Reviews of professor Jan Mainzer

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Jan last semester for a GE requirement, however I wish I had listened to the other reviews. She is a nice lady, and is very easy to reach outside of the classroom, however the course material was very heavy. I found the tests to be quite challenging, and lots of outside research for the term paper.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The tests are hard, journals are easy. its impossible to get a 100 on anything and she even said that. takes a while to grade things but was nice the times i had to email her. also feedback was extremely minimal. be ready to work

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mainzer is very dedicated to her work, which I completely respect. However, as a student who is not very interested in Art, she makes it a difficult class. Tests are very specific. I did not like the way her website was set up and found it to be very confusing. While I respect her as a teacher, I think she is expecting a lot from a GE level class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This woman's class is genuinely insufferable. I've been in this class for under 2 weeks, and am already so beyond done with it. The workload is heavy, and the quizzes (though open book) are difficult. She claims to assign "optional reading," but puts 2 essay questions about them on each quiz- so the highest grade you can get without them is a 90.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jan is very knowledgable about the art she presents, and is always willing to provide contextual information and history. However, as the course was so dense and there were a lot of topics, there was 0 room for discussion. She is approachable after class and excited to answer questions though. Great lectures. Pay attention and respect her.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a nice lady and clearly passionate about art. Don't expect to take the course for easy credit, you have to do the reading she assigns or you will fail. I believe she makes the quiz questions herself based on her "class notes". If you read her class notes, there is no need to read the textbook.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class website was hard to navigate and had really bad grammar/spelling. The quizzes were difficult and she was never consistent with weekly journals. Very willing to push deadlines and work with students on assingments. Very nice over email and willing to help with whatever questions I had. Didn't feel like I learned much though.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Mainzer is a nice person overall, but as a teacher, she drags the class and makes her lectures feel boring at times. She takes a while to give feedback and grade tests, but when she does she is very thorough and always open to help her students. Be prepared to analyze a lot!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Love love love professor Mainzer! She is the nicest and most caring professor ever! If you communicate with her she is willing to give you extensions and help with anything! Her tests are fair, if you have the textbook and take notes in class you will pass.The research paper is a lot but as long as you put in effort you will get a decent grade.