Steve Cox

ART115 · DMA182 · DMAD183 · DMAD181 · DMASA181 · DMAD182183 · DMADALL · GRAPHICDESIGN · DMAD182 · DMAD151 · DMAD · DMADA151 · DMAD182AC · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you want real-world skills and can sit through long lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLaid-back design mentorLong lecture styleCreative project freedomHelpful critiquesMixed online feedback

Most students praise him as a knowledgeable, funny graphic design mentor with practical projects.
Lectures can run long and feel dry, especially in history-heavy sections.
Grades and workload are generally manageable with and late-work flexibility in some terms.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Reported A grades and credit/no-credit exercises make strong grades reachable without extreme effort if .

Online and ; online history sections use a few reports and exams.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and demo-supported, though history lectures and .

; online history lectures feel heavier and drier.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections list attendance as optional while if .

; several in-person design courses enforce showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Long-run consensus is strong for design majors despite a and a few harsh outliers.

In-person praise is dominant; and response time.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students often call grading fair to easy, with late work accepted and credit-based exercises in places.

Format shift

, but most comments describe generous project-based evaluation.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Projects are few but ; reading and long lectures add load in history sections.

Format shift

Online history is lecture-heavy with four reports and four exams; studios emphasize projects.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students call him knowledgeable, funny, and some.

Format shift

In-person studio reputation is excellent; online quality is more uneven.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Projects, exercises, and short reports carry most of the grade with .

Format shift

Online history is exam-plus-report; studios are project-centered.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person studio and design classes are widely loved for relaxed vibe, strong critiques, and creative freedom, with occasional notes about long rambly lectures.

Main concern

Very long lectures and .

What students said

“ !!!!”
DMAD182

“ and helps you making your projects look better than they did before with slight adjustments.”
ART115

“easy class but !”
DMAD182

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences split between clear demo-supported studio work and boring multi-hour lecture videos with .

Main concern

Long online lectures with little visual interest and .

What students said

“His class is enjoyable, and he accepts late work without penalty.”
DMAD181

“3-4 hours of online lectures a week with the video being a few words on a black screen was beyond boring to watch.”
DMAD151

“having him as an online professor is extremely frustrating because he isn't timely with his feedbacks.”
DMAD183

Exam style

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Exams appear mainly in history and lecture sections and are described as doable if you study materials.

Multiple choice examsLecture-based testsFew exams in studio coursesReading-based assessments

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; history tests are multiple choice and reading-based.

Circled multiple choiceLecture study guidesProject critiques

“Circled Multiple Choice. Lecture study guides build on the book and add to the sense of it all.”
DMAD151

“ A, but very possible)”
DMASA181

Online

Online history used four exams plus short reports with .

Four examsShort reportsGraded by few things

“Graded only on 4 short reports (no rubric or feedback) and 4 exams.”
DMAD151

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ !!!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting design teaching strengths and lecture concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Steve is one of the . He's very knowledgeable, funny, helpful, a great teacher, and a great guy overall.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“If you're going into .”

📚 Lecture Load

55/100

“Lectures were very long & mainly just him talking which got tiring”

✏️

80/100

“ and helps you making your projects look better than they did before with slight adjustments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Cox is the man. Chill guy and a fun class.
the way he teaches the class is so relaxed and positive
he rambles on a lot but it's mostly interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy class but !
He does not make the assigments hard but does try and push your creativity
Challenging class, but Steve is an excellent instructor

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

3-4 hours of online lectures a week with the video being a few words on a black screen was beyond boring
he accepts late work without penalty
having him as an online professor is extremely frustrating because he isn't timely with his feedbacks

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews span many years with consistent praise for design teaching and repeated themes about lectures and workload.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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Steve Cox

Take him for hands-on design courses if you want real-world skills and can sit through long lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Lecture Load

✏️ Project Feedback

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online vs In Person

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want real-world skills and can sit through long lectures.

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