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Art History

Julian Contreras

ART258 · ARTHISTORY258 · ART157 · ART259 · ART100 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
91.89%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

GE if you can handle lecture-heavy content.

Best fit · Easy A HunterPassionate lecturesOpen-note quizzesEasy GE pickTwo exam attemptsLecture heavy
  • Students love his passion and say art history becomes interesting even for non-majors.
  • Open-note or very attainable.
  • Online or summer formats can feel denser because of long PowerPoints and weekly quizzes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

90/100

, and abundant A reports make high grades realistic with moderate effort.

; some online summer sections feel harder due to quiz density.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Material is manageable and enjoyable, though lectures pack many details and .

Online reading volume is higher; and use PowerPoints.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but so skipping still hurts performance.

In-person comments stress showing up more than online asynchronous modules.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Overwhelming majority praise passion, organization, and grade friendliness, with only a few outliers.

In-person praise is stronger and more consistent; online is still mostly positive with a few workload complaints.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

86/100

Students widely report easy grading, two quiz attempts, dropped lowest scores, and .

Format shift

A few online and writing comments mention pickier grading on journals or detail questions.

Workload

Light

80/100

Outside of slides and or short responses.

Format shift

Online and summer modules can feel heavier because of long weekly PowerPoints.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students , and lectures that make art history come alive.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strongest; online still values organization and responsiveness.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade is driven mainly by unit quizzes or one paper.

Format shift

Both formats are quiz-heavy; online .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students repeatedly call him inspiring, funny, and easy if you attend lectures and .

Main concern

A minority find lectures long or and .

What students said

“ and you get 2 attempts on each test”
ART259
“this is my easiest class and I would 100% recommend if you are looking for a general ed class to pass easily.”
ART157
“TAKE HIS CLASS!! :)”
ART258

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is usually straightforward with weekly PowerPoints and quizzes, but summer or .

Main concern

and weekly 50-question quizzes can overwhelm if you want a truly light elective.

What students said

“You literally just read a PowerPoint a week and .”
ARTHISTORY258
“Signed up for summer course but was so heavy with homework that contained 56 slide power point and a 50 question quiz at the end of each week.”
ART157
“the . Also other than the PowerPoints there is .”
ART258

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and attempts, making them unusually student-friendly.

Open noteOpen bookTwo attemptsOnline quizzesMultiple choice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes and little else beyond short assignments.

Open noteTwo attemptsOnline testsFew assignments
“ and you get 2 attempts on each test”
ART259
“the .”
ART157
“ and 2-3 short response assignments.”
ART259

Online

Online assessments are typically open-note quizzes or attempts.

Open noteWeekly PowerPoint quizzesTwo attemptsMultiple choice
“ and had only multiple choice questions.”
ART258
“After each module there is a 50 question test, know the information from the ppts and you'll be set to go & have 2 attempts at it.”
ART157

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“this is my easiest class and I would 100% recommend if you are looking for a general ed class to pass easily.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and and lecture passion. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Genuinely one of the most engaging professors I've ever seen.”

📈 Easy A Potential

90/100

“ and you get 2 attempts on each test”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“TAKE HIS CLASS!! :)”

📚 Workload Reality

70/100

“Each week there were about 40-60 slides you have to read and they're all packed with information”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Prof Contreras is clearly very passionate about art history.
  • His lectures are great!
  • he makes the most missed questions .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. Do the work and you'll pass.
  • open note and you get 2 attempts on each test
  • As long as you go to class (which you will enjoy), you will get an A in the course.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • You literally just read a PowerPoint a week and .
  • the .
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats , and high recommend rates.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
4 out of 511
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART25818 reviews
ART25917 reviews
ART15711 reviews
ARTHISTORY2582 reviews
2581 review
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ART1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 13 · A 22

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1