Special topics in art.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or instructor approval

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
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TASCHIAN H J
Helen Taschian
3.4
53 reviews
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Winter 2026 . Brady S R
ARTS 0641
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11:00 AM - 14:50 PM
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ART 185XX Brady S R Winter 2026 Total: 12
ART 185XX Ngo H N Spring 2023 Total: 14
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3.4
ART1A . Taschian H J 5 Months Ago

Great class, the amount of work I expected to do for all college classes. People only complain because they actually have to go to class and do work. She's so sweet, caring, and smart. I love her and loved how much I learned in this class

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ART1A . Taschian H J 7 Months Ago

I enjoyed a lot of the lectures and actitivies in this class, but there's way too much busywork for how little you learn. My biggest issue was with the 5-6 pages summaries you need to write every week. It's easy to recieve low scores for stylistic nitpicks like sentence variety, so you have to waste a ridiculous amount of hours fine-tuning them.

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ART1A . Taschian H J 7 Months Ago

Really nice lady but poorly structured class. Weekly 4-6 page essays and two field trips to LA- one required. Lectures had very little bearing on the course itself but attendance was mandatory. Sections were just sitting around not speaking and waiting for it to be over.

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ART1A . Taschian H J 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Took her as the last GE to graduate in spring. She forgot to switch my section at start of quarter and was content to fail me for turning in work to “the wrong TA”. TA didn't help + denied my participation until I emailed the department head with proof. Not a bad person just lack of awareness. Nearly cost me grad school + future. Not worth the risk

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ART1A . Taschian H J 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

3-5 page paper due every single week with a 10 page research paper final. So much work for no good reason, but really easy grading if you turn everything in and meet the page requirements. Lectures are pointless but attendance is mandatory as they'll drop your grade a whole letter if you have to many absences. Easy grading but wouldn't do it again.

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ART1A . Taschian H J 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

lecture was ok but tons of reading, oh and she told me after the quarter ended she did not accept my final paper because it was late (even thought I got an extension) and gave me a C out of mercy?

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