Reviews of professor Stephen Bouser

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Steve's class was fun but also easy. Sometimes during lectures he would kind of go off topic, which can be rough during an early morning class, but a very interesting guy overall. He grades kind of harshly though, so it was kind of disappointing to end with a B+ when the work was so easy. He is very understanding when you need an ext/make up tho

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
MEJO153 with Professor Bouser was a good class. There were a lot of writing assignments (obviously) and there were a lot of write-ups, but the class itself was a good class to take if you're trying to see if writing for journalism is your thing. I would be cautious if you use they/them pronouns or seriously need mental health days, though.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Bouser is a great journalism professor -- in part because of his years of experience in the field and in part because he grades articles very, very aggressively. He is a master of the conventions of AP Style, and students without a good grasp of it will likely want to drop out. I learned a lot, even though it was quite stressful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Super sweet guy, but I would not take the class if it's online. The work did not translate well and I was drowning in papers the whole time. As for grading, he takes off a lot of points for things he doesn't specify in class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Attendance not mandatory, but you have to go to class to get the assignments. No supporting material to the lectures, so don't expect to learn much from them. Anything useful comes from the book or his edits on your articles. Speaking of articles, there are a lot, and you will be graded like you're a senior writer for the New York Times. No mercy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr. Bouser was one of my favorite teachers this semester. He really cares about students and met with my many times when I had questions. This class is difficult no matter who you take it with, but its required for MEJO major. You have guest speakers most classes, and have a paper due (short) on them by the next class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Yes, there are a lot of papers, but that is also what its like being a journalist, so I understand it. Lectures were mostly based off the textbook and assignments were pretty much what you would produce in a high school newsroom, so the basics. I was sometimes confused on things he marked off but I didnt bother asking about them.