Reviews of professor Tamara Black

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Caring and thoughtful professor - She inspired me to be a better writer and person.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She gives a very unreasonable amount of work that she expects to be done every weekend. Very hard to match her enthusiasm for writing and the class in general. I do not recommend her if you are looking for a chiller 340 class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you have the chance, take this class with Professor Black. You have flexibility to write outside of the Econ field, and the overall workload is extremely manageable. Professor Black is one of the kindest and most compassionate professors I've ever had and she is extremely knowledgable about basically everything. Cannot recommend enough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The "theme" is Economics but that shouldn't deter you from signing up for her class if you're a non-econ major (SOCI here). She was super flexible when it came to the prompts for WPs. I only wish I had been able to experience her teaching in person; Dr. Black genuinely wants you to learn and grow as a writer. Forever grateful for her guidance.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hands down one of the best professors at USC.

I grew a lot over the semester thanks to the guidance and feedback received. Difficult class, but grading criteria is transparent and Prof. goes out of her way to help us succeed. Easily accessible both during and outside of class.

11/10 - Cannot stress how much I recommend taking her for WRIT340

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
After having taken WRIT150 with a bad professor, Black was honestly a breath of fresh air. She gives very concrete feedback, and tells you almost exactly how to structure your essays if you meet with her before the deadlines. That being said it is extremely difficult to push your essays into the A range, only a handful of people in the class did it

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor, super involved but also doesn't grade too tough. Really cares about students and wants to help you out and wants you to succeed. Strongly recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Black was truly amazing! She provided clear expectations and was extremely flexible with topics and was so easy to talk to outside of class. Although her class was tough, she helped me improve as a writer. I recommend her; she is a 10/10

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She inspired me to write about a difficult topic which I am passionate about. She is willing to meet with me outside class. Would take her again because I had very cynical teachers in high school that drained away any of my passion and curiosity. I love writing a lot though and my passion for my topic were probably why it was my fav class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Black is among the highest caliber of professors that USC has to offer. This lady really is the bomb. In the first few weeks I honestly felt like I learned something each class and really developed as a writer. Great enthusiasm and  genuinely cared about each student, was incredibly personable. Most homework assigned were essay drafts and essays.