AI Rate Professor

Art History

Matt Wardell

ART105 · ARTHISTORY · ART102 · ART144 · ARTHIST102 · ART100 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
61.11%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can handle long lectures and heavy writing, but know a minority found his classroom tone off-putting.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious LecturesSo Many PapersOpen-Book ExamsExtra Credit HeavyLecture Heavy
  • Most students call him hilarious and easy with study guides and open-book tests.
  • Expect lots of essays and long PowerPoint-heavy lectures.
  • A few serious complaints about crass or sexualized comments make the vibe polarizing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Study guides often include answers, , and make an A very achievable with modest effort.

Both formats report easy As; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, but long lectures and heavy reading/writing add surface difficulty without deep intellectual crush.

Online and and writing.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, yet others say optional and that review days matter more than daily sign-in.

; several online sections mark it optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Majority praise humor, fairness, and easy As, tempered by writing load and a few strong personality complaints.

Recommendation tone is similar across formats, with in-person having both raves and the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

and , though a few note nitpicking on papers.

Format shift

Online has one harsh paper-nitpick complaint; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Not conceptually brutal, but , and lecture notes pile up across the term.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize so many papers and long PowerPoints.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and student support outweigh occasional rambling or tone issues.

Format shift

In-person reviews show stronger personality polarization than online.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grade comes from activity responses or essays plus two midterms and a .

Format shift

Online leans essay-heavy; and finals equally.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person classes are joke-filled and lecture-heavy with , and abundant .

Main concern

Long fast PowerPoints and rare reports of inappropriate classroom comments.

What students said

“He has 2 midterms, but and pretty easy because of that. Assignments were very easy, and grade.”
ART100
“Super easy class. Just show up for review, pass the test. Do the responses (10) and pass the class.”
ART100

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online and long PowerPoints, with and flexible participation for most.

Main concern

Heavy writing load and .

What students said

“Professor Wardell is great and he grades really fair. His communication as . However, he does do a lot of so be ready to write a lot.”
ART100
“His online class isn't difficult, if you're willing to put in the work, and will leave you amazed at the beauty you confront.”
ART102

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

answer-filled study guides, keeping failure risk low.

Open Book MidtermsStudy Guides With AnswersTake-Home Style PrepExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and paired with full study guides that make tests straightforward.

Open Book MidtermsStudy Guides With AnswersIn-Person Final
“He has 2 midterms, but and pretty easy because of that.”
ART100
“He gave 2 midterms and all the answers to study from!”
ART100

Online

Online exams include midterms and a ; study guides and flexible pacing are noted.

Essays Plus MidtermsStudy GuidesFlexible Pacing
“The assignments were mostly essays, 2 midterms, and a . Flexible class but wasn't my cup of tea.”
ART102
“gives a study guide a week before the A on the exam”
ART144

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Super easy class. Just show up for review, pass the test. Do the responses (10) and pass the class. Honestly that's it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews (6 online, 22 in person), highlighting humor, writing load, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Mr. W is by far one of the . Hes hilarious he provides clear directions on everything and ”

📝 Writing Load

48/100

“he does do a lot of essays in class so be ready to write a lot”

📗 Easy Exams

82/100

“He has 2 midterms, but and pretty easy because of that”

👍

68/100

“Overall, great professor, great class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are pretty lengthy but he has all of
  • Sarcastic lectures at times with jokes mixed in to keep you engaged

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super easy A!
  • Easily pass if you memorize 3 bits of info for each art piece
  • grades really fair

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Tone

  • assigns the
  • sexualizes every piece of artwork

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews spanning 2013-2024 with detailed grade and workload comments show strong consistency on humor and easy As despite a few extreme outliers.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ART10020 reviews
ART1024 reviews
ART1051 review
ART1441 review
ARTHIST1021 review
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ARTHISTORY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 6 · A 13

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1