AI Rate Professor

Communication

Mick Curran

TVR17A · TVR018 · TVR18 · TELCM17A · TVR17B · SCREENWRITING · B17 · 17B · SCRIPTWRITING · TVR17 · TELC17A · TV17B · ENG103 · TELCM17B · FILM17A · 182 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
84.21%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take Mick Curran if you seriously want screenwriting craft and industry insight and are ready to attend, write, and learn hard.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerIndustry VeteranAmazing LecturesInspirationalScriptwriting MentorGives Great Feedback
  • Long-running praise for deep industry knowledge, story craft, and inspiring screenwriting lectures.
  • students still write scripts and engage with dense material, but many say effort is fairly rewarded.
  • A recent cluster of short negative reviews exists, but older and detailed reviews remain overwhelmingly glowing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many students succeed with solid script work and engagement, but comments do not portray a low-effort free A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is rich and practical rather than beginner fluff, with dense lectures and real writing demands.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and treat showing up for lectures as core to the class.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Despite some recent one-star notes, the dominant message is that serious film and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Students describe clear criteria and .

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Workload centers on lectures, notes, and script writing rather than endless busywork or zero effort.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Detailed , and one of the strongest writing teachers at the college.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

The main graded focus is script writing and related writing projects rather than traditional high-stakes exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person screenwriting and TV writing classes feel lecture-rich, industry-informed, and highly mentorship-driven, with and meaningful script work.

Main concern

, and a recent wave of brief harsh reviews.

What students said

“By far the . He's amazing.”
TV17B
“You will learn more in one lecture in Prof. Curran's class than you get from most classes all semester.”
TVR17A
“Though it was difficult in the .”
SCREENWRITING

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment is primarily script-based project work with heavy .

Script projectsLecture heavyFilm deconstructionWriting feedback

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses emphasize scripts, lectures, and film analysis .

Script projectsLecture heavyFilm deconstruction
“The script is the hardest part of the class. Other than that, you just listen to him talk, and watch movies.”
TVR17A
“All he asks is for you to get the work done, and you can schedule a meeting with him if you're still struggling!”
SCREENWRITING

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You will learn more in one lecture in Prof. Curran's class than you get from most classes all semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting industry expertise, lecture value, and mentorship. Credibility rating: High.

🎬 Industry-Level Teaching

90/100

“He's an industry veteran and an accomplished writer and professor.”

📚 Dense High-Value Lectures

88/100

“Mick provides more information in one lecture than most other professors will in three or four classes.”

✍️ Script Craft Mentorship

86/100

“Even after taking his class, he still finds time to help you grow your craft.”

⭐ Strong Recommendation for Serious Writers

86/100

“He's the only person .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny, insightful, brilliant, and truly gifted
  • Best. Class. Ever.
  • lecture heavy yet highly informative

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Learning

  • Though it was difficult in the
  • The script is the hardest part of the class
  • I filled four notebooks

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's kind. He's smart. He's personable. he's funny
  • demonstrated true humility and compassion
  • a genuine gift to the college

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

182

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews show long-term consistency on teaching excellence, though a recent cluster of short negative comments slightly reduces opinion uniformity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5165
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

TVR17A14 reviews
SCREENWRITING7 reviews
TV17B5 reviews
TVR174 reviews
TVR17B4 reviews
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TVR184 reviews
17B2 reviews
TVR0182 reviews
B171 review
ENG1031 review
FILM17A1 review
SCRIPTWRITING1 review
TELC17A1 review
TELCM17A1 review
TELCM17B1 review
TVR 17A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 10 · A- 4

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 10

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 2