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COMM 3373

Theory of Media and Social Influence · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of

79BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2025 – 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

19thMore challenging than 19% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”4 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 fulfills the required theory course in the Communication major. This course introduces students to theoretical frameworks emphasizing the media's role in shaping social norms, influencing behavior, and molding public opinion. Students will explore classic and contemporary theories of media effects, focusing on psychological processesand rapidly changing media environments. Through a blend of theoretical frameworks and case studies, the course will examine the theory and practice of media in the context of political communication, marketing, public health campaigns, and social interactions.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Seung JangCommunication	824 records	25th	19th

There is no ranking to read here: Seung Jang is the only instructor with evaluation records for COMM 3373, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Seung Jang

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
COMM 2278Social Media	410 records	79
COMM 2291Persuasion	28 records	85
COMM 3330Communication Methods: Social Science	47 records	79
COMM 2282Researching Big Data and Artificial Intelligence	14 records	78

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 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

8925th pctl

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

8715th pctl

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

8925th pctl

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

9026th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8834th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8832nd pctl

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

8929th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8622nd pctl

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

9146th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8314th 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8419th pctl

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

9145th 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

4 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Seung Jang	Spring 2026	01	84	82	40
Seung Jang	Fall 2025	01	77	77	40
Seung Jang	Fall 2025	02	87	83	—
Seung Jang	Spring 2025	01	81	75	40

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.