Sarah Beckmann
Department of Classics
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4.9
Overall Rating
Based on 13 Users
Easiness 4.4 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.2 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
  • Gives Extra Credit
  • Needs Textbook
  • Engaging Lectures
  • Often Funny
  • Participation Matters
  • Would Take Again
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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37.2%
29.8%
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14.9%
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59.9%
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29.9%
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69.4%
57.9%
46.3%
34.7%
23.1%
11.6%
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55.6%
46.4%
37.1%
27.8%
18.5%
9.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
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March 18, 2021

TAKE THIS CLASS! Professor Beckmann is the best professor I've had at UCLA! She's super engaging and really cares about her students! This class is pretty low maintenance too, and professor Beckmann gives extra credit! Honestly going to miss taking this class because of how enjoyable my experience was! Also Carly Pope was a great TA and really helpful!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A-
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March 12, 2021

TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR!!! Professor Beckmann is a top-notch instructor here at UCLA. I am so happy that I had the chance to be taught by her. I took her during COVID so she was super understanding how situations are different for each of her students. She records lectures, uploads slides, and answers every single question on the Zoom call and later uploads them on CCLE. It is clear that she is super passionate. I hope I get to take a class with her again in the future. Her class consists of check-in quizzes (completion), 2 quizzes (there are 3; take all 3 and she drops the lowest), 2 writing assignments (no more than 1200 words), and a final project. She provides extra credit too! Definitely recommend taking her; you won't regret it. My TA was Carly Pope; 10/10. Carly was friendly and did a great job having a section at 8 am.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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March 31, 2021

I loved this class. Professor Beckmann was great. Very sweet and a funny personality. I’ve had great experiences with every classics course I’ve taken, so I’d definitely recommend this as a GE (or just for fun.)

I didn’t keep up with the readings, but they were interesting and helpful for studying. When it comes to grading, Professor Beckmann usually did things that worked in our favor. For example, we had three quizzes, but the lowest grade was dropped. Some people complained about the quiz timing in our mid-quarter survey, but I thought it was reasonable. I didn’t study for the first one and managed to get an A, but then when I prepared for the second one I ended up with a B. (so maybe the key is not studying lmao) We also had check-in quizzes which were graded for completion that were 15% of our grade. Very easy points. My first paper was poorly organized (I didn’t properly state my thesis) and I still got an A. Our final was also pretty flexible and gave us the opportunity to be creative and demonstrate what we had learned.

There was also an opportunity for extra credit that was worth 5% of our grade, all we had to do was attend bonus lectures for a club called “Objectively Awesome” and write about two of them. They were super interesting and didn’t have any consequences if you didn’t attend.

Overall, this class is pretty easy and, personally, I found it super interesting.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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March 29, 2021

Professor Beckman is honestly so awesome! I had her when we were online because of Covid and she was extremely understanding and nice. She makes sure to answer questions in the chat and she has a forum on CCLE where you can ask questions. Her lectures are engaging and she is clearly passionate about her work which is great. Taking a previous Roman history class might help with understanding the context, but since she reviews Roman history briefly in class, it is not necessary. We had 2 papers, but she went over the guidelines for the papers and clearly outlined what was expected in the essays. They were graded fairly by the TAs. I honestly would take this class again.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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Sept. 19, 2020

Professor Beckmann was the sweetest professor I have ever had. She was so compassionate towards her students, and her lectures were very engaging. I have never been an art history person, but I truly found this class interesting. The assignments were clear and the tests were certainly manageable. Please take a class with this professor if you can!!

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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June 12, 2020

Professor Beckmann is an excellent professor. She was really engaging in her lectures and takes time to make sure students understand the concepts. She was very clear on what she expected us to know and would even take a couple of minutes to recap what she discussed at length in lecture. I strongly recommend anyone take this course (or any other course) with Professor Beckmann.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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June 12, 2020

Professor Beckmann is far and away one of the most compassionate instructors I've taken. I had to take this course online due to the StayatHome order and she has changed her course structure multiple times to accommodate changing situations. Material is engaging and she uses slang during her lectures to keep it interesting. I think you can pull off a good grade as long as you focus on her lectures and understand the themes discussed. Participation is weighed quite heavily, even for a "North campus" class so I would highly recommend engaging in discussion and not being late.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A+
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June 25, 2022

This is a great course to learn about Roman art! Beckmann is knowledgeable and an engaging lecturer. We covered art and architecture starting from the founding of Rome until the last strands of the Empire in the AD. Lots of interesting information! I would say though that Beckmann tries to cram a lot of artworks in, so she doesn't go so much into detail for some of them. I would have preferred if she presented fewer artworks and just went more in-depth about them. Grading is pretty fair and is based on two exams, three short essays (one optional), and a final project. All of these were alright, but the exams definitely require studying. There is a supplemental textbook that is an interesting read, but I honestly don't think it was integrated into the course that well. My biggest issue with the course was the discussions- we didn't do much during them at all. But, all in all, this is an interesting and easy GE for those who want to learn more about the ancient past.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: B-
June 21, 2022

Prof. Beckmann is by far the best professor/ class I have taken in my time at UCLA. Her lectures are so engaging and she is very passionate about what she teaches. Her ability to keep people engaged is impressive and she often cracks pretty great jokes. She's dependable and very good with her email response time. She will go above and beyond to make sure that her students get the help they need. I highly, highly recommend taking this class.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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June 8, 2020

I took this as a GE and loved the professor. She truly tried to make her lectures clear and engaging. All of the assignments were relevant and not just busywork. However, the grading of the exams was a bit nitpicky (I got A-'s on both) but still not all too bad, just HEAVY on writing.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
March 18, 2021

TAKE THIS CLASS! Professor Beckmann is the best professor I've had at UCLA! She's super engaging and really cares about her students! This class is pretty low maintenance too, and professor Beckmann gives extra credit! Honestly going to miss taking this class because of how enjoyable my experience was! Also Carly Pope was a great TA and really helpful!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A-
March 12, 2021

TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR!!! Professor Beckmann is a top-notch instructor here at UCLA. I am so happy that I had the chance to be taught by her. I took her during COVID so she was super understanding how situations are different for each of her students. She records lectures, uploads slides, and answers every single question on the Zoom call and later uploads them on CCLE. It is clear that she is super passionate. I hope I get to take a class with her again in the future. Her class consists of check-in quizzes (completion), 2 quizzes (there are 3; take all 3 and she drops the lowest), 2 writing assignments (no more than 1200 words), and a final project. She provides extra credit too! Definitely recommend taking her; you won't regret it. My TA was Carly Pope; 10/10. Carly was friendly and did a great job having a section at 8 am.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 31, 2021

I loved this class. Professor Beckmann was great. Very sweet and a funny personality. I’ve had great experiences with every classics course I’ve taken, so I’d definitely recommend this as a GE (or just for fun.)

I didn’t keep up with the readings, but they were interesting and helpful for studying. When it comes to grading, Professor Beckmann usually did things that worked in our favor. For example, we had three quizzes, but the lowest grade was dropped. Some people complained about the quiz timing in our mid-quarter survey, but I thought it was reasonable. I didn’t study for the first one and managed to get an A, but then when I prepared for the second one I ended up with a B. (so maybe the key is not studying lmao) We also had check-in quizzes which were graded for completion that were 15% of our grade. Very easy points. My first paper was poorly organized (I didn’t properly state my thesis) and I still got an A. Our final was also pretty flexible and gave us the opportunity to be creative and demonstrate what we had learned.

There was also an opportunity for extra credit that was worth 5% of our grade, all we had to do was attend bonus lectures for a club called “Objectively Awesome” and write about two of them. They were super interesting and didn’t have any consequences if you didn’t attend.

Overall, this class is pretty easy and, personally, I found it super interesting.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 29, 2021

Professor Beckman is honestly so awesome! I had her when we were online because of Covid and she was extremely understanding and nice. She makes sure to answer questions in the chat and she has a forum on CCLE where you can ask questions. Her lectures are engaging and she is clearly passionate about her work which is great. Taking a previous Roman history class might help with understanding the context, but since she reviews Roman history briefly in class, it is not necessary. We had 2 papers, but she went over the guidelines for the papers and clearly outlined what was expected in the essays. They were graded fairly by the TAs. I honestly would take this class again.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
Sept. 19, 2020

Professor Beckmann was the sweetest professor I have ever had. She was so compassionate towards her students, and her lectures were very engaging. I have never been an art history person, but I truly found this class interesting. The assignments were clear and the tests were certainly manageable. Please take a class with this professor if you can!!

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 12, 2020

Professor Beckmann is an excellent professor. She was really engaging in her lectures and takes time to make sure students understand the concepts. She was very clear on what she expected us to know and would even take a couple of minutes to recap what she discussed at length in lecture. I strongly recommend anyone take this course (or any other course) with Professor Beckmann.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 12, 2020

Professor Beckmann is far and away one of the most compassionate instructors I've taken. I had to take this course online due to the StayatHome order and she has changed her course structure multiple times to accommodate changing situations. Material is engaging and she uses slang during her lectures to keep it interesting. I think you can pull off a good grade as long as you focus on her lectures and understand the themes discussed. Participation is weighed quite heavily, even for a "North campus" class so I would highly recommend engaging in discussion and not being late.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A+
June 25, 2022

This is a great course to learn about Roman art! Beckmann is knowledgeable and an engaging lecturer. We covered art and architecture starting from the founding of Rome until the last strands of the Empire in the AD. Lots of interesting information! I would say though that Beckmann tries to cram a lot of artworks in, so she doesn't go so much into detail for some of them. I would have preferred if she presented fewer artworks and just went more in-depth about them. Grading is pretty fair and is based on two exams, three short essays (one optional), and a final project. All of these were alright, but the exams definitely require studying. There is a supplemental textbook that is an interesting read, but I honestly don't think it was integrated into the course that well. My biggest issue with the course was the discussions- we didn't do much during them at all. But, all in all, this is an interesting and easy GE for those who want to learn more about the ancient past.

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Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: B-
June 21, 2022

Prof. Beckmann is by far the best professor/ class I have taken in my time at UCLA. Her lectures are so engaging and she is very passionate about what she teaches. Her ability to keep people engaged is impressive and she often cracks pretty great jokes. She's dependable and very good with her email response time. She will go above and beyond to make sure that her students get the help they need. I highly, highly recommend taking this class.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 8, 2020

I took this as a GE and loved the professor. She truly tried to make her lectures clear and engaging. All of the assignments were relevant and not just busywork. However, the grading of the exams was a bit nitpicky (I got A-'s on both) but still not all too bad, just HEAVY on writing.

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4.9
Overall Rating
Based on 13 Users
Easiness 4.4 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.2 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
    (11)
  • Gives Extra Credit
    (10)
  • Needs Textbook
    (7)
  • Engaging Lectures
    (10)
  • Often Funny
    (8)
  • Participation Matters
    (8)
  • Would Take Again
    (10)
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