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ARS102 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (99)
She is the worst teacher ever. I wish I could have taken the class from someone else. She had quizzes on information she discussed for one sec while she did not ask questions on the important facts. She should not teach if she doesnt like the students.
Art of the 20th century: worst instructor I've ever had. Boring, never stays on topic, "we'll come back to that later" and doesn't but tests on it. Chooses art/artists according to some personal preference, skips some that are much more important
Mesch is really intimidating, hard to speak to etc, but by far the BEST modern art teacher at ASU. Her lectures are unbelievably comprehensive and incredibly helpful in trying to understand the challenging concepts of 20th century art. Essential for anyone who is serious about high art.
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the other comments about how she doesn't stay on topic, says she will speak more on that later and doesn't, and quizzes on specific questions that she just glanced over in lecture are so so so true. she also bases most of her lectures on the writings of critics speculations on the meaning of certain pieces. she is horrible at lecturing.
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This class hasn't really taught me anything. She is not very good at stressing what she thinks is important. Most of what she says seems completely insignificant and then she tests on weird parts of her lectures. She seems really intelligent, but she's not very good at conveying her knowledge.
she is a DULL lecturer and doesn't seem to have respect for the students!! her lectures and tests are based on the opinions of critics. they jump back and forth, usually not returning to topics she promises to discuss later. worst art prof i've had yet!
This clas is not designed for the lazy or for students who want an easy "A". It challenges your way of thinking. Contemporary art is based on art citicism and she explains it very well. I took her class twice and it opened my eyes.
the subject matter was facinating, but her lectures were hard to follow as she jumped all over the place. her test questions asked about things that she hardly even touched on. highly opinonated on the subject matter, which made essays hard to write, as she would take your opinon on something and label it WRONG. and she used too many books!
If you are serious about art and modern art you must take this class! If her lectures jump, it is because she has too much info to put into a survey course. To do well you must attend class. The tests assess total comprehension, not rote memorization of facts. I learned so much from this class and will take any she offers in the future.
This professor absolutely tests on rote memorization. The comments that indicate that she does not stress the importance of any particular information and tests over random facts and opinions from the lecture are accurate. She does seem disdainful toward students. I would not recommend this professor.
You need to love modern art to take this class. Mesch teaches it like a graduate course, the tests are enormous and nearly impossible to study for, her lectures are not oragnized and it's magic if you can take notes from them, and she's completely unsympathetic to anyone and everyone. Stay away.
Mesch is not for the students who want an easy A, but you will learn sooo much from her. She is extremely intelligent, and is happy to share her knowledge and help those who are interested. She cares about her students, but I think she does get frustrated with lazy kids. Took 3 classes, got A's, I learned so much, she's FANTASTIC.
this course is like watching paint dry. very selective about artists and works covered. tests are nutty and involve material not covered during lecture. however she did give me a C when percentage wise I had a D. if you *really* enjoy modern art this might be for you, but dont make the same mistake I did because I had an open spot on my schedule.
This is not the teacher to take if you want to MAINTAIN or INCREASE your GPA.The woman is an impossible grader, her test are long & she test over info not covered.The woman has a large vocabulary and that is about it.She quotes so many critics that I found myself wondering if she has an opinion of her own.No matter what you say she is NEVER wrong
I wanted to absorb everything Professor Mesch had to say like a sponge. She sounds like someone you'd listen to on NPR. The discussions on 20th cent. art, critics, philosophies are thrilling and she is just a brilliant person and very well versed on the subject. LOVE HER! Don't take the class is you don't want to learn and get that easy "A."
Wonderful! Very interesting class!
Kept me on the edge of my seat.
If you tend to struggle in art history classes like myself, I wouldn't recomend her for you. She speaks at such a high scholarly level and dosen't give any guidance as to what information she speaks about and facts she presents are the important ones to know for the test. Her lectues dont come with any bullet points, so note every word she says.
Ms. Mesch seemed to be frazzled every class with technical difficulties. It is hard to follow exactly what her expectations are. I really wanted to take part 2 of the class, since I love the topic (Art of the 20th Century) but regretfully opted for a different class due to my disappointment with her.
The lectures were extremely boring and her voice drove me nuts. She never gave comments on the essays, so it's hard to improve your writing when you don't know what you did wrong. There are far better Art History professors at ASU.
She is cold and condescending to her students. Lack certain social skills. Her voice puts me to sleep. One thing i do give her: she knows her stuff. She is very knowledgeable and is extremely intelligent. Just doesnt know how to interact with her students at all, though. For a lecture class that needs to be engaging, that's a problem.
This is modern art history I. It covers 1900 to 1950. The teacher is very tough. Her lectures are unorganized and hard to follow. There are study guides for the two tests, but they aren't much help. It is essential to take amazing notes during her lecture. Take your own notes from all 4 of the books. The tests information is unpredictable.
Currently I am taking 20th Century Art History II and I love it! Her lectures are great and I love going into class. It is my first semester as a Junior and although it is very difficult, I love it! NOT EASY, THOUGH! Or at least for me!
I agree with people. She is a hard professor! However, her lectures are certainly not boring and she keeps you on your toes. Let's get real people, she instructs undergrad and grad students at the same time and it is a 400+ level class! She is hard, she expects you to read! It is an art history 400+ class for crying out loud.
This is my favorite subject, but because of Prof Mesch's style I won't take another class from her. She is vague, confusing and flustered all the time. I have had to settle for other Art History classes that I am not as interested in because I don't want to be in another class taught by her. It's sad but I would NOT recommend taking her class.
I have a lot to say about this professor, but I'll talk about that later.
She knows the material, but is incapable of conveying it to students in a coherent manner. When students ask questions she acts irritated and offended. She talks too fast, is completely scatterbrained, and the tests are insanely difficult and regarding obscure details she covers only in passing.
She is absolutely brilliant and passionate, but cannot convey the information. Her tests are impossible.I think that she is so smart that she has lost the ability to communicate. I carry a 4.0 and dropped this class because I was failing and didn't want to ruin my GPA.
I wish I had something nice to say here. From her consistent lack of clarity in her lectures to her harsh manner with students, this professor is easily my least favorite I've had at ASU. And her class is very difficult.
Dr. Mesch is hard but fair, and expects her students to do their part in being prepared with readings, coming to class and taking notes, and thinking critically. This is an upper division class and requires hard work. Dr. Mesch is brilliant and is always willing to clarify and discuss issues. Her lectures are very engaging also.
Mesch is a horrible teacher. Her lectures and assignments are extremely unclear. She treats students harshly and looks at students that ask questions like they are idiots. She gets upset over immature things and has outbursts frequently. She has the emotional maturity of a teenage girl. She should not be a professor.
Knows the material inside and out, but very vague at times in lecture. Puts you into small groups which helps if you get lucky with having a good working partner. Promotes discussion in the classroom which helps a lot. Really tough, annoying, and old school. Learned a lot but the exams had questions that were random. Stay away if you're a bum.
I took her for Art and TV. I'm not too fond of contemporary art to begin with, but I really don't like this professor. She is rude, condescending, and annoyingly bad with technology. She seems to want to make her field seem a lot more complicated than it really is (and therefore make herself seem smarter). I definitely don't recommend her.
Mesch is degrading towards students who ask questions and likes to embarrass students in order to make herself look better. Very immature for a teacher, if you ask me.
Easily the worst class I have ever taken. Rude and condescending only scratch the surface of her awful personality - she has childish outbursts if asked any questions and will not treat you with any level of respect. If you don't write down her lectures verbatim, you will do poorly on quizzes. Exams surprisingly fair. Still, I do not recommend.
professor was oftentimes rude an brings too much of her own opinion to the mix. quizzes are too specific and do not test the student's actual knowledge of the material. Could not recommend her.
She can be intimidating, but that's because she's a professional and doesn't tolerate the lazy/rude students. If you work hard, she's very nice- she even personally e-mailed me (and others who were doing well) to meet with her personally about our career aspirations. Just actually try to learn the material itself and listen, and you'll do fine.
Her lack of respect for students (and people in general) is appalling. She needs a class in manners and compassion, or some therapy. She is easily the most childish adult I have had the displeasure of meeting. The subject matter of her classes has the potential to be fascinating. Good luck getting around her bitter personality.
A total self narcissist, not worried about your grade or your standing in the class but rather about how you address her. Do not get in her class.
This professor was horrible. She stressed every single thing as important in her lectures, making it impossible to write down the important things for the tests and quizzes. She was not helpful in lectures in answering questions or clarifying points, and presented a lot of her opinions as facts. Incredibly boring lectures for interesting material.
Even with access to the book and internet during tests and exams you'll be lucky to scrape a pass unless you literally transpose every word in her lectures ( all 20+ some odd hours week of them). Even then its sketchy as many times her lecture content does not line with the book or even the answers and questions on the Exam. Avoid This Teacher.
The lectures are all over the place and impossible to follow. She stresses every little thing, so there's no chance of highlighting anything. It doesn't matter anyway, the tests have things that were never covered. She gets upset and blames the class for not studyinglistening properly. Avoid if possible. I'm an A student and barely pulled out a B.
Good class, great lectures! One of my favorite online courses ever.
Of the many ARS classes I've taken I've never hated one as much despite my love for the material. The lectures are long, she coughs through them all, very unprofessional, scattered and stresses info not on the test. If I didn't need to have a partner AND sign up weeks in advance for the thesis level extra credit I may have gotten an A, AVOID!!!!!!!
Amazing lectures, such a knowledgable person who rewards those that work hard.
She makes you work for it, but in the end you leave feeling proud of what you've accomplished. Amazing lectures, she is a wealth of knowledge - especially when it comes to Joseph Beuys and social art history. I had lectures at 9am and looked forward to them every time.
She was okay. Admittedly, when I struggled with something and asked her for help, she would give it to me, but not in a timely fashion. The thing that really irritated me the most is that I completed the group extra credit project that she offers, but it didn't even seem like she took the time to look at it & I don't think it helped my grade.
Professor Mesch is one of the most knowledgable people in the art history department. If you work hard and make thoughtful comments in class you will impress her and she might even email you to talk about your work/ future plans. If you're willing to make the effort you will walk away from this class with a much better understanding of art.
I took her online ARS438 class in Spring 2016. I listened to her lectures once before in the ARS102 class but I had a different professor. Her lectures are long but they are very interesting. To succeed just copy every word she says from the lectures word for word. That's where the bulk of exam questions come from. She is tough but fair in grading.
Easily the hardest class I've ever taken, but so worth it. If you put in the effort, you'll be just fine. I really can't describe what a rewarding experience her class was for me, and I'm not even an art history major. Definitely worth taking if you can buckle down and commit to working hard.
Her lectures are TORTURE. Incredibly long-winded and places emphasis on every word, thus negating the purpose of using emphasis in the first place. Loves her subject, great, but expounds waaaayyyyyy toooooo muuuuch. A little taste of what you're in for. ^ If she's trying to inspire, her manner of speaking has the complete opposite effect.
Over explains when people ask questions. Lectures are quite boring if you do not care for the class, but you can tell she is enthusiastic about the subject. Grading is very harsh. Rude to students during lectures, and will also make you feel dumb if you answer wrong. Does assessments as attendance, but are usually trick questions.
Horrible teacher!!!! DO NOT TAKE!!!!! AVOID AT ALL COST!!!! I'm a straight A student and she brought my GPA down due to her lack of respect towards students. Her quizzes are rigged and tests are as well. She demeaning to you if you ask her question and has no respect for her students. She's the first teacher that I dread going to class those days.
Used exact evidence from the text in an essay, was told it was wrong. Not only grades too harshly, but seems to give low grades on essays for no reason. Gives quizzes with trick questions daily and they account for much of your grade. Paid attention, attended every lecture, took detailed notes, studied for exams, still won't get an A. Avoid.
Although clearly a subject-matter expert on an intriguing period in art, this person should not be an educator. As an older student and veteran, I prefer professors who demand a lot from their students but her condescension and discouraging voice are senseless and destructive. The issues with her goes far beyond grades; be concerned by her impact.
She has great attention to detail. Show up to class or you'll lose a lot of points from clicker questions not getting answered. Her lectures are very well complemented by the required Adams textbook. Please don't let yourself become offended by her manner of speech. A lot of people dislike it and there's a lot of unneeded tension in the classroom.
She is condescending and doesn't trust her students. Class is the hardest one I've taken within the major. You actually learn a lot and the lectures are informtive and interesting but she doesnt show her students respect and doesn't seem to want you to succeed. Take if you don't care about your grades and don't ever talk to your professors
I would not recommend her class unless you really need to take this for requirement. If you took this class, you couldn't focus on other classes because there is tons of lectures for each unit. Also, her class is confusing at all, but grading is not that bad. I got B.
Worst professor I've ever had. She grades on content that was never addressed, then denies it and blames her students for not studying enough. She doesn't care about her students' successes. She's selfish, condescending, unorganized, doesn't listen to reason, and makes up excuses. I'm a straight A student and almost came out with a C for no reason.
If you can avoid taking a class taught by Claudia Mesch, then absolutely avoid it at all costs. It is difficult to follow her in lectures, and she goes off on tangents. Her online class is poorly set up, and it is a painful experience getting through her lectures. Do not take this class if you value your grade either. She will destroy you.
Ms. Mesch is a thoughtful and considerate teacher. Her lectures are interesting as she is passionate about art history. When I took this course, there were in-class clicker assignments, two art style identification essays and a group project about a chosen artist. I didn't stay up-to-date on reading, but still got a decent grade.
Great professor, everything in the lectures would be later tested. She is very straightforward in her teaching, quizzes and tests. If you study the material assigned you'll do great. Mesch offered her office hours on a daily, and gave great feedback on essays and answered questions.
She was the lecturer only in my ARS 102 class. Her lectures were great, very informative, and covered lots of details. I would definately take a class she was the lead professor for! Loved it!
Professor Mesch was nice enough to give me a "B" in her class. Otherwise, I would have made a C+. The tests are proctored and they are challenging. You need to read and listen to what is assigned. I enjoyed ARS 102 very much however, the tests threw me off a bit. She offers some extra credit so take advantage of it.
This class is proctored and not open book/note. I would have been fine with that if there was not an absurd amount of lecture material to recall for so few questions. Also, do the extra credit if you want a decent grade. Be well prepared for the essay exams and practice your writingtough grader.
This class was rough. I was creating 60+ page study guides for our proctored, closed-note 20 question exams. It would be interesting if there was not such an absurd amount of information to recall. Avoid if not required for your degree.
The first test of the course covers half the textbook Which, if you arent buying second hand the textbook is $950 The only explanation for testing us over the first half of the text book was the first test is always difficult 0/10 do not recommend this course. It is far too difficult for a class that will never matter in the long run
This is the most difficult 100 level class I've ever taken. The tests are hard even if you do all the readings/lectures and make study guides, but the worst part is the required $50 art history video game. It was the most pointless "study aid." And don't bother emailing her with questions - she'll just quote you the syllabus.
This online class is a joke. At first, I actually loved the lectures but the exams are bull. They consist of like 15 questions for HOURS of lecture videos and reading and are worth about 160 points. Mesch is very condescending and simply wont reply to your emails unless you follow her EXACT format for email etiquette. The $50 games are a joke too.
Do not take this class if you dont need to! she is the most terriable professor that I ever had!! I been taking art classes since second grade and I always loved until this course came up. She is rude and she doesnt care about students, heavy work load and she grades unfairly, also very selfish too, she never replies email
I took tons of notes on the readings, her lectures and studied the key terms and paintings. Still didn't succeed. It was hard to know what to take notes on because she goes off on tangents. I had to buy $50 video games that counted as points. It took me 15+ hours to complete. The tests are less than 20 questions long and are full of random trivia.
The class is comprised of HOURS of lecture videos that do not do much to help you on the proctored tests. We also had to pay $50 for two video games that were extremely time consuming and not beneficial at all. Overall, this class caused me WAY too much stress for a 100 level class and I would recommend avoiding.
Professor Mesch is very knowledgable of the subjects she teaches, but her lectures are all over the place. Always come to class because there are pop quizzes. She doesn't give clear criteria for her group projects, and then when you don't do as well as you hoped on a project she provides no feedback as to how you could have done better.
So the class is honestly an easy but the professor is awful. You have 3 exams, discussions due every couple of weeks, but the video games take way to long for a 100 level class. The reason I rated the teacher so bad is because she does not respond to email & was not helpful in this course. I would take this class but find another professor for it
Boring, awful lectures, changed grades after already imputing them earlier in the class. I was bored out of my mind, she makes you buy two games that one doesn't even work so bye to 50 dollars. Just get the work done and study enough and you will pass but even then, it's hard bc she is so uninteresting in lectures.
The class is very lecture heavy. The lectures were pretty boring to watch though. The class is graded by quizzes which are open book and 2 game projects which you play the games. This was sort of fun but other than learning about the state of affairs about the Medicis you don't really learn much from it. Side note, dont see point of learnng History
If you like art history, you will like Mrs. Mesch. The lectures have lots of good information and I enjoyed them. There are weekly quizzes on the lectures and no tests. There is also a project to be completed in the form of a game or movie/book review. The work is not hard as long as you don't do it last minute. I would recommend if you like art!
Although It is a very hard class, I enjoyed it a lot. I took lots of notes on the book, and notes on the lectures. There is an image list and a key words list (LOVED IT) that I used to make my own study guide using lectures notes and flash cards. I took this class Fall of 2019, and I sill recall information that I learned. Loved this class.
This teacher knows a lot about the subject and obviously loves it. But she drove me crazy with her lectures. She rambles all over the place and you're left wondering what it was you were supposed to remember in the first place. If I was just listening to her for fun, that would be okay, but not when trying to retain facts for tests.
The games are extremely time-consuming and expensive. One of them does not effectively teach art history and feels like busy work. Would not take it again but the professor seems nice.
If you have unexpected sickness like covid and you reach out to let them know you may need a little more time to finish. DO NOT EXPECT any reply just push through the task that needs to be done.
Long lectures with accessibility features (2x speed, skip back/forward, opening new tabs) disabled. Prof speaks slowly/patronizing. Questions embedded in lectures with unclear wording, often unrelated to the lecture & textbook entirely. If you get one wrong, you have to watch the entire lecture over to try again. No effective way to contact prof.
The professor seems like a nice person. This review is regarding the Art Lumiere game we had to play which was most of our grade in the end. The game was ridiculously hard and I could not get through it all. This class was very stressful for me unfortunately. There are a lot of lectures and coursework for a summer course.
most of the quiz questions either don't make sense or are illogical and require you to constantly follow up to figure out what you did wrong- of which she won't respond unless you type in a hyper specific way and even then she won't give a real answer
She makes you buy some weird self-insert fanfiction game where she undoubtedly gets a share of the profits. No nonsense, politically motivated, and extremely strict grader compared to other online professors. Would not recommend.
She is strict with grading. Her quizzes are kind of tolerable. I had the option of playing an art game or writing a paper for the final. I did the game, it was boring but easy. She has plenty lectures, and makes us answer questions throughout. Also, makes it so we can't watch them in any faster speed than 1x; talks so slow and the videos get long.
I see a lot of people complaining about this class but it wasn't that bad. I turned on the lectures while i was drawing, and chose the video game. The quizzes were actually pretty difficult. But anything above an 85% is an A. It was fast paced, but as a B session that was expected. Prof. missed an email of mine, but made up for her mistake.
The lectures are good and concise learned a lot from them, the quizzes are horrible, it seems she focuses on trying to trick students with semantics or wording on the questions rather than test the knowledge on the works of art covered and this is coming from someone that got an A.... useless questions. Finally expect ZERO flexibility from her part
I've never spoken with such a pedantic (and pretentious) person. Also, the test wording is designed to trick you rather than test your knowledge. This isn't an education; it's an "art historian" on an ego trip. I was genuinely excited to take this course and am disappointed to find Dr. Mesch at the helm.
Though this class and instructor were a little tough, I did enjoy them. My only complaint was about the game. It was very time consuming and repetitive. Quizes were tricky, but you can figure them out. She likes to put "two truths and a lie" in her answers. Just find the answer that doesnt match with her lectures. Anyting above an 85 is an a.
The lectures are decent, but the quizzes seem designed to trick rather than test knowledge. Attendance is mandatory, and the professor's self-published textbook is required. Unstuckstudy helped with study prep.
A very poor online class experience.
Every lecture feels like she's talking down to you and makes you feel like you don't understand the material. You are also forced to order her book as a part of the class even if it's not being used.
I'm saddened to see Prof. Mesch have such low ratings. I almost didn't take her course because of them. Yes, she does ramble in her lectures, but she is so knowledgeable and passionate. When you reach out, you really unlock the true value of her professorship at ASU. I have taken three of her courses and wish I could take more. Don't sleep on her.
Book is written by her and lectures are her relaying the book. She is all over the place. Book is a difficult read because it's written in a conversational tone with many caveats. Graded only by quizzes and a couple discussion boards with no rubrics. Quiz questions are not clearly covered in text or lecture frequently.
This professor is extremely pretentious and she has trouble accepting anyone's opinion other than her own. Even with an online class, she is very opinionated about certain perspectives and she's rude. If you take a class from her, be prepared to be picked apart as if you were an art history graduate. Anyone majoring outside of art history beware.
Extremely particular and had inconsistent deadlines. lowered the quality of education greatly.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
66%
Textbook Required
23%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
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ART202
5.0
(1)ART438
5.0
(2)ARS539
5.0
(1)ARS498
5.0
(1)ARS598
4.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
438
5.0
ART202
5.0
ART494
5.0
ART394
5.0
ARS498
5.0