Professor Lane is one of the best Comm professors at this school. There is group participation every class so beware of that. The class consists of 2 papers (the second one builds off the first one) and a midterm that was pretty difficult. He posts lecture videos that are basically the same thing he goes over in class so participation is not mand.

The best Communication professor at UCSB by a landslide. Will take his classes over and over again.

His class was so much fun and genuinely interesting! His lectures were never boring because he's super engaging and makes us do fun topic exercises. He makes us do a lot of group discussion with our table which keeps the energy up. His midterm was a bit difficult but there are a lot more opportunities to get a good grade (extra credit offered)!

He loves his students and super dedicated. He is very helpful and understanding

I LOVED Professor Lane. Yes this is a hard class but he makes it better. For the final paper, make sure to utilize your TA's for help as they are the ones who grade the papers. I ended up getting a 98 on the final paper as I used the advice given to me by my TA. Loved this class.

class involved a couple lecture videos and one in-person lecture a week (plus section). dr. lane's lectures are honestly funny and interesting, and the midterm and final exams are not difficult as long as you actually watch the lecture vids.