Professor is very hard to follow. She grades very harshly and is disorganized in grading/assignments. She doesn't even input anything into the grade book so you have no idea what grade you have. Her quizzes are sparse and oddly specific. The lectures don't prepare you for the quizzes. Huge project and final for last class.

easy class for me though, and she is really really nice

do not take her classes unless you're willing to change the grading option to pass/fail bc of how bad of a teacher she is

Professor Khoury's lectures are so hard to follow and disorganized. Very few assignments make it hard to actually get points in the class. Readings are not helpful. I suggest not taking a class of Khoury's.

She was super sweet when I had her online. She made sure the class was accommodated for during covid by letting us retake quizzes. Midterm/Final were really difficult and shes specific about certain details. As a Middle Eastern studies major and I knew the information before she was taught it but missed points bcI didn't mention specific details.

She's a wonderful person however, as a professor she's infuriating. Her lectures are just impossible to follow, she misspells artists names constantly, randomly takes attendance, makes up random assignments on the spot there's absolutely no prep or even discussion of tests, most of the works I studied I googled, Interesting content but not worth it

She is very nice and super passionate. However, she puts next to nothing on her slides so if you don't go to lecture & pay attention you probably won't pass. She takes random attendance & will call you out for clicking your pen or being on your phone. Also doesn't allow laptops. Readings are all posted online, but you'll be tested on the content.

Do NOT take this class even if you need it for an Ethnicity or Cultures requirement. Her lectures are disorganized and unclear. She expects students to make her class the highest importance and will mark you down for the tiniest things on exams. I'm an art history major and typicaly do extremely well but am expecting a mediocre grade for this class

Just read from her reader and memorize all the artists the day before the tests.

She's not that bad of a prof, this class was pretty easy. short midterm/quiz, easy final, 2 group projects. she grades fairly easy. the class and her lectures are kinda boring, and the projects aren't fun but all groups get As.

Professor is very sweet and clearly passionate about the subject but she's extremely disorganized and the lectures are very hard to follow because she goes on tangents and doesn't present information in an organized way. This is a horrible class to take as a GE, if you need to fulfill one of its GE requirements just take a different class.

As much as prof Khoury is clearly a professional in her field, that does not benefit you as the student. Her lectures often go off into tangents and you never know whether you will need anything she says on the exams, WHICH ARE DETAILED with very niche questions (that sometimes will include a random reading). TAs are your saviours in this class

I took this class as a GE but would not do that again, it was too much work and very confusing. Professor Khoury lectures are confusing and poorly organize. The assigned readings aren't super helpful and are very dense. The only saving grace was section because my TA was able to clarify topics.

Prof Khoury is super sweet. She doesn't post her slides, so lectures are mandatory for detailed notes. If you aren't an Art History major or interested in the discipline, this class is pretty hard. Only two writing assignments, midterm and final. If you don't want to think critically or use your brain, do not take this class.

If you're taking an Art class just to satisfy your GE requirements, I suggest you avoid this class for every reason you could think of. Let me just say, the TA was the unsung hero for this class.

great professor

She tends to teach very passionately which is amazing yet the questions are formulated off of her own knowledge and seem almost like trick questions 90% of the time, if you're one to psyche yourself out on questions in class, any of her classes are not for you. Barely any assignments so one or two bad grades can really run you your quarter

By far the worst professor I've ever had at UCSB in my almost 4 years here. I'm an art hist major and I sat there questioning my life choices every lecture. Jumps from a 1-2 pg paper to a 7-8 page research paper (its lower div). Went on ridiculous tangents, impossible to follow lecture/material, and way too much useless info. Don't do it.

By far the worst professor I have ever had. Consistent disorganization in lecture, repetitive and useless information, and inability to connect with students is what you'll find in this class. Very easy content, but my God, Nuha is impossible to listen to for even an hour and 15 minutes 2 days a week. TA's really save her ass b/c she's incompetent

Pretty tough class for a GE, but definitely doable. Professor and TAs are helpful on papers, and it's clear what you need to memorize from image reviews and lecture.

Khoury is nice person with a cute sense of humor but she's an absolute WRECK of a professor. She is extremely unorganized and scattered while simultaneously expecting the world from her students. Asking her for clarification will only get you a response with your question framed back at you. Its more hassle than its worth, everything is UNCLEAR.

She is a super sweet lady and is totally willing to talk after class but her lectures are kinda useless because her slides are worthless (they're so jumbled and have so little clear information) and she covers the same topics over and over again although the repetitiveness provides very little clarity. Also, her essay topics are so vague!

Khoury was very scattered. You could tell she was very passionate about the topic, but her lectures were super hard to follow and she would often get off track. Try to sit in the front row if you want to avoid falling asleep. She takes attendance randomly and it counts for the grade, so I recommend going to every class even though it doesn't help.

Professor Khoury is one of those teachers who truly loves her subject matter and does a good job of passing that onto you. Her lectures can, however, be a bit disorganized and not well-managed for time. A fun class, but it might be hard and/or boring if you aren't an art/history person. A lot is covered, so get ready to study.