Nzuji De Magalhaes

Courses not reported · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 14/100
RMP rating: 1.2/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

Avoid unless you already have strong art skills and can handle heavy outside work with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderDoesn't TeachHeavy Outside WorkHarsh On BeginnersDrop Risk

Students say she demos briefly then expects full replication with almost no technique teaching.
Workload is crushing for a beginner art class with major projects left entirely outside class.
as extremely picky and harsh, with and C-range grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

unrealistic for most beginners.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Labeled beginner but pace, expectations, and lack of teaching make the content feel advanced and unforgiving.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Most students report time is not used for projects.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Nearly every review warns non-art majors and beginners to stay away due to no teaching and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

and comments that .

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Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Weekly overload plus major projects expected fully outside class with no studio time.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students say she shows an image and expects replication without explaining techniques.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade is driven by heavy outside projects and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person studio feel with , and projects expected fully outside class under very harsh grading.

Main concern

No class time for major projects and .

What students said

“She doesn't really teach, she just expects you to copy what she does after a 3 min demo.”
72240

“ ! Ridiculously harsh! Like don't expect !”
72240

“I took this class spring 2025 and .”
72240

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews focus on picky project grading rather than a .

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Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment centers on outside projects graded very pickily; is the only noted softener.

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“ ! Ridiculously harsh! Like don't expect !”
72240

“The only good thing about this prof is the she gives.”
72240

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She doesn't really teach, she just expects you to copy what she does after a 3 min demo.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews with strong agreement on poor instruction and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Quality

18/100

“She doesn't teach, she just shows you an image and tells .”

📉 Recommendation

8/100

“I would not recommend this teacher whether or not you're an art major.”

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12/100

“ ! Ridiculously harsh! Like don't expect !”

📦 Workload Overload

15/100

“She gives SO much work for only a week and the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She doesn't really teach, she just expects you to copy what she does after a 3 min demo.
She never took the time to teach the techniques she expected.
She just shows you an image and tells .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

! Ridiculously harsh!
a beginner class.
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Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Honestly she's an all around good person.
I saw her going out of her way and really comforting other students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five recent detailed in-person reviews are highly consistent on poor teaching and , but the sample is small.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 51

1 out of 54

Course coverage

722405 reviews

Reported outcomes

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5 reported outcomes

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C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

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F

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

Nzuji De Magalhaes

Avoid unless you already have strong art skills and can handle heavy outside work with x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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

⚖️ x x

📦 Workload Overload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you already have strong art skills and can handle heavy outside work with .

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