Reviews of professor Kate Sweeney

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved this class. If you need to fulfill HNRS 131 take it with her. She has real field experience in journalism, and is kind and welcoming. Class was a lot of fun, and I will miss coming in on Tuesdays from 7-10pm with her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Kate's a brilliant teacher with a ton of real-world experience (and a bunch of incredible, relevant anecdotes!) Her feedback is top-notch, her grading is firm but gentle, and her assignments are relevant, understandable, and frequently fun. Warning: lot of journalism is talking to people, so you'll need to make friends outside of class to interview

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Sweeney is amazing!  She is a really sweet person and wants every student to do well.  She has a great Journalism background.    Though it was an online class she taught the material really well and gave detailed instructions on assignments.   Her class has discussion boards, workshop groups and final portfolio.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Kate is the best professor I've had at Mason so far. She is so knowledgable with an impressive journalism background. The class was async, but she made herself VERY available to students, and genuinely wanted them all to succeed. She makes the content interesting, and the workload is managable. PLEASE take her class if you get a chance.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Sweeny was amazing! Knows the material very well and really wants her students to succeed. She gives great lectures and great activities which help with assignments given throughout the semester. You gotta take her for this course

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Interesting course on the News Media. Allowed for open discourse from both sides of the political spectrum which I applaud, Some aspects of the course felt a bit tedious, weekly news briefs, but overall very informative and useful class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Take her class. 1. The discussions are really interesting. Case studies/real world stuff. 2. Some of the assignments are sorta unusual but she explains well & gives examples so you can learn A LOT & get a good grade. 3. She has a lot of real world experience & is a nice person. 4. You do a group project but she sets it up so everyone cares & tries.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Sweeney Blackboard page is user-friendly where you don't get lost where things are. The tests are take home and gives you class time to work on case briefs. . She is a wholesome person and truly cares for her students. Everyone needs to take her at least once, so they can experience a wonderful teacher. By far one of the best Professors

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's my fav comm professor!! She is so caring and understanding and her feedback is always so in-depth and really helps you learn and grow as a writer! Her classes are always interesting, I'm a PR major, but this class got me really interested in journalism! She has a lot of real-world experience and gave us internship/career tips even!