Reviews of professor Rebecca Arnfeld

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Clear expectations that follow the syllabus. A lot of modules to read and watch but are easy to understand and learn from. Quizzes are 5 questions that you can repeat as many times as possible. She responded within the same day as my email to her and was very helpful. Would take her again for all of my classes if I could due to how simple it was.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Listen, yes she went off the grid towards the end of the semester and couldn't be reached by anyone w q's, BUT as long as you have self-discipline and do at least one lecture and quiz a week and take notes on the artworks provided, you'll do fine. The midterm and final are both 2 parts, 1 timed exam and a comparison mini essay between 2 artworks.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I like art and history but unfortunately I found myself bored during lectures. In order to pass you must rely on yourself to check deadlines as often she did not mention them. The quizzes are based on the textbook and lectures

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
If you follow her schedule--the readings, lectures, and quizzes are weekly. I appreciated that the quizzes were a lot more flexible, generally due much later. Did not communicate with students at all. She graded and posted assignments late. You need the textbook for some things, but I'd avoid it if you would much rather not look at nudity.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's a great art history teacher, really knows her stuff, and gives great historical context as well as modern critiques of the pieces we look at. Lectures are intriguing and easy to fallow.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
OHH MYY GOD she never replies to my email

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Arnfeld was not a helpful teacher. She told the class that remembering dates are not important, and yet every exam asks what era and exact date the piece was made/founded and in what city by which specific artist(s). Study guides/quizzes are also not helpful b/c it doesn't tell you what you get incorrect and she blames you. Do not take this class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Overall, the class was easy and simple if you put in the work to self-study. The whole semester was strictly reading and watching lectures. The lectures were boring and extremely slow so I watch them at x2 speed. At some point in the semester, the professor wasn't grading any work and didn't upload any assignments until midterm/finals week.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hardly accessible or present at all, and grades super late. The tests are also difficult to study for with no guide, and much of it isn't in the readings provided.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took art history with her and I really loved the class it was one of my favorites. there wasn't too much work, it mainly consisted of watching her lectures and answering the questions that were listed and the quizzes were really easy as long as you listen and watch the lectures. it was a fairly easy class. I would definitely recommend it.