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COMM 2265

Theory, History and Practice of Talk Media · 1 instructor on record · 13 sections

What the course score is made of

86BC evaluations13 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

31stMore challenging than 31% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”13 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”13 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course may be used to satisfy one of four elective courses required within the Communication major.This course offers an overview of the historical, theoretical, and practical elements of American talk media from the dawn of broadcasting to today. Beginning with early US radio, the class considers the ways in which economics, politics, technology, and culture have shaped American public discourse. The course concludes by giving students an opportunity to produce their own podcast, teaching skills that will allow them to not only create professional content, but also to understand better the communication history and theory they have studied throughout the semester.

The only instructor on record

13 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Christopher CitorikCommunication	9013 records	78th	31st

There is no ranking to read here: Christopher Citorik is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 2265, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Christopher Citorik

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 1030Public Speaking	1166 records	83
COMM 1065Fundamentals of Creative Communication	746 records	79
COMM 2269The Art of The Interview	12 records	98

Other COMM classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 1030Public Speaking	1166 records	83
COMM 1065Fundamentals of Creative Communication	746 records	79
COMM 1010The Rhetorical Tradition	320 records	83
COMM 1020Introduction to Media Studies	220 records	83
COMM 2213Fundamentals of Audio I	120 records	85
COMM 1060Anti-Social Media	217 records	95

The line

All 13 items · means across 13 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9240th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9343rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9351st pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9659th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9150th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9043rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8824th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9363rd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9045th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9148th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8731st pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8934th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

13 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Christopher Citorik	Spring 2026	01	92	85	60
Christopher Citorik	Fall 2025	01	98	92	—
Christopher Citorik	Summer 2025	01	93	93	60
Christopher Citorik	Spring 2025	01	88	90	60
Christopher Citorik	Fall 2024	01	92	88	60
Christopher Citorik	Summer 2024	01	100	93	60
Christopher Citorik	Spring 2024	01	92	88	60
Christopher Citorik	Fall 2023	01	87	89	—
Christopher Citorik	Summer 2023	02	80	80	—
Christopher Citorik	Spring 2023	01	89	88	60
Christopher Citorik	Fall 2022	01	80	77	—
Christopher Citorik	Spring 2022	01	75	73	60
Christopher Citorik	Fall 2021	01	98	86	—

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.