For everyone saying this class is a difficult GE, it is true. However, the professor was extremely engaging and definitely one of the best I’ve had at UCLA. I’m a south campus major and enjoyed this class thoroughly. My interest in this subject which I had no prior experience in, is all thanks to Professor Wilson. She takes time to hold 3-4 hours of review sessions prior to the midterm and the final. Her lecturing style is very engaging and her passion for the subject inspired me. It is very evident that she cares for her students and their learning. All art history GE courses have a lot of artworks to memorize, and her final didn’t require memorization of the midterm material, which made it quite fair. I agree the grading is a bit unstandardized and your grade depends on the TA who grades your paper. Never the less, both the professor and my TA were very willing to guide me on how I could improve. This may definitely not be one of the easier GEs, and if all you care about is your GPA then maybe you shouldn’t take it. However, it is very enjoyable, educative and enhances your analytical skills that can be of use to you, regardless of your major.

Professor Wilson is really kind and she is really helpful. Thomas D. was my TA and he was very helpful as well. I do have to agree with the other reviews and say she is a little boring. She just lectures for the whole two hours. If you have a general interest in renaissance and baroque art, this class shouldn't be too terrible. I wouldn't say this is one of the easier GEs, but I really enjoyed the content of this course. Yes, the final was a pain because we had 4 essays but overall the class wasn't too difficult. You don't really need to do the readings to have an understanding of the lecture.

Professor Wilson is one of the most engaging professor I have had at UCLA. She is really passionate about art history, and that shows when she lectures. She speaks clearly, interacts with students throughout lecture, is and is very organized. All exams in the class were writing based, and were not difficult as long as you understand the facts of each artifact. There were both take - home and in - class portions of the exams, and all were writing based. In discussion, you do small worksheets/assignments that are all very easy. Participation is required in discussion. As long as you say something thoughtful about the artworks/readings, you'll be fine and should receive full participation points. Overall, a pretty easy and very interesting GE taught by an amazing professor.

This class was pretty interesting and easy overall (but I am an art history nerd, so...). There was very little memorization and the midterm and final were in classes essays that were almost completely analysis based. Professor Wilson uses slides, but doesn't really write anything on them so you have to pay attention to her in lecture and take notes. The TA discussion sections didn't always correlate with the lecture--the professor would assign weekly readings/videos which we could then discuss in section with our TA. We had to turn in a page of notes about the readings to our TA as well.

Along with the in-class midterm and final, there were two 2-3 page essays (but they're not too difficult). One essay did require that you go to a museum to look at and write about a piece of art, but the professor was okay if you just found a piece in the approved museum's online gallery.