This class is an easy A if you keep up with readings and take reliable notes. Grading was made up of Paper #1 Outline (10%), Paper #1 (15%), Paper #2 (15%), Final Exam (20%), Concert Writing Assignment (10%), Participation (25%), and Professionalism (5%). Reading + lecture material was interesting and engaging. I recommend Chet Stussy as a TA.

Not sure why there are some really bad reviews; prof did take down lectures after 48 hrs but I felt that that was enough time for me to manage time to watch them (lectures are 30-45 min. long). She is also very passionate about the content! Only downside is papers - grades depend entirely on your TA and prompts are overly complex.

The TA's nitpick at the stupidest stuff, (Chet Stussy) in particular. Everybody takes this class thinking it'll be an easy A art GE but that is far from the case. Multiple papers that have very confusing prompts, that honestly don't make sense. On top of that, you'll lose points for the stupidest things that make getting an A impossible. AVOID !

This class was most frustrating bc of its structure. There are really no assignments until week 6, but then you have 3 or 4 essays to complete in 4 weeks, which was frustrating because it felt like we wasted so much time at the beginning of the class. It could've been better spaced out and therefore much less stressful.

main downside to the class is that lectures are deleted every 48 hours. She DOES reupload them before the final. But with having to do weekly forums for part of your grade, it can be hard to go based on readings alone. really frustrating bc you can neither get ahead nor catch up on ur own time, which takes out the major point of async learning :/

Lectures expire after 48 hours, which ruins the point of an asynchronous class in my opinion. Three major writing assignments that are pretty easy, but the prompts are often overloaded with information and make it really confusing to figure out what the heck I'm even supposed to write about or what requirements are needed. Avoid at all costs.