Reviews of professor Saskia Beranek

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the hardest classes I've had and I'm not an Art major. Extremely strict. She got visibly angry at me when a make-up test had to be scheduled. No laptops allowed, only hand written notes. Slides aren't shared with students so hope you can write fast. Despite detailed notes and studying, tests are impossibly difficult. Good Luck, soldier. o7

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
After 3 years of college, I finally had to take a dreadful art class, that has no correlation towards my major.  Not only was this the hardest class I've taken at this university, but this might be one of the worst professors along with it.  Review guides=pictures with no description, only hand written notes in lecture.  Good luck

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ok kids she is a good enough teach to get u thru the gen Ed. Flashcards with the painting and info are ur friends. Her voice is kinda cringy in lectures and she is boring but u will get thru the course and fulfill the gen Ed fine enough

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you're in an art program at Illinois State University you're almost guaranteed to take ART156. With Beranek, this class is really tough. Fair grader and very knowledgeable, but the material in this course is intense. You have to attend lectures, you have to take good notes, and you have to study to pass. Course work is light, exams are a beast.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
During lectures, Dr. Beranek gives fantastic insight on the works you study across the semester.  It really makes you rethink what you know about art at the time and even some famous works you are sure to recognize. As long as you take notes on each of the key works and pay attention to the amazing lectures, it's an easy (and entertaining) A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Beranek is a great professor to have for this course, she is so knowledgeable and passionate which is great when there is potential for some topics to be boring. She can be really intimidating and intense, but that is just who she is. As long as you attend the lectures (!!!) and do a few of the readings before each lecture you should be fine.