Reviews of professor Melissa Meade

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
2-2.5 hour film to be watched every week, something which easily slips off your schedule when you have a lot of things going on, hard to find a 2.5 hour block to sit down and watch.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Meade is an amazing professor. I had her in the summer 2 hours a day 5 days a week. She kept class engaging, fun, and relevant. Her class is so eye-opening. Im taking another COM class and I feel prepared. She shows such passion for communication, teaching and her students. Plus she had so much interesting life experience. Take her classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Meade teaches you first what Communication is in Survey of Communication and then teaches you about each specialization in the Department with a mix of lectures, media, study guides, readings, student presentations, expert guest speakers and creative in-class activities. She takes the time to get to know each student. She is well-connected!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
So many readings on top of the fact that you have to take plot and cinematic choice notes. It's not impossible to do, but sometimes you'll sit there and think "why am I doing all of this?"

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She changed my view of Facebook, Instagram & tech, society, & culture. Her class is eye opening. We studied contemporary issues & analyzed them w/communication & w/the past. I was so engaged analyzing a recent 9/11 documentary w/communication. She puts in a lot of effort to bring issues to life. She knows a lot about the world and is super caring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I have never had a professor who I felt was less qualified to teach a class about film. I literally felt bad for her at some point during almost every class as her lack of expertise on the subject began to show more and more. For a communications professor, she is incredibly inarticulate and I didn't mind her dog being in class, but come on.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I could not have made it through the pandemic of spring 2020 without Dr. Meade. She is so understanding, supportive, and inspiring. I met with her prob 10x! She so knows her stuff. I learned so much more than the technical aspects of film: We learned about culture, ideology, gender, race relations, coal mining communities in Appalachia, and more.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Film Analysis was a great class w/Professor Meade. She exposes you to a wide range of films that match the different formal elements and there are a few from other countries. You will never look at film the same way again. You will gain understanding into representations and other cultures. The course is really strong in that area

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved Dr. Meade! She is an amazing professor with such drive and passion. I looked forward to hearing her ideas and to run my ideas by her. I always came back with a fresh perspective. I loved her class so much. I wish she was teaching something I could take next semester.