Christoph Mergerson

This professor has taught: AASP499M, JOUR200, JOUR281, JOUR402, JOUR459Z, JOUR702
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Christoph Mergerson
JOUR200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/12/2024
Professor Mergerson is super friendly, nice, and keeps all of us Merrill students at such a high expectation. He gives so many extra credit opportunities that force you to get involved and be “students of the game”. He works hard to give you meaningful connections with significant journalists that visit and tries to get some as guest speakers in class (for example we had Jay Kernis). He grades a little harsh but that’s because he tries to make sure you are the best journalist you can be and everything is accurate before the harder classes. Overall, I really recommend him and make a meaningful connection with him!
Christoph Mergerson
JOUR200

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/08/2024
I'm surprised that this professor doesn't have more reviews because he's absolutely awesome, and everyone in my J200 class loves him. He's a bit corny at times but he's very conversational in his lessons and really tries to keep you engaged. He also tries quite hard to foster connections with each of his students, so try to speak up in this class because he will take notice and will help you so much throughout your time at Merrill--ex: he offered to write me a letter of recommendation this morning without me even asking. Because he's such an engaging professor, he makes his lessons quite interesting, every once in a while he'll host trivia days where you can win extra credit points. He offers extra credit throughout the course as well. In terms of assignments, it's pretty light and he will provide extremely helpful feedback. We had a couple of quizzes, a midterm essay, a final 1000-word research paper, and a media participation project (which involves getting published by an on-campus news org)---all of which he gave plenty of time to do. I absolutely recommend taking this class as Mergerson is a great connection to have at Merrill!!
Christoph Mergerson
JOUR200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/12/2023
Great professor! Professor Mergerson is great with assisting students and making sure that they understand the content prior to large papers being due. He's also very accommodating with extensions so long as you're not always on him about one. Awesome class!