Reviews of professor Kirsten Beck

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Readings were well-chosen and enjoyable. Lectures were clear and informative. 10+ short and reasonably challenging reading responses that allowed for valuable feedback. The midterm exam was just revising and resubmitting previous assignments. The multiple choice final was optional. 2 short presentations. No long papers. Plenty of extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing professor, if you really want to learn the Arabic language then take her , but if you just want to take this class because its required on your degree audit to take it, then I dont recommend her.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She will ask really specific questions for quizzes/exams so get ready to re-watch alot of the lectures. Does not give credit if you give in work late. Overall pretty easy class just expect to listen to alot of boring lectures and read alot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't dare to take her as she is very strict and doesn't explain anything rather she always says read book. Why is she really been hired for. If we have to find everything ourselves and make things clear by oneself. She is horrible as a professor and a guide.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
loved how she got back to emails and was overall so nice, understanding and caring. she wants you to do well and will help you through it (i took her in 2020 but still)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures are sooo boring and she will ask an obscure questions that you cant google, there is so much material that you will spend ours looking for the right answers. 
She has to know that majority of the students taking her class for credits, but she makes it hard for us. No late work, or excuses. Better do good on quizzes since they count most.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class is primarily lecture based. Grade is nearly entirely based on participation, so you must do the readings and be involved in the larger discussion. She is well organized, and the class runs very smoothly. I would absolutely recommend if you are interested in Islamic literature, or don't find engaging with philosophical texts difficult.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I was hoping taking an introductory language class would be easy. This class was NOT easy. She assigns so many assignments that takes hours to finish. On top of that there are midterms, skits, interviews, and a final. I spend more time on this class than any other. Take another professor to save yourself PLEASE.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is not someone I would suggest! She assigns grades so harshly. I completed one of her quizzes, watched the lecture five or six times, and even provided her own words as support for her questions, but I still received a zero. She is not it!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She won't say, but there's actually a lot of opportunity for extra credit. If you show effort and ask questions, she'll add extra points to your quizzes. There's even EC for the midterm. It's a bit tedious to keep up with lectures and quizzes every week, but it's definitely doable. If you're not interested in MES, don't take it.