Ian Bassett

ART64 · ART011 · ART05 · ART064 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 76/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 84.62%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

if you do the reading and if you hate writing-heavy art courses or want hands-on TA-level teaching only.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFun and chillClear expectationsReading and writing heavyCreative freedomPolarizing grader

Many students love his energy, creativity, and manageable art/history workload.
Online ART05 is often described as chill and straightforward if you do the weekly work.
A minority find .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Doing the work usually yields B/B+ or better; As appear when students engage, but he can grade writing and effort strictly.

Online leans doable B-range; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is approachable art appreciation or studio with manageable projects, though reading and essays add load.

Online often called chill; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and grade it; others say no and online options feel flexible.

; several in-person ART05/ART64 mark mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

, and creative freedom despite a loud minority who dislike him.

Online recommendations are strong; in-person has both 10/10 fans and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and effort-based grading for many, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

Online and ; studio fans say he rewards effort.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly reading, notes, papers, and projects are common but repeatedly called manageable if you keep up.

Format shift

; some in-person ART05 felt research/exam heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and creative for many students; others call him annoying or less helpful than TAs.

Format shift

Online students praise online savvy; in-person is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and participation dominate; exams appear less central except in heavier older reviews.

Format shift

Both .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person studio and art history reviews range from love for creative freedom and fun clay work to harsh complaints about essays, boring videos, or weak instruction versus TAs.

Main concern

, and inconsistent teaching quality in studio.

What students said

“Ian is great, love him. and really helps you out when you need it.”
ART64

“Horrible. He wants you to write in .”
ART05

“Never thought i would like this class. Never worked with clay. He mad it so much fun even though it was very hard.”
ART064

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ART05 is generally chill and structured: , and students say do the work and you will be fine.

Main concern

Reading load and .

What students said

“online class for art history. fair amount of work but all you need to do is that work and you will be fine.”
ART05

“Chill class there is a bit of reading and writing but over all do able.”
ART05

“ and not very forgiving, but overall a straight forward class and professor Ian makes it easy to follow.”
ART05

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly assignments and projects; some sections include difficult exams and heavy textbook research.

Projects and papersWeekly homeworkDifficult exams in some termsEffort-based grading

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasionally difficult exams; reviews do not prove open-book or special proctoring.

Papers and projectsNotesDifficult exams (some terms)

“ , and a project at the end of the semester; VERY MANAGEABLE!”
ART05

“Presentations, essays, notes, lots of .”
ART05

Online

Online and projects rather than proctored exams; .

Weekly homeworkProjectsClear grading criteria

“fair amount of work but all you need to do is that work and you will be fine.”
ART05

“ . I like knowing what to expect for .”
ART05

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Ian is great, love him... you'll pass if you actually try, obviously. he just wants to see that you understand the material and put effort in it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews spanning studio and art history formats. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He makes the and has a good sense of how to do online class. He wants his students to dive into his class and succeed.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“10/10 would recommend his class. you'll pass if you actually try, obviously.”

📝 Workload Reality

58/100

“Chill class there is a bit of reading and writing but over all do able.”

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55/100

“Horrible. He wants you to write in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Likes to have fun!
Hes a and lets you be free in expressing your art ideas.
the and will teach you more than he will.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

class is easy you do the work and couple notes to gonna have a B in the class
and not very forgiving, but overall a straight forward class
you'll pass if you actually try, obviously.

Theme 3

🎨 About Creative Freedom

He lets you really express yourself creatively though your pieces.
He mad it so much fun even though it was very hard.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews over many years cover online and , so confidence is solid but not uniform.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 52

3 out of 52

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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ART0111 review

ART641 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

B+ 5 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Ian Bassett

x x x x x x x if you do the reading and x x if you hate writing-heavy art courses or want hands-on TA-level teaching only.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📝 Workload Reality

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎨 About Creative Freedom

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you do the reading and if you hate writing-heavy art courses or want hands-on TA-level teaching only.

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