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Dramatic Arts

Patricia Rutan

DRAMA16A · FA20 · DRAMA16B · DRAMA10 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
45.28%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you love theater detail work, can attend plays, and will grind lectures; many call this a gen-ed trap.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLecture heavyEXTRA CREDITMandatory play reviewsPolarizing personality
  • Students are sharply split between caring extra-credit ally and .
  • Four and if missed.
  • Tests and ; open notes and EC sometimes save the grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with open notes and piles of , but , and play requirements make an A costly.

Both formats can yield high grades with effort; online still warns this is not an easy-A requirement class.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Material is introductory drama/history but , and play reviews raise real challenge.

and plays; online stresses modules, videos, and weekly exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass if you miss lectures.

In-person is clearly mandatory; some online reviews also .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

and fun lectures, but many strongly warn others away for rudeness and harsh policies.

Polarization is stronger in person; online also includes both solid and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

, yet reviews, quizzes, and minor errors often get zeros or letter-grade penalties.

Format shift

Harsh zero policies dominate in-person; and recording software stress for others.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and four play reviews create a heavy semester.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework and tests; .

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Some call her funny, expert, and caring; many describe ego, sarcasm, yelling, and poor support.

Format shift

; online is more about workload clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and finals dominate alongside required play reviews.

Format shift

Exam and and in person; play reviews are mainly in-person cost drivers.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person DRAMA is lecture-heavy with , and required paid plays; praise for fun lectures and EC fights heavy criticism of rudeness and harsh zeros.

Main concern

Cost of , and reports of yelling or humiliating students.

What students said

“Hated this course. You have to download some lockdown browser. Attend 4 plays that cost $20-30 each.”
DRAMA10
“ and easy. Have to go see 4 plays in the evening.”
DRAMA10
“Bragged about how many people failed her class and found happiness in giving students an F.”
DRAMA10

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections still demand , and careful detail; a while others warn of recorded proctoring and no easy A.

Main concern

High test specificity and .

What students said

“assignments are not that difficult everything you need to do ”
DRAMA10
“ records you, be warned.”
DRAMA10
“There are , so study well. The ; I studied LOTS, though.”
DRAMA16A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

hard detail tests, occasional lockdown or .

Lockdown BrowserOpen note tests (some terms)Pop quizzesDetail-heavy examsExternal recording software

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult; some terms allow notes or open-note tests while others require heavy memorization and lockdown browser.

Lockdown BrowserOpen note testsLecture-based examsPop quizzes
“You have to download some lockdown browser.”
DRAMA10
“ and easy.”
DRAMA10
“ and extremely hard to pass (I never got higher than a D on them).”
DRAMA16A

Online

Online students report frequent tests, limited navigation on quizzes, and at least one mention of external software that records you.

Weekly examsExternal proctoring softwareLimited quiz navigationExtra credit
“ records you, be warned.”
DRAMA10
“I don't think it's fair how we can't go back to a previous question on a quiz/test.”
DRAMA10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for a class that's an easy A to fulfill a requirement, this is not the class!!! Everything that's written on the module pages and every detail within videos are expected to be recorded and known.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarization, exams, and play requirements. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“ . I have a love for theater, and she made me hate it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

42/100

“ ”

⚖️

32/100

“Reviews we had to write would be graded with even one mistake dropping them to a zero.”

🎭 Play Requirement

30/100

“You are required to pay and go watch 4 live plays and for each one you do .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She knows her stuff and the class covers a lot
  • She is kinda funny
  • always screaming at us for no reason

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Getting an A was pretty easy
  • It was a pretty easy A+ for me

Theme 3

🎟️ About Plays & Cost

  • Attend 4 plays that cost $20-30 each
  • plays cuz you wont pass
  • pay for play tickets

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with rich detail and consistent polarization patterns, mostly in person.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 58
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 516

Course coverage

DRAMA1038 reviews
DRAMA16A8 reviews
DRAMA16B3 reviews
FA201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 6 · A 16 · A- 5

B range

10

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

6

C+ 2 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1