says some weird stuff during lectures. tests are a joke.

This guy is awesome! Highly recommended!!!!

He always looks like he just wrestled a bear

one of the rare teachers who actually made history interestine. highly recommanded.

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this guys is amazing. every class from him is like a field trip to the part of the world. sight seeing from slides included. HIGHLY RECOMMANDED. and also he is easy, only 4 "quiz" and he will drop the lowest one. nothing else.

Awesome guy, knows just about everything, it seems. Easy grader, 4 quizzes and a minor paper.

I took this as my honors seminar. This course is a must-take. He's very fair and clear, and his quizzes come straight from the notes. There's not a lot to study and the course is pretty easy.

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he is a great teacher, you can tell that he is really interested in the topics that he teaches you, can be a little boring but what world civ class is not boring? take him!

great class. exams are all from memory. easy a. one paper.

He's the man!!! Knows EVERYTHING about the subject (except Indian art, clearly doesn't interest him), easy exams and paper. Highly suggested, plus his classes are not only interesting, but fun as hell.

Good professor, makes the class interesting with lots of slides. Take from him. If you show up to class and take decent notes, it should be easy to get an A.

He makes class interesting and art fun. The slides are great! There isnt a midterm or final so that is always a plus. Take his class he's great!

This professor is great. Like others have said only 4 quizzes and lowest dropped! On top of that they are the easiest quizzes! TA doesnt care if u spell it wrong as long as its in the general area. If you attend class, take notes and study just a couple hours before quiz youll get an A in that class. You do go to a museum though for a small paper.

Hard quizzes, interesting lectures

Awesome teacher, knows a lot about what he's talking about and is willing to find out anything he doesn't know. 4 quizes and one paper not very hard if you pay attention. He made art history fun enough for me to add it as a minor. Great guy!

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you have to attend class and take good notes to do well, if you do that is an easy A, no homework just 4 quizes and one paper

Very intelligent man. Makes history interesting. 4 quizes and 1 paper, i got a b+ but it wouldnt be hard to get an A, i barely studied for the quizes.

Awesome prof. You do have to go to lecture, but If you do you'll get an A. One paper and 4 quizes, but if you do well on the first 3 you might get to skip the last one. Highly recommeded because you actually get something out of this class even though it's a gen ed.

Best teacher at UB! Easy to understand, outlines exactly what he wants, gives you the numbers of the pages he'll quiz you on. Totally helpful, easy grader even on essays. Loves to get you into it, talk about Greece and visiting there and ur in! Plus interesting cricul. stuff you'll find yourself noticing in the real world when you're done

he is a really good teacher and he made worl civ fun since he focuses on the art history aspect. more into teaching and less emphasis on hardcore memorization on facts

The best professor I have ever had.......i must say if u r planning to take UGC 111 go for WATROUS....Easy 'A'.....he makes it damm easy......jUS do to class and makes notes....thts enuf to get an sureshot A.......the way he teaches it...by the end of the course u'll really feel like u gained something of it...

Grade based on 4 quizzes and 1 paper, he'll drop the lowest quiz grade, very easy to get an A. The only downside is that attendance is mandatory in both recitation and lecture.

"Supposedly" attendance is mandatory in both lecture and recitation, but I think that's a lie honestly. And I have my reasons for supporting this. But even so, you should go to lecture and recitation because he quizzes heavily on the notes from them and if you expect anything better than a C then you better memorize your notes.

Professor Watrous is an extremely passionate instructor. I have never had a teacher who knows so much about religion, and is able to convey it to the class so well. Tests are based 100% on notes and recitation, and must be thoroughly learned. The book is virtually useless .If you know the notes, the tests are very easy. Any easy A.

GREAT PROFFESSOR! Passionate about what he teaches, makes the most boring things interesting. I'd take another one of his classes in a heartbeat

very easy professor. all quizzes are based on the lecture. textbook not needed. there is memorization of artwork from the book, but he tells you the title. class is mandatory-attendance sheet. quizzes very easy.

One of the best teachers ever. He can be absentminded, but knows what he's talking about. If you don't enjoy his classes, you shouldn't be in college. Is very passionate about his field, and willing to help you understand it better. I've taken every class of his I could in AHI dept-well worth it.

Professor Watrous is AWESOME. I took this course as an elective and now I'm an Art History Minor. He's super reasonable and wants you to do good in the class. I also took greek art with him and he was just as good. HIGHLY recommend this class. Possibly one of my favorite classes ever.

He's so passionate about the work that he does, and especially Greece. As long as you attend lectures, and do the reading, you will succeed in this class. If you don't care to put much effort into the class, you will fail miserably.

Watrous is the man. His lectures are pretty interesting, but you HAVE to go to his lectures. Make sure you write down all of the terms he puts on the board, and what he says about them. You also have to go to recitation..4 Quizzes, 1 gets dropped, and an easy 4-page paper..I HIGHLY recommend him

He is VERY knowledgeable and passionate about what he is teaching. 4 quizzes, one paper, lowest gets dropped. You have to take all your notes in lecture, but he explains everything very clearly. His quizzes are easy if you just attend lecture and study for a few minutes!

Great class! Definitely an easy A if you just go to class, pay attention, and take notes on the terms he lists. The paper is a piece of cake.

Tests were based on lectures, but focused more on small details then the more seemingly important to remember facts. Loves to show off all the places he's been. Slides are often paired with comments on how close he's stayed in a hotel nearby them. Had his TA's drag in a huge expensive rug to show off. We get it, we get it, you've got money!

This class is extremely easy if you attend lecture and take notes on the terms he gives you. 4 quizzes in the whole semester and one paper. Take this class if you want an easy A.

great professor, still got an A- even after failing my first quiz. you just need to write down everything he said and u will be fine

Guide to passing UGC 111: >Go to class and recitation >Take notes >Study The quizzes are never a surprise. He tells you everything you need to know in lecture, hinting at the info he'll put on the quiz. The TA's reiterate and clarify info. Great professor.

He told the class exactly what would be on each quiz and once that quiz, even having a study guide available online. If you pay attention in his class and put in the time to study a bit before each quiz the class was extremely easy and very interesting.

He does require you to memorize a lot of images for each quiz, 20-25 approximately, ehich can be overwhelming if you're not an AHI major. Sometimes he asks you to recall specific, minute facts regarding each image, that are not included in the textbook, so you have to pay attention in class.

Great professor. Speaks clearly and everything is outlined in the syllabus.

Watrous also teaches UGC classes and you can definitely tell. This class was so repitious of the UGC111 that I had to take and it got to be annoying since I'm an AHI major and half the time it was all history and not so much art. Check the syllabus and know when quizzes are. Screwed me over when I didn't know about one since there's few grades.

Amazing class taught by a wonderful professor. Watrous is extremely passionate about what he teaches. He is an extremely knowledgeable Greek archaeologist. The class is easy, if you go to class and pay attention. Tests are identify the artifact and some short response questions. Attend the class before the quiz so you can get the artifact numbers.

Pros: 4 quizzes and only 1 short paper! Cons: Quizzes are all short answer format. You need to recall various vocabulary/concepts from anywhere up to 6 lectures, each. A lot of memorization. Your TA will make or break you. Mine was horrible and when I sat in on another recitation I turned my grade around. If Laura is still there, take it with her!

Very passionate about his teaching. He only had 4 quizzes and his TA has reviews before all of them. If you study and go to them you should get an easy A. You need to look at the artwork in the textbook but other than that, you don't need to read the textbook to get an A. Tells funny jokes in class and he explains the artworks in class in detail.

Absolutely obsessed with this professor and the classes he teaches. Very easy and interesting class. I recommend attending all of the classes, so that you can better understand the material and the images. The class is easy, if you put some time in and review the material. It's probably the easiest class to fulfill the art requirement. Take this!!

One of the better World Civilization 1 professors. Attendance was taken at most of the lectures at the beginning of class (notepad passed around). Terms that we needed to know were projected in the beginning of class. He taught by powerpoint (Mostly pictures, spoke about the slide). There were 4 quizzes (short answer) and a final research paper.

Although he accidentally failed many students this semester, I really enjoy him as a professor. He is very knowledgeable and funny. I find his lectures very interesting. If you like mythology and art, then I highly suggest this class. If you do not like images, then I do not suggest taking any art history class. This is an easy class, if you study.

Professor Watrous is very nice and passionate about his work. At the beginning of class he posts "terms to know" so you know what will be on the exam. During lecture he talks and shows pictures on the projector, you have to pay attention and write what he says. Recitations are pretty simple. Exams questions are all short answer! Study notes!!

Easy class to get gen ed art out of the way. He recognizes most of us are not in there because we want to be, but that we have to and makes it fun. Tests are easy as hell if you study the pictures, which in reality isn't hard at all. Tells you almost everything thats on the four tests for the class. Definitely recommend him and AHI 204.

Really interesting class! Made me into Greek myths and I love it! 4 quizzes only, no attendance needed if you like to read the textbook. Copy down the picture no. and look them up few times before quizzes and you will be fine! Take this class!

TAKE HIS CLASS. This is a very easy class and Prof. Watrous is awesome! There are just 4 quizzes for this course. All are super easy if you just know what he says. You have to write as he speaks and basically pay attention to "Terms you need to know" at the beginning of every slide. All his TA's are really nice and will gladly help. Go to Recs.

Renting the textbook was a waste of time and money-he never even refers to it. Show up to lectures, take detailed notes, study those notes and you'll be fine. Definitely make sure you know that material though-you're not graded on many things so each grade counts. Pretty easy class.

You can get an A in this class if you show up, take good notes, and look at the textbook images before the "quizzes." He gives 4 quizzes that make up your entire grade. Also, if the class does bad on a quiz he gives a curve as well as dropping a quiz. LOOK at the images and descriptions and you will get an A

It is easy to receive an A in this class, if you show up to all of the lectures and study the required art in the textbooks along with additional readings. Your grade will consist of four quizzes, and the lowest one may be dropped. If there is a quiz question that everyone missed, he will give the points to the class. An understanding professor.

Livingston is definitely old school. Short answer quizzes for a large class, and takes attendance by using an attendance sheet. Yes you have to memorize paintings and some details, but it wasn't unreasonable at all. Easy art credit. If you miss more than 3 classes or 2 recitations your grade will be affected.

I reluctantly took this class because of my pathway, thinking it would be horrible--now, I'm wishing there were more weeks left in the semester. Amazing lectures, very good at getting the point across. Grades are based on 4 quizzes, which are easy A's if you study for them.

Dude was OD chill, honestly one of the few classes I ever enjoyed showing up to. Took it as a gen ed, no regrets.

This class is a breeze if you show up and try. Slides have no writing on them and are not posted, so skipping one class will effect your grade. Write down everything that he says, you never know what will pop up in the quizzes. Go to your TA for help and guidance. Gives some cool lectures and is an overall nice guy.

This is class is so easy, I always just cram study 2 hours before a quiz and I got high nineties on my quizzes. Attendance is mandatory as everything will be taught in class, don't bother reading for AHI 105 as he goes through everything in class. As long as you attend all lecture, pay attention, and study a bit before a quiz you'll do fine.

As long as you go to his lectures and study the pictures that he lists in his notes, you will be fine. I study for about an hour or two right before a quiz and my grades have been great. He does not give out homework; grades are based on a series of quizzes. You do not really have to read the textbooks as long as you listen to his lectures.

Had to find an elective credit senior fall, and I decided to take AHI101, Art History. Go to class&recitation, memorize a dozen works of art every 2wk, write the easy paper, and boom, there's your A. Straight forward, little to no comprehension required, just enjoy the lectures and history, he literally tells you what to know. Easy class if you go!

Do NOT skip his class. Make sure you attend and PAY ATTENTION!!! This is CRUCIAL. Your grade is based on four quizzes which are like 10 questions long and theyre mostly pictures of vases. Hes a chill dude but unorganized. Its easy to get an A if you buy the textbooks, take notes, and memorize the pictures he gives you.

While I didn't have any problems with his quiz I could see how some people can. All I can say is to make sure to attend his lectures and write down notes (the story he is telling) because the slides won't help much. Definitely buy the needed textbook because the pictures for the quiz will be in there.

Watrous has TAs that give you a study guide before every quiz, with the exact same questions on it. There is no homework for AHI 111, no midterm, and no final. The class is only graded on 4 extremely easy quizzes. The class is also interesting as Prof Watrous has visited every artistic site pictured in his slides! Take this as a pathway.

Would recommend if you are passionate about ancient mythology/history. Lectures are easy to follow, but quizzes are based around identifying scenes and characters from works of art, which can be difficult. Grade was supposed to be determined by 4 quizzes, but 1 was cancelled before Thanksgiving. If you show up and take notes, you should be fine.