Hardest JOUR classes at South Carolina

Ranked by average GPA from official grade distributions. Only courses with at least 100 graded students.

  1. JOUR 340: Special Topics Average GPA 2.85, 114 students
  2. JOUR 205: Hist & Philosophy/mass Media Average GPA 2.99, 728 students
  3. JOUR 449: Design of Online Content Average GPA 3.03, 393 students
  4. JOUR 542: Public Opinion and Persuasion Average GPA 3.08, 681 students
  5. JOUR 303: Law and Ethics of Mass Comm Average GPA 3.19, 2,686 students
  6. JOUR 471: Intermediate Reporting & Prodc Average GPA 3.19, 385 students
  7. JOUR 203: Principles of Visual Comm Average GPA 3.22, 2,582 students
  8. JOUR 306: Theories of Mass Communication Average GPA 3.23, 741 students
  9. JOUR 461: Sports Journalism Average GPA 3.23, 137 students
  10. JOUR 215: Special Topics in Mass Comm. Average GPA 3.25, 415 students
  11. JOUR 362: Editing Average GPA 3.28, 180 students
  12. JOUR 560: Capstone Portfolio Development Average GPA 3.32, 358 students
  13. JOUR 101: Media and Society Average GPA 3.34, 6,391 students
  14. JOUR 291: Writing for Mass Communication Average GPA 3.34, 3,504 students
  15. JOUR 446: Informational Graphics Average GPA 3.36, 277 students
  16. JOUR 444: Multimedia Sports Storytelling Average GPA 3.39, 166 students
  17. JOUR 346: Graphics for Vis Communication Average GPA 3.40, 488 students
  18. JOUR 204: Principles of Journalism Average GPA 3.41, 2,316 students
  19. JOUR 506: Mass Media Criticism Average GPA 3.41, 387 students
  20. JOUR 501: Freedom/resp/ethics Mass Media Average GPA 3.42, 521 students
  21. JOUR 361: Intro Reporting & Writing Average GPA 3.42, 519 students
  22. JOUR 361L: Intro Reporting & Writing Lab Average GPA 3.42, 478 students
  23. JOUR 309: Hip Hop, Media and Society Average GPA 3.42, 174 students
  24. JOUR 507: Health Comm:science & Practice Average GPA 3.42, 165 students
  25. JOUR 416: Creative:strategy to Execution Average GPA 3.44, 549 students
  26. JOUR 243: Sports Activism and Media Average GPA 3.46, 475 students
  27. JOUR 447: Video for Visual Comm Average GPA 3.46, 329 students
  28. JOUR 517: Integrated Campaigns Average GPA 3.47, 506 students
  29. JOUR 308: Media and Youth Average GPA 3.47, 169 students
  30. JOUR 347: Photo for Visual Communication Average GPA 3.49, 461 students
  31. JOUR 332: Mass Communications Research Average GPA 3.50, 718 students
  32. JOUR 316: Toolkit for Concept Dev Average GPA 3.50, 601 students
  33. JOUR 202: Princ Advertising & Brand Comm Average GPA 3.51, 3,834 students
  34. JOUR 331: Social Media Marketing Average GPA 3.51, 961 students
  35. JOUR 201: Principles of Public Relations Average GPA 3.52, 3,466 students
  36. JOUR 333: Public Relations for Nonprofit Average GPA 3.52, 526 students
  37. JOUR 448: Multimedia for Visual Comm Average GPA 3.52, 304 students
  38. JOUR 533: Public Relations Management Average GPA 3.53, 601 students
  39. JOUR 220: Brand Strategy Average GPA 3.54, 694 students
  40. JOUR 421: Media Analysis Average GPA 3.54, 637 students
  41. JOUR 311: Race,gender&class Mass Media Average GPA 3.54, 616 students
  42. JOUR 521: Interactive Comm Strategies Average GPA 3.55, 565 students
  43. JOUR 531: Public Relations Campaigns Average GPA 3.55, 545 students
  44. JOUR 286: Social Media Influencer Average GPA 3.55, 308 students
  45. JOUR 382: Business Basics for Comms Average GPA 3.55, 301 students
  46. JOUR 285: Social Media and Society Average GPA 3.56, 891 students
  47. JOUR 534: Publication Writing and Design Average GPA 3.56, 214 students
  48. JOUR 244: Special Topics in Sports Media Average GPA 3.61, 1,035 students
  49. JOUR 317: Toolkit for Creative Execution Average GPA 3.61, 567 students
  50. JOUR 580: Adv Reporting Topics Average GPA 3.61, 381 students
  51. JOUR 436: Public Relations Writing Average GPA 3.62, 625 students
  52. JOUR 385: Social Media Planning Average GPA 3.62, 361 students
  53. JOUR 536: Crisis Communications Average GPA 3.62, 113 students
  54. JOUR 419: Special Topics in Advertising Average GPA 3.63, 417 students
  55. JOUR 590: Capstone Iii- Digital Journlsm Average GPA 3.63, 352 students
  56. JOUR 586: Capstone I: Adv Reprtng Average GPA 3.63, 241 students
  57. JOUR 705: Strategic Comm Principles Average GPA 3.63, 211 students
  58. JOUR 539: Ethics: Publ Rel & Publ Policy Average GPA 3.63, 131 students
  59. JOUR 706: Media Law Average GPA 3.64, 204 students
  60. JOUR 438: Media Relations Average GPA 3.65, 193 students
  61. JOUR 445: Team Media for Sports Media Average GPA 3.66, 334 students
  62. JOUR 450: Studio and Location Lighting Average GPA 3.66, 136 students
  63. JOUR 515: Mass Comm Capstone Portfolio Average GPA 3.67, 487 students
  64. JOUR 762: Issues Mass Comm Mgmt Average GPA 3.67, 163 students
  65. JOUR 437: Adv Public Relations Writing Average GPA 3.68, 312 students
  66. JOUR 428: Super Bowl Commercials Average GPA 3.69, 561 students
  67. JOUR 304: Internet and Social Media Law Average GPA 3.69, 523 students
  68. JOUR 219: Nil in Brand Promotion Average GPA 3.69, 200 students
  69. JOUR 391: Sports Media and Society Average GPA 3.71, 2,175 students
  70. JOUR 588: Capstone Ii-adv Broadcst Average GPA 3.73, 240 students
  71. JOUR 499: Special Topics Average GPA 3.74, 1,024 students
  72. JOUR 343: Social Media for Sports Media Average GPA 3.75, 634 students
  73. JOUR 348: Creative Thinking Average GPA 3.77, 288 students
  74. JOUR 344: Sec Football and Sports Media Average GPA 3.79, 349 students
  75. JOUR 596: Sjmc Study Abroad Average GPA 3.80, 406 students
  76. JOUR 587: Capstone I - Adv Rept - Mltim Average GPA 3.80, 125 students
  77. JOUR 715: Strategic Comm Strategies Average GPA 3.80, 117 students
  78. JOUR 701: Res Methods in Mass Comm Average GPA 3.81, 218 students
  79. JOUR 725: Strategic Comm Campaigns Average GPA 3.85, 110 students
  80. JOUR 443: Sports Announcing Average GPA 3.86, 100 students
  81. JOUR 345: Gender Sexuality Sports Media Average GPA 3.87, 172 students
  82. JOUR 537: The Carolina Agency Average GPA 3.89, 290 students
  83. JOUR 242: Jobs in the Sports Media Average GPA 3.91, 539 students
  84. JOUR 249: Principles of Ux and Ui Average GPA 3.92, 149 students
  85. JOUR 710: Organizational Communication Average GPA 3.94, 125 students

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