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She really knows what she is talking about. The subject can be a tad boring at times. The tests are not bad at all. If you study a little you will be fine. I made flashcards and it helped a ton.
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she a good teacher, theres a lot of art history involved.
Very easy class, very good teacher with good info.Kind of catty to some people. Don't make her mad!
Great teacher. Loves the material and makes every minute interesting!! Easier to slack off at times...but if you want a good grade...
It is easy to see that Ms. Sosa is passionate about art history. If you are a visual arts/history major, definitely take her. There is no homework besides reading. She does have a few writing assignments, and one big paper that is seven pages long. Her tests involve memorizing up to seventy slides, so you really need to know your stuff! Great class
Difficult if you don't care. You have to memorize a lot. She can't go as in depth as she wants to, but she's still cool. You need to use your book and study!
boring class. fell asleep most of the time.
Easy class, no homework. You have to remember a bunch of slides, use flash cards to make it easier. Tests are easy, questions about the slides and short essay. 3 required papers, about 3-5 pages and a longer one. Shes very knowledgeable but always short on time, so alot of stuff gets crossed of the schedule.
You can tell she wants to be there. Just about every day will be powerpoints with the lights out, so be prepared to stay awake. Few papers, and little homework. Tests are both artwork identification and essay, so they require some memorization. Clearly knows a lot about her subject, but doesn't seem to have the need to wave that in your face.
One of the hardest classes I have taken in my college career. I would normally be very interested in this, but she requires so much mundane work that I found myself hating the art. She is ridiculously tough on grading. I would not take another class with her as a teacher. She has the chance to make art history fun but makes it a chore.
i love ms sosa she is so awesome. i had her for art 6 last semester and her class made me fall in love with art in a way i hadn't before. i am now taking her art 5 honors class and am so sad i will be at fresno state next semester and not able to take one of her classes. because of her i am now an art minor would HIGHLY recommend.
Nice Teacher, however, late quite often. Consistently inconsistent. Disorganized. Grades overly tough on essays and essay questions. Unclear on what material would be on the final.
Probably one of my least favorite classes ever. She either expects you to write and use terms like someone majoring in art would, or is going off about how annoyed she is by other staff and her dislike of the classroom. Material was not too hard, but she talks way too much and crams everything in at the end. Would not recommend.
An unorganized, stuttering mess -- always late and constantly removing material because she can't cover everything in between saying "um". Harsh with grading; you either did perfectly or terribly (and sometimes you get that extra-special rude comment written on your test).
I dont know what everyones complaining about, she's not that bad at all! It's a hard class but it's definitely not Ms.Sosa's fault! This class requires class attendance for sure! Miss a class, miss alotttt of material that is sure to be on your exams!She was always very helpful to me. i recommend making art flash cards, and i barely cracked a book
Avoid this class, its alot of work for only 3 units. Art History in general is hard, so it's not necessarily all her fault. She is however very disorganized & slow w/ grading, which can get irritating. Her tests are all written w/no MC, so that just makes it that much harder. She is fair w/grading tests tho. I got an A, but I worked my butt off.
Had the misfortune of having to take two of Sosa's classes. She is wildly knowledgeable in her subject, but that's outweighed by her disorganization, tardiness, and unintelligible lectures. Wastes time covering works not relevant to her own lesson plan. She is an art historian, not an art history teacher. Rote memorization is essential to passing.
haha she was a joke. the class got harder and her approach to teaching a class was horrible. we did, however, go on an AWESOME trip to S.F. do not take her class!!
Nice teacher. Pay attention in class and take notes and the class is a breeze
Too tough for intro art history class! Talks way too fast and often stutters during lectures and powerpoints. Late and disorganized about material on exams and grading papers. Passed with a 'B' barely, but happy to be done with this instructor! Too much crammed into 18 weeks and acknowledged the fact!
Suffering through this class as we speak. She is disorganized, excessively tardy, incoherent at times, and frequently tends to get off track while lecturing, going on an irrelevant tangent. Continually delays pertinent material causing the class to become even more behind in material. Avoid her at all costs!
She definetly knows the subject very well and is interested in it, but as a teacher she's isn't too great. She was very unorganized. For example, it took her six weeks to realize she gave us the wrong syllabus. She often stuttered and her lecture at times were sparatic. Don't get me wrong the class was very interesting, but a little chaotic.
Sosa is awesome. All the students complaining that this class is hard are lazy. It's memorization, that's it. Learn the terms, READ the book, go to class, make flash cards, you'll be fine. This was my favorite class and if you love art, you will love art history. She teaches 7 classes that's why it take awhile to get your tests back. AWESOME CLASS!
I've taken art 5 & 6 with Sosa. As long as you go to class everyday and take notes, you do NOT need the textbook. Be prepared for a lot of writing. There are 2-3 essays, and for each exam, 2 essay questions. You will be expected to memorize A LOT of art. Very slow grader. If you can memorize, you can pass.
On finals week she assigned an artwork to be completed, a paper about it, and two extra chapters to study along with reg study. On tests u have to put her answers from notes, not the textbooks, though they mean the same. It is a class u cannot, i found, work towards your desired grade. I felt helpless. Cont above
Got every answer in class right, yet somehow managed an average of 85 on test because she asked questions in which two answers worked but expected us to read her mind and know which. I guess she has to like u because she is a double standard grading growing old and bitter teacher
Her Slide shows have just photos. She gets off topic way to much, tests are hard, and she is late alot.
I really liked the subject matter & took it for that reason but she really puts an overload of information towards the end. She isnt flexible & takes it personally if you miss an essay or quiz. worse,she's inflexible towards students she's always needing flexibility because she's late, or didn't bring a test, didn't make copies, or this or that
If you can keep up with her lectures then go for it. Otherwise, it'll be tough for you to follow along. She want's you to be exact on exam you take and if you make one little mistake, it'll cost you big points! Her lectures are interesting, but can be boring sometimes. Just be sure to take notes, it'll be on the exam! No textbook necessary.
she is passionate about this subject but her teaching skills lack tremedously. Basically she gives you 60 art works and tells you 14 of them will be on the test, and its up to you from there on how to study. if she would tell us which 14 it would be an easier test but since she doesnt it makes this class horrible to be in. DO NOT TAKE HER.
It is true that she is a little scattered, but thats typical of Arty types! She is a great teacher when she is talking about her subject. This class is not easy though. it does take time to prepare for those tests, because there is a lot of memorization, but I have loved this class. Text book is not needed.
This class is so interesting because Sosa is extremely passionate! And yes, you need to study, but it really is JUST memorization. Not a lot of homework and you don't need the book. Just make flashcards off google. If you do all the rest of the work, show up, and at least TRY to study a little, this class is easy. And FUN!
Her Mesoamerican art history class was the most interesting class I have ever taken. She is so passionate and smart. She is mildly unorganized and all over the place at times, but I liked her class regardless. She assigns a lot of busy work assignments, 3 major exams, 2 essays. But the class is still worth taking!
She's quite an easyish teacher and is very passionate about art...although, I wouldn't recommend her to anyone. She can be quite snobby to people for no reason. She lost my final exam and accused me of being late twice when I had perfect attendance...her exams /assignments are simple, but it does take the effort.
Easy teacher. Online reading & quizes, plus 2 extra credit assignments. 3 exams with key terms & pictures plus small essay question. 1 finals that is not comprehensive. Everyday is just lectures & all you do it watch slideshows. Would recommend.
The class is a lot of work. You have to write basically a paper every week. However, if you like to travel, there are two trips to LA and San Francisco. They both (Her and Patton) care about the subjects they teach.
sosa is the best! if you want an easy a, this class isn't for you. she will make you work your butt off but its worth it. MAKE FLASHCARDS of the main culture themes and artworks she assigns and do well on the online homework and quizzes because they can help buffer a bad exam grade. DO ALL EXTRA CREDIT, you will need it lol.
I remember her ALWAYS being late, going on tangents and saying 'um' excessively, getting personally offended if you're late or miss a quiz, and she doesn't appreciate it if your interpretation of an art work differs from hers. The work itself was easy if you put in the effort that it requires. Art History is difficult, but this class is passable.
Don't buy the book found it online for free but tests are based on the power points in class. Talks very fast&says "um" A LOT. Missed a lot of class got a 79% on both my final&final paper, received a 69% in the class which she refused to bump up. Her reasoning was my lack of attendance have a feeling she gave me those 79% in order to not pass me.
This is the class last semester that I truly dreaded going to. You can always count on her being 5-10 minutes late, and keeping you in close to 5 minutes after. She talks extremely quickly and half of those words are 'um' and 'eh'. Also, she can be very snobby. I personally wouldn't recommend her class.
I'm taking Art 6 with her this fall semester 2014, let me tell ya.. She lags grading your papersassignments and tests. I still don't know what I have in the class and it's mid semester already. She's nice and she says Um a LOT.
I love Sosa's classes! It's very fun, at least for me, and she has great lectures. I find that students who want just an easy class, tend to not like it because you actually have to study (and not the night before the exam, duh). It's really easy to pass if you write simple notes from lectures about the works she has on the list, and study them!
Shes a somewhat nice teacher, but if you want to learn everything your doing wrong on papers and tests she will let you know. I didnt mind the subject but if you want to take it be prepared to listen carefully because she talks extremely fast...
Instructor is a tough grader when it comes to Essays! The class consists of 3 exams, 4 reading responses, 6 quizzes and two major essays. It's a lot of work: you definitely need to attend her lectures and take good notes! I passed with an A and I put in an incredibly amount of effort!! Oh, she's always 5 minutes late.
She should not be teaching anymore. She takes on too many classes and can never handle them. She constantly forgets handouts & graded work. Wont know your grade until the very end. The lectures are boring & she goes over things you never need to know. Very rude and says "umm" every other word. Wont take excuses but always has a billion of her own.
Lectures are not interesting and she seems to be rude, I emailed her ONE question this entire semester and I got an extremely rude and aggressive response. You need to definitely study to pass. The lectures don't even help, just don't attend and study the artwork on the study guide and you should pass.
She is fairly straightforward with what she wants. You really don't need the book because all of the information for the study guide is on Blackboard and she even stars the pieces that are supposed to be on the exam. Pay attention to vocabulary and go to class because it helps for the exams.
She's all over the place , she's not very clear , half of the things she teaches in class isn't in the homework or the homework was nothing she taught us in class, she gets confused herself not a good teacher for this course
She's a bit rude, lags on returning graded assignments and doesn't post lectures on blackboard. Tests are pretty tough, you will definitely need to put in the work to do good. A plus is that we take online quizzes, which are easy points. Does give extra credit but you can't do it after you reach a certain amount of absences or tardies.
Her lectures are fast and run almost the whole class, (hint) she will test you on it. So if you keep up with the reading and take good notes in class. She gives one extra credit opportunity. She is passionate which make the lectures go by fast. If you want an easy A, this is not for you. But if you want a rich educational experience take her.
one of the worst teacher i have taken, she's disorganized, rude, and just over the top. I took intro to art, which should've been an easy B or A, but she makes this class so much harder than what it needs to be. The material is whatever, but her tests are super complicated. Avoid her
one of the worst teacher i have taken, she's disorganized, rude, and just over the top. I took intro to art, which should've been an easy B or A, but she makes this class so much harder than what it needs to be. The material is whatever, but her tests are super complicated.
I would not take this class unless you are super interested into art/art history or if it is your major because it is hard . You will have to learn a lot of things on your own because she is always behind on lectures. She seems unorganized and always unprepared. Test are difficult with essay questions. She's knowledgeable but has an attitude. Avoid
If you want an easy A she is not for you. Be prepared to study hard. 3 exams and a couple of online quizzes which are open note and open book. Study guide helps but not a lot. She gives one chance for extra credit. Just go to class, take good notes and study. Make sure to make flash cards. Study and you should get an A.
She is extremely disorganized, a bit rude and a procrastinator. Won't grade exams for up to ONE month. She is constantly at least 6-10mins late EVERY lecture, and shows up with a lot of excuses about why she's late and why she hasn't graded exams/papers. Lectures are a snoozefest. Also doesn't post lecture notes online. Do not take her. Trust me.
The class was harder than it should have been, but despite all the negative things, she gave a load of extra credit, making it pretty hard to fail. Very tough grader even on small opinion based movie questions. It bothered me how much useless material we went over in class. She'd always say "This isn't in your book or on the test" and go on.
This class requires constant discussion and you are graded for participation points. Since class is only once a week you miss out on big points if you don't show up. She talks a lot and barley cares to remember your name, but it is an easy class to pass as long as you speak every week and do the research essay at the end. Easy A.
Good teacher if you like Art. She's passionate about what she teaches but is sometimes late on grading. She seems to highlight feminist art. If you are respectful and do your work then you will have no problem. Study guides are pretty clear and straight to the point. She gives her essay questions ahead of time so there is no excuses. Overall 8/10
Really liked her class. She is very inspirational and passionate about what she teaches. Plus being very knowledgeable and caring about her students. Stay up-to-date with the readings and do all the online quizzes and you'll be fine. The test for a little tough just make sure to follow the study guides.
Not an easy A class. Picky grader & grades late. On the assignment even though you answered the questions, she won't give you the full points. You'll have to elaborate with specific details in order to get the full points. She does give you all the materials you need to pass the exams. It requires a lot of memorization. Lectures are super boring.
Worst teacher I've ever taken at fresno city, super disorganized and grades late. Lectures are long and she constantly lectures about things not on the test. Not a very good speaker- says umm and uhh ALOT made it very hard to focus and follow the lecture.
Film-2B I have no strong feelings one way or another about this teacher. She covers everything, though she goes really fast. You watch a lot of movies, some of which were good, others made me finally realize what it meant to be genuinely "bored to tears". The class is pretty simple overall, you just have to show up and be okay with boredom.
There are quizzes that arent worth that much. All the points are in the exams (2), which you are required to memorize an art piece and its culture, material, era, the VERY specific year (ex. 3479-2456 BCD), and two additional facts. Then there are dense essays that you only have 15 minutes to write. She thrives off of failing students.
Never grades on time and the lectures are boring. She uses words like "umm" and "uhh" too much and its obvious she's disorganized. Def wouldn't want to take any of the classes she's teaching.
She is extremely disorganized. enters grades very late. Is not thorough in what you need to know on exams. Goes into depth about things that are irrelevant to what is on the exam. Provides excessive information for written response assignments and very little information to answer the questions. Is very vague. be prepared to teach yourself.
Want to be lectured to death? Take the class. The articles we had to read and write about were pointless and off topic and did not help in anyway towards the project or research essay. Lectures are the full 2 hours and mostly off topic, she waste too much time that you never get to meet with group members for the final project. Late grader as well.
She does not take the time out of her day to help her studenta or understand anything. If she believes something to be correct that's the end of the discussion. She lectures the entire class and speaks way too fast. She is unclear about what is expected and doesnt do much to clear it up.
Very unorganized. She often forgets the papers she promised to hand back to us that are graded. She lectures the whole class period and doesnt give us time to write everything down. There is one month left in the semester and she doesnt even know half of our names. For the upcoming test we have to memorize over 70 artworks. Dont take her.
For an honors course, effort is expected and your grade will be affected by the level of effort you put into your work. She is a tough grader. I never read the book but you still need the online to access the quizzes, which are can be retaken and easy points. Just be sure to not miss the deadlines for them. Lots of extra credit!
Semi-recently she has switched her entire curriculum onto a horribly buggy, nearly unusable site that you have to both read and take quizzes from. Her lectures are very specific on certain pieces, very few of which are on the chapter quizzes. She also won't push back quiz due dates, even if she has yet to cover any of the content in it.
Ms. Sosa is an okay teacher. Her lectures are incredibly boring, if you manage to stay awake during those you are very dedicated. I crammed for all the tests a day before for about 3-4 hours and I did really well. I finished her with a high A. That was because she offered a lot of extra credit. MAKE SURE YOU DO THE EXTRA CREDIT !! It helps a lot.
After seeing how negative people were on here about her I had to say something. Sosa is an AMAZING professor, don't take her class if you think it will be an easy A. Sosa is a wealth of knowledge, and knows her stuff. She doesn't talk at you and wants people to participate.
Theres so many things Id like to say but 350 characters are not enough. It boils down to Professor Sosa is; unorganized, uncaring of her students time, and her course work is ungodly. If youre one of the brave souls who disregard 73 peoples warning of her class I wish you the best. God knows you will need it.
This class is not art appreciation AT ALL. Its more art history and the paintings Sosa loves. If you are not an auditory learner, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! All of her lectures are slideshows of paintings she loves. She will ramble on about why she loves them through the whole class. Shes close minded, unorganized, and late on returning papers.
She is super sweet and is very knowledgeable. Her lectures may not be your cup of tea if you don't care for art. Overall her class is super super super simple.
she is a horrible professor. Her grading is bias, she expects you to write as if you have a masters degree in art. Her class is difficult and boring.
Good person, bad professor. Huge procrastinator. Always a few minutes late to class, takes attendance last minute when everyone is packing up. Barely knows half of our names by the 9th week. We have not even gotten a mini essay we wrote 2 months ago, nor do we know what we got on an exam taken 4 weeks ago. I have no idea where my grade stands.
Just awful. Unorganized, unclear grading, takes forever to grade, provides no feedback then complains about her lack of sleep to the class. She is condescending which is unjustified because she's a mess. Innacurate study guides Canvas links don't work. Just a complete waste of time and unnecessary stress. Take Snowden if you can. DO NOT TAKE SOSA
Takes forever to grade assignments and to get it back to you. Doesn't follow through with dates and towards the end of the semester rushed due dates to have you complete assignments.
She's very rude and doesn't take the time to answer questions. Grades everything very late and expects you to show up on time and never leave early yet she is always late. She seems like she can be a nice person at times, but as an instructor she's ready to retire. I wish she actually cared about our wellness and wanted to be there.
Wow... idk what to say about her... you guys have pretty much said it all. She doesn't know how to be a professor. Period.
I thought Film would be and and interesting but not with this professor. While it was interesting, it was tough to get through. Sosa is on autopilot at this point, unorganized and don't cut any slack. 3 hr class with 10min. break, if that. Midterm and Final weren't bad. You get a flash card for notes to use. Do the work, get in and get out.
Susana Sosa is so passionate about arts but she's awful at teaching about them. The way she lectures make it hard to take good notes and the way her tests are set up make it difficult to know what to study. She won't answer any questions without referring you to the syllabus or the book. I cannot recommend to have her as a professor.
I agree with a lot of the other reviews. She seems passionate about art history but isn't a good teacher. She has a very short temper with students and takes forever to grade things. She also makes class super awkward when she asks a question and no one answers so she just stands there then complains no one did the reading.
Pretty much what everyone else has said already. She is passionate about the topic but does not teach it well. She takes forever to grade things and is very unorganized She is usually late to class. She can sometimes be condescending if you ask a question. If you dont study you will not do well in this class.
I took her online summer class which was only 8 weeks and it was a lot of material to get through in a short time. As for her, I didn't get to know her well but her class is very lecture and textbook heavy and your responses need to be well thought out. I struggled throughout but did well. Her final is tough, study throughout the weeks is best. :)
Unorganized. Assignments were never graded until the end of the semester. No idea where you were in the class because no feedback was ever given. Constantly set dates as to when things would be graded but never stuck to them. Sat through her whole lectures & took notes, but when we got out tests I was left scratching my head, OH & bad study guides.
Graded everything the last minute, I thought I had an F in the class for more than half a semester until everything got graded late at the end. Overall, dont really think they understood what I was trying to communicate and had really bad communication skills. Oh the bright side, was supper passionate about what she taught.
Sosa was super passionate about what she taught, which is always nice to see in a professor. Lectures were super informative, and she actually made me a little bit interested in something I was not at all interested in. My only complaint was that she was a super slow grader. Overall, if you study the lectures, you'll do well on DBs/exams.
you must watch every film and do every discussion. really easy class if you keep up. I slacked off a bit so I received a B which is entirely my fault but very good class
Gives zero lectures. It is in you to learn the material alone doesn't help even when asked. Grades so late that I didn't know my grade until she had to submit it.
This was an easy A! I only skimmed through the films that were assigned and I still passed. There is a good amount of homework though. There are some peer responses, a couple of essays, and a few quizzes. She gives a lot of extra credit and even includes some in the final.
Dont expect to know how youre doing in class, she doesnt grade anything ever. All semester we turned in assignments w/o knowing what we got. She constantly promised she would grade our work but nope here we are week 14 of 18 and still only 1 assignment from the whole semester has been graded. I really cant understand how shes has a job here.
I would not recommend this professor at all. She did not start grading assignments until 2 weeks before the end of the semester, and now with the semester over she is STILL not done grading. The assignments for the class are thankfully fairly easy, minus a few. The class is easy enough, but a waste of my time given the lack of grading.
Horrible teacher and she leaves no room for growth. Completely pointless class. She literally hasnt graded ANYTHING until the class was over, yet has the nerve to be a very strict grader at the same time. People who I know that have taken her class before have said the same thing.
Would be nice to know her feedback for growth THROUGHOUT the semester. But no, she grades everything by the end of the semester.
Loves art history, but doesn't know how to teach it. She's extremely high-strung, and feels difficult to talk to. I requested disability aid, was approved, but then was completely ignored by her every time i tried to bring it up. All. Semester. Long. Just don't take this class, you won't learn anything. Another teacher would be better.
Not a very good professor. Lacks in professionality, often late to class, forces her to rush lectures. If you miss a day of class, good luck because she refuses to post up the slides online. You have to memorize over hundreds of art works for quizzes and exams but won't allow you to take pictures of them on your phone. Don't take her class.
She is a very slow grader, like last minute til grades are due type of late. She showed up late for every lecture and her slides are messy to follow. She's very passionate about what she is teaching but she isn't able to translate that well to her lectures. Good luck, if you need to take her class.
Course was not that hard but girl...the professor was always late. Attendance is mandatory. I don't know my final grade either, only five days left till final grades are due and hers is the only one I haven't received. All of her gradings come in last minute, I wouldn't take her class again.
Professor Sosa did not reply to any emails or Canvas messages I sent her throughout the semester. As others have said, do not expect to know what grade you have in the class until the end of the semester. She did not even grade the introduction assignment until 2 weeks before the semester ended.
Passionate about art but poor at teaching. Unorganized, takes forever to grade, and can be condescending. Using Unstuck ai alongside the textbook helps make up for her shortcomings.
Never take this class with this professor she's lags on grading and good luck with the final it's hard and she does too much for the final.
Easy assignments, ridiculously difficult tests. Required external site that costs 90$ per semester. She grades the last week of the semester, so if you're doing something wrong, you'll never know.
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75%
Textbook Required
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