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Art History

Martina Hesser

ARTHIST139 · ART101 · ART102 · ART22808 · ART1O1 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Only take her if you will diligently note every lecture video and can handle picky quiz and ; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyTough graderNiche quiz detailMuseum paper trapsPolarizing online
  • Most grades hinge on long lecture videos plus weekly quizzes with niche, hard-to-Google detail.
  • Many call her a , and little useful feedback.
  • A minority who carefully note every video report an easy path with and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible if you perfect notes and quizzes, but tough grading, trick-style questions, and work.

Both online and ; online adds more harsh paper and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is mostly art-history lecture videos and memorization rather than advanced theory, but volume and niche detail raise the load.

Online reviews dominate and describe long weekly videos; in-person notes are similar but fewer.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Many online students report , while several sections still mark attendance yes or emphasize watching every video.

; in-person comments more often say mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

and many recent reviews warn of and lecture overload.

Older positive online A-getters contrast with and disaster reviews; in-person sample is tiny and mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and zeroed papers if not exactly as she wants dominate student reports.

Format shift

Harsh grading complaints are strongest in online reviews; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly multi-hour lectures plus quizzes and usually one big paper; but steady time cost.

Format shift

Online comments emphasize 2-4 lecture videos weekly; .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

and organization, but many , and a frustrating online setup.

Format shift

Polarized online; and trick-quiz frustration.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

and one museum or research paper, with frequent claims of .

Format shift

Online and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Sparse in-person comments still describe lecture videos and quizzes; and .

Main concern

and limited live Q&A even when labeled in person.

What students said

“Her quizzes are 10 questions, 10 points each, and one attempt, but the and feels like trick questions.”
ART101
“great lectures with visual aids”
ART101
“She is overall not the hardest basically just a lecture videos (online course) and quizzes at the end of the week Take notes when watching the video. ”
ART101

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are lecture-video heavy with , and frequent complaints about tough or .

Main concern

Niche quiz items, AI/plagiarism paranoia on writing, and .

What students said

“Be prepared to watch 2-3 hours of lectures every week, and make sure you're taking notes! parts of a painting”
ART102
“She grades horribly and if its not exactly how she wants it then you'll get a 0. and overall a horrible professor. ”
ART22808
“I took her late class and honestly it's one of the easiest classes at Valley (as long as youre willing to watch and actively listen to about 3-4 30 minute videos).”
ART101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on weekly lecture-based quizzes and a .

Weekly quizzesLecture-specific detailOften no midterm or finalTimed open-book quizzes mentionedMuseum paper

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments still describe weekly quizzes from lecture videos and ; .

Weekly quizzesNo final reportedConfusing quiz wording
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ART101
“Her quizzes are 10 questions, 10 points each, and one attempt, but the and feels like trick questions.”
ART101

Online

Online students describe weekly timed quizzes tied tightly to lecture videos and .

Weekly quizzesNo final oftenTimed quizzesMuseum paper
“The but she gives 30 minutes to take them. There is but there is one paper.”
ART101
“She doesnt give a . She does give 1 paper for the whole semester.”
ARTHIST139

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do yourself a favor, and . It is a disaster.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (16 online, 4 in , and polarized outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Lecture-Heavy Load

48/100

“Be prepared to watch 2-3 hours of lectures every week, and make sure you're taking notes!”

⚖️

28/100

“She grades horribly and if its not exactly how she wants it then you'll get a 0.”

🎯 Polarized Outcomes

42/100

“I took her late class and honestly it's one of the easiest classes at Valley (as long as youre willing to watch and actively listen to about 3-4 30 minute videos).”

👎 Recommendation Risk

35/100

“Do yourself a favor, and . It is a disaster.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures are long, rambling, and supersaturated with the most banal details.
  • great lectures with visual aids
  • This class is on high school style where like a machine you are required to memorize everything.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's an easy class, but getting a good grade is tough.
  • Even if you score high on the quizzes if you don't do her museum paper with ridiculous demands all your previous time used to participate in class won't count.
  • it's over all a really easy and straightforward class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Friction

  • No pasting text allowed because of paranoia about AI and plagiarism
  • If your fact is similar to the lecture, the professor calls you a cheater for plagiarizing.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

20 detailed reviews from 2019-2026 with consistent lecture-heavy and .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ART1018 reviews
ART1026 reviews
ARTHIST1394 reviews
ART1O11 review
ART228081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2