism and Mass Communication

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
49,121 grades82 courses139 professors39 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.63
average GPA across 49,121 grades
+6% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
97%
A or B
of 49,121 grades
0.8%
D, F or withdrew
A67.6%
B29.2%
Every term against the 3.63 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
JOURN 201
INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION
3.53
12,928 grades
−3% vs. dept
JOURN 202
MASS COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
3.47
4,194 grades
−4% vs. dept
JOURN 345
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
3.81
3,196 grades
+5% vs. dept
JOURN 676
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MASS COMMUNICATION
3.80
1,870 grades
+5% vs. dept
JOURN 162
MASS MEDIA IN MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
3.56
1,777 grades
−2% vs. dept
JOURN 335
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF REPORTING
3.63
1,762 grades
+0% vs. dept
JOURN 565
EFFECTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION
3.50
1,744 grades
−4% vs. dept
JOURN 203
INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATION
3.68
1,655 grades
+2% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 82
100 level5200 level3300 level4400 level21500 level9600 level19800 level19900 level2
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level5 courses
JOURN 150 · — INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS COMMUNICATION
3.78 +4% vs. dept 1,116
JOURN 162 · — MASS MEDIA IN MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
3.56 −2% vs. dept 1,777
JOURN 163 · — GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN MASS COMMUNICATION
3.84 +6% vs. dept 132
JOURN 175 · — MEDIA FLUENCY FOR THE DIGITAL AGE
3.62 −0% vs. dept 168
JOURN 176 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MASS COMMUNICATION
3.73 +3% vs. dept 547
200 level3 courses
JOURN 201 · — INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION
3.53 −3% vs. dept 12,928
JOURN 202 · — MASS COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
3.47 −4% vs. dept 4,194
JOURN 203 · — INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATION
3.68 +2% vs. dept 1,655
300 level4 courses
JOURN 335 · — PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF REPORTING
3.63 +0% vs. dept 1,762
JOURN 345 · — PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
3.81 +5% vs. dept 3,196
JOURN 350 · — SPORTS MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
3.81 +5% vs. dept 297
JOURN 373 · — INTRODUCTION TO SURVEY RESEARCH
3.62 −0% vs. dept 620
400 level21 courses
JOURN 401 · — IN-DEPTH REPORTING
3.70 +2% vs. dept 253
JOURN 404
3.62 −0% vs. dept 136
JOURN 405 · — CREATIVE NONFICTION
3.78 +4% vs. dept 395
JOURN 411 · — MULTIMEDIA DESIGN
3.67 +1% vs. dept 182
JOURN 415 · — SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM
3.60 −1% vs. dept 153
JOURN 417 · — MAGAZINE PUBLISHING
3.92 +8% vs. dept 431
JOURN 419
3.67 +1% vs. dept 259
JOURN 420 · — INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
3.68 +2% vs. dept 113
JOURN 425 · — VIDEO JOURNALISM
3.68 +2% vs. dept 112
JOURN 426 · — COMMUNITY-BASED REPORTING
3.38 −7% vs. dept 8
JOURN 445 · — CREATIVE CAMPAIGN MESSAGES
3.93 +8% vs. dept 855
JOURN 447 · — STRATEGIC MEDIA PLANNING
3.66 +1% vs. dept 672
JOURN 449 · — ACCOUNT PLANNING AND STRATEGY
3.90 +7% vs. dept 517
JOURN 450 · — SPORTS REPORTING AND WRITING
3.85 +6% vs. dept 283
JOURN 455 · — EMERGING MEDIA AND THE NEWS
3.88 +7% vs. dept 17
JOURN 456 · — LONG FORM VIDEO
3.71 +2% vs. dept 72
JOURN 457 · — STORYTELLING THROUGH SOUND
3.84 +6% vs. dept 107
JOURN 463 · — DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGIES
3.88 +7% vs. dept 206
JOURN 464 · — PUBLIC RELATIONS STRATEGIES
3.81 +5% vs. dept 229
JOURN 465 · — SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
3.81 +5% vs. dept 134
JOURN 475 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
3.79 +4% vs. dept 959
500 level9 courses
JOURN 544
3.40 −6% vs. dept 135
JOURN 559
2.90 −20% vs. dept 873
JOURN 561 · — MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
3.56 −2% vs. dept 1,213
JOURN 562 · — MASS MEDIA AND RACIAL DIVERSITY
3.62 −0% vs. dept 91
JOURN 563 · — LAW OF MASS COMMUNICATION
3.50 −3% vs. dept 578
JOURN 564 · — MEDIA AND THE CONSUMER
3.68 +2% vs. dept 1,097
JOURN 565 · — EFFECTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION
3.50 −4% vs. dept 1,744
JOURN 566 · — COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC OPINION
3.72 +3% vs. dept 358
JOURN 567 · — MASS MEDIA AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
3.54 −3% vs. dept 71
600 level19 courses
JOURN 614
3.74 +3% vs. dept 574
JOURN 616 · — MASS MEDIA AND YOUTH
3.75 +3% vs. dept 20
JOURN 618 · — MASS COMMUNICATION AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
3.66 +1% vs. dept 606
JOURN 620 · — INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
3.74 +3% vs. dept 640
JOURN 621
3.50 −4% vs. dept 134
JOURN 622 · — THE IMPACT OF EMERGING MEDIA
3.92 +8% vs. dept 171
JOURN 646
3.44 −5% vs. dept 1,136
JOURN 649 · — BRAND STRATEGY IN ADVERTISING & INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
3.74 +3% vs. dept 143
JOURN 651 · — COMMUNICATING SPORTS CONTROVERSIES
3.61 −0% vs. dept 138
JOURN 658 · — COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS
3.75 +3% vs. dept 461
JOURN 664
3.90 +8% vs. dept 50
JOURN 666
3.78 +4% vs. dept 86
JOURN 669 · — LITERARY ASPECTS OF JOURNALISM
3.81 +5% vs. dept 727
JOURN 670
3.96 +9% vs. dept 23
JOURN 675 · — TOPICS IN GOVERNMENT AND MASS MEDIA
3.56 −2% vs. dept 240
JOURN 676 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN MASS COMMUNICATION
3.80 +5% vs. dept 1,870
JOURN 677 · — CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION
3.87 +7% vs. dept 407
JOURN 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 1
JOURN 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.93 +8% vs. dept 273
800 level19 courses
JOURN 800
3.88 +7% vs. dept 86
JOURN 801 · — MASS COMMUNICATION AND THE INDIVIDUAL
3.96 +9% vs. dept 65
JOURN 802 · — MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
3.93 +8% vs. dept 42
JOURN 803 · — MASS COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
3.76 +4% vs. dept 25
JOURN 805
3.83 +6% vs. dept 42
JOURN 810
3.70 +2% vs. dept 10
JOURN 812 · — QUALITATIVE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS
3.97 +10% vs. dept 58
JOURN 813 · — PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
4.00 +10% vs. dept 14
JOURN 818 · — COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
4.00 +10% vs. dept 22
JOURN 821 · — HEALTH COMMUNICATION
4.00 +10% vs. dept 39
JOURN 822 · — GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
3.90 +8% vs. dept 41
JOURN 824 · — RACE, ETHNICITY AND MEDIA
3.81 +5% vs. dept 16
JOURN 829 · — POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
3.84 +6% vs. dept 92
JOURN 830
3.92 +8% vs. dept 37
JOURN 833 · — TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
4.00 +10% vs. dept 7
JOURN 835 · — NEWS FRAMING AND SOCIAL PROTEST MOVEMENTS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 11
JOURN 839
3.81 +5% vs. dept 29
JOURN 849
3.87 +7% vs. dept 92
JOURN 870
3.84 +6% vs. dept 40
900 level2 courses
JOURN 910
3.67 +1% vs. dept 6
JOURN 999 · — INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROBLEMS
4.00 +10% vs. dept 2
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