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Photography

Blue Fier

ART73 · AHIS1066 · PHOTO523003 · ARTHISTORY52 · PHOTO4 · AHIS1102 · AHIST52 · ART52 · AHIS52 · PHOTO3003 · PHOTO52 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
21.05%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are a photography major ready for , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMonotone lecturesMinutia-heavy testsHeavy memorizationLecture heavyTough for non-majors
  • Dense lectures and extreme detail memorization define the experience
  • and trick questions rather than core concepts
  • ; photo majors may cope better than casual students

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report grinding daily and ; an A is rarely easy.

Online and ; online compressed terms feel especially punishing.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Huge memorization load, dense lectures, and a standard survey.

Both formats emphasize volume and minutia; online adds timed pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some sections only require tests while many say .

In-person more often treats attendance as essential; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and many students warn others to run due to boring delivery and brutal tests.

Negative tone is strong in both formats, with a few photo majors more positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags, hard curves on exams, and reports that .

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and daily study demands are common themes.

Format shift

Online short terms are repeatedly called overwhelming; in-person also reports heavy weekly load.

Teaching experience

Average

40/100

Knows photography deeply, but many , and unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person focuses on boring lectures; online adds organization and lecture-density complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Quizzes, timed tests, and ; papers and help only a little.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and sleep-inducing, with hard quizzes and tests that punish missed details.

Main concern

Boring delivery plus trick-heavy exams can kill interest even for photo fans.

What students said

“The professor does not put lectures or ... Literally one third of the class would usually fall asleep.”
PHOTO52
“Blues lectures are insanely tedious & painful to listen to; ”
AHIS52
“ and lots of trick questions. insane amount of memorizing.”
PHOTO52

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections pile , and detail-trap tests; many call it overwhelming.

Main concern

Compressed online terms can feel like a full-time job with .

What students said

“DROP IT! . DON'T WALK, RUN. DON'T LOOK BACK.”
AHIS52
“crazy unimportant anecdotes on quizzes which based on nonsense facts”
PHOTO52
“Crazy amount of reading and .”
AHIS52

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and frequent trick or trivia questions.

Trick questionsMinutia memorizationTimed quizzesExam guard mentionedStudy-guide limited help

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

questions and random photographer minutia; one review mentions exam guard.

Trick questionsHard quizzesMinutia factsExam guard
“ .”
PHOTO52
“ and lots of trick questions. insane amount of memorizing.”
PHOTO52
“ and you have to know every photographer and their work.”
AHIS52

Online

and dense lecture-based detail questions; proctoring tools are rarely specified.

Timed quizzesTimed testsDetail triviaHeavy reading
“Timed quizzes and tests are so stressful.”
PHOTO52
“The . Questions on tests aren't all conceptual.”
AHIST52
“ . You really need to dig into details with photographers”
PHOTO52

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DROP IT! . DON'T WALK, RUN. DON'T LOOK BACK.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting workload, exams, and lecture style. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Lecture Delivery

35/100

“he is very boring to listen to when he talks for 1,5 hours twice a week”

🧪

25/100

“ !”

📚 Workload

22/100

“the workload is so great that it's a full time job. .”

👎 Recommendation

24/100

“Terrible professor and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • VERY MONOTONE. Nice guy and not difficult to get a good grade, but hard to stay awake in class.
  • .
  • His lectures are boring, sometimes you can hardly hear him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Questions he asks don't really have much to do with photos themselves, but random ones about the photographer.
  • Getting an A and reports AND doing the doesn't help since exams kill your grade
  • This isn't an easy A, meaning you must take initiative to do whatever is needed to pass.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Who Should Enroll

  • If you don't like photography or are trying to get your !!!!!
  • unless you're a photo major, i wouldn't bother.
  • If you are really into photography then you will probably LOVE this class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with recurring themes on monotone lectures, heavy load, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 516
3 out of 516
2 out of 513
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 2 · Rather not say 1