He's not bad. The lectures can drone on a little, but overall he's a good teacher. He's funny sometimes, and has interesting stories and current events. Married to Dolly Mullin, who also teaches at UCSB. I would recommend him, but don't expect an easy &qu

The lectures have a load of information. He's not very helpful during office hours. The tests are all multiple choice and kind of hard.

Class was clear and easy to understand. Just midterm and final for grades. Took it in summer so maybe it was designed differently (or he enjoyed the light schedule). Interesting to learn about FCC regulations, etc.

Chuck is a good guy, a little more interesting than his wife. he always has interesting stories that kinda relate to material. like Dolly his tests are hard as hell. multi choice=multiple answers. never actually did a paper in his class, he always assigned it too late then cancelled it...a modern hippie living in todays world

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this guy is awesome! how could u ever hate him after taking 3 classes with dolly?!

Yes... He has hard tests, but you also go to UCSB. You should not let your fears forbid you from having a truly great man teach you about the law. Charles is a great professor. All of you who received bad grades in his class, please stop your badgering. If you need help with your studies, he WILL be more than willing to help.

I love Professor Mullin. His lectures are highly detailed and informative. He really knows his stuff. And in his own way, he's even kind of funny. If you don't attend the lectures or study, you probably won't do well. Great guy, I'm taking COMM 113 with him as well.

Honestly if you just attend class and take good notes you will do fine. Only 2 MC tests, no papers or assignments. His teaching is clear and easy to outline.

One of my favorite professors ever. The only non-liberal professor I have yet to encounter at university. Enthusiastic, help, smart, clear, and he doesn't regurgitate the same garbage that other professors do. If the class is too hard you're just not trying hard enough, sorry.

I don?t get why people have such a bad opinion of mullin. I understand his tests can be a little tricky, but if you really study you will be fine. He really tests your ability to apply modern research theories to different applications. As far as questions he is always willing to clarify, he understands that he is a goofball and can be scattered.

Entertaining, made a class about FCC regulations interesting. His tests are VERY difficult. The midterm wasn't too bad, but the final killed. Only conservative professor I have ever had, which is a nice change! He is really willing to help students. Take his class, just be prepared to study a LOT and ALWAYS go to lecture.

If you cant stand the liberal crap every professor spews take Mullin. He is very intelligent and interesting. You do have to actual study so you understand the concepts, not just regurgitate facts like most classes. Study and try (what you should be doing in college anyways) and you will do well.

My 2nd class with Mullin. I don't understand why people don't like him. He's always in a good mood and his quirky personality always made me laugh. His tests aren't easy but as long as you GO TO LECTURE and really study your notes you'll do fine. He is really helpful and genuinely wants people to do well. Bonus: Not a flaming liberal!

I would recommend this class for Comm majors. His lectures are interesting and he is enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about the topics. His subtle sense of humor is refreshing. You definitely have to go to lecture! Multiple choice midterm and final, but if you go to every lecture and study, you'll be fine!

I don't know why students fear Mullin - I love him. For Comm 132, the reading is very light and usually interesting. His slides can be a bit hard to take notes on, b/c they are very conversational. His exams are multiple choice and not tricky. His lecture style is casual and engaging and he was very helpful in office hours.

Mullin is rad. If you received a bad grade, it's on you. This is university after all. If you don't want to attend class, or read, or study... then take another professor (or drop out of school, you are just wasting your parent's money). If you want to be challenged, and entertained, then take Mullin.

Mullin is awesome! Clear, enjoyable, & interesting lectures. Fair exams. Don't know why there are negative ratings. Took notes on his powerpoint slides, did the readings, & studied the same way I usually did: Got an A. Multiple choice midterm (45% of grade) & final (55% of grade). (Note: I'm not a straight A student, so it's very possible!)

I love professor Mullin! He has interesting lectures and you don't really have to do the reading (just scan it). He expects you to understand the material on the tests so you have to study but if you go to lecture and know the notes you will be fine. He is my favorite comm professor at ucsb. You HAVE to go to lecture tho.

I love Prof Mullin too! The people who don't do well are the ones who don't go to lecture or don't listen. His material is actually very interesting and his tests (although not necessarily easy) are fair. The fact that it's only 2 tests is actually a nice break from papers, quizzes, sections, etc!

Overall good professor. Took him for 145 & 114, both classes were good but 145 was the most interesting. Attend lecture and study and you will get a good grade. Tests are not easy but not hard either - definitely fair. One of the easier to crash comm courses at UCSB.

Great professor! Smart, upbeat, easy going personality. No textbook (reader instead), no section, no essays, no projects. Multiple choice midterm/final only. Very approachable, helpful, clearly answers questions. It's not that hard: go to lecture, take notes, study. Don't get it? Go to office hours. Extra credit option: class presentation. Got an A

Don't listen to people's bull, seriously. If you go to lecture everyday, he explains everything you need to know for the tests perfectly clearly, you don't even need to read. Even though it was an 8 am I loved going. He's really funny! Take this class!!

Mullin was enthusiastic and energetic, which really helped for an 8am lecture! He was funny and kept it interesting by his anecdotes about his obsessions w/ Arrested Development and Buffy. Everyone says do the readings and go to lecture and you'll be fine-so true! Tests are average difficulty but the course is low stress; just the 2 tests! Take him

Loved this class. His enthusiasm helped for 8am class. Would definitely recommend this class.Very interesting subject.

Media Ent. has been my favorite Com class. I was scared to take Mullin at first from the reviews but he's an awesome prof. He's hard but just go to lecture & right down WHAT HE SAYS in addition to what he puts on the lecture slides. Reading is minimal & accounts for a few test questions. His tests are easier than Dolly's tests in the prereq classes

Hes a really cool professor - his enthusiasm made 8 am alot better (same as dolly). His slides/notes can be messy sometimes - there are too many random boxes and sidetrack notes on the screen which can be annoying sometimes. I didn't get the grade that I wanted but I blame nobody but myself. I am going to def. take another class with him.

Awesome professor, extremely funny and interesting lectures! No paper, just midterm/final. Doesn't put slides on GauchoSpace so you can't miss too much class, but that's not hard because he keeps it interesting! Take any class with him you won't regret it

Go to class and follow his lectures otherwise you will not do well on the tests. Fun to listen to and sometimes difficult to follow. Mullin has a great personality and that makes him a desirable professor over others.

Very fun and interesting professor. He always has fun stories to tell related to the topics. Pay attention in class and take detailed notes and you'll be fine.

He is a super funny and nice guy but his slides are very unorganized. If you copy down exactly what is on his slides and just memorize it you will get an A! His test questions come directly from the slides and are even written in the same quirky way that he talks.

Honestly loved this class. Dr. Mullin is hilarious (just like his wife) and includes a lot of fun pop-culture references in his lectures. Readings are all online and there are no papers. For an 8AM class, his lectures were fun enough to be worth showing up for. Tests were a bit tough but not impossible. Gloss over the studies and you'll be fine

I don't really understand why all the extremely negative reviews. This class isn't that bad if you show up and pay attention. Write down everything he says, its only 2 hours a week, it really isn't that bad. The content of the class was pretty interesting overall. In a nutshell: not that bad.

Professor Mullin made going to class at 8AM pretty doable. There are no papers for this class. A midterm, and a final is what makes up your grade. He does curve the class by taking the median score (points) and then going up and down from there. If you have had his wife for any of the pre-comm classes, it is structured and tested very similar

As a 3rd year Comm major who's taken courses from 5< professors w/in the dept, Mullin's easily my favorite. Your grade is an average of your exam scores, which scares those who rely on superficial conceptual understandings to score well on tests. But, naturally intelligent people shouldn't have a problem sorting thru his allegedly "cryptic" Q's

Overal, this class was very interesting. The concepts he goes over in class are not too difficult, but a lot of his questions on the midterm and final are more application type questions, not rote memorization. 1 midterm, 1 final (no papers). All reading on Gauchospace. Tests are all multiple choice. 4-5 reading questions on each test.

I was hesitant to take his class because of the bad reviews but I love music and subject sounded really cool. I have no idea what's with the bad reviews I think his lectures were super interesting and the assignments were not difficult and actually enjoyable. Obviously this was a different situation because its online due to Corona but I loved it.

Idk why y'all are trippin with the bad reviews. This man is a super relaxed professor and not as bad as everyone says he is. I usually don't review profs but seeing all the negativity and disrespect put on this mans name is not right. ALthough this class is being taken during RONA, his classes are asynchronous and super easy and straightforward.