Overview/Professor:
I really enjoyed the subject matter of this course. I thought Professor Wilson was very clear and extraordinarily knowledgeable.

Material:
- Her lectures are recorded/not live, and often go well over 3 hours per week. They often range between 2.5-3.5 hours of recorded material per week.
- The readings are usually 15-40 pages per week (including both required and recommended readings).
- She sometimes includes recommended 10ish minute videos per week as well.
- She holds optional 75 min review sessions once a week.

Discussion Sections:
- For discussion section, it is essentially a review and a deeper dive into the required reading for the week.
- A 1 -1.5 page summary of the reading is due each week at the beginning of section.

Assignments:
- Most of the 'take home exams' are two essays. These slide comparisons each compare and contrast 2 pieces of art/architecture. There are two of these in the quarter, kind of like a midterm/final.
- There is also a visual analysis assignment where you simply describe a piece of art, and it is more like one single essay.

While Professor Wilson seems like a nice person, she is not a great GE professor. I took this class as a GE, as I’m sure many people did, but she acted as though we all had a background in Art History. There were a lot of readings, but they were interesting to me. The midterm essay was graded a little harshly, but that was more on my TA than Prof Wilson. By the time the final essay rolls around, though, you should figure out what you’re doing. In terms of the lectures, they’re recorded which is nice, but there’s a lot of material covered throughout the quarter so I picked and chose which lectures were actually necessary to watch. Overall, I wouldn’t take it again, but it wasn’t an awful class.

She made me cry :(

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.

An amazing professor! If you love Venetian history and the Italian Renaissance I recommend! She is so sweet and so not out to get you. If you arrive late, she isn't ultra-critical like other professors. Also go to her office hours and she will help you with all the citation information for your essays.

First, I would NOT recommend this class to any STEM majors who are entirely unfamiliar with art history. It's an art history class! And if you don't have a background in it, you will struggle.
That being said, I loved this class as an art history major. Wilson is a great teacher and explains everything very well. The essays were challenging, but they forced me to learn a lot and grow in my writing. The research essay was also tricky, yet I enjoyed it a lot because we could pick what we wrote about. Please make sure you choose something you're REALLY interested in because you will be spending a long time with it.
Overall, this is a great lower-division class for art, art history, or history majors. It's immensely interesting and you will learn a lot!

Her lectures are increadibly insightful she pushes people to speak their "opinions" on the works of art being discussed. There are 2 tests, one visual analysis and one research paper. Taking her again in the spring for 121C. For art history beginners, this class will set you up nicely since there is not that much workload. For art history majors, this is the class you take with other classes that will take up time because it is really not that hard. Participate a lot in class. She never puts anyone on the spot though so don't worry!