He goes over a lot of information, but it also very informative and extremely helpful outside of class. He will also work with you to help you do your best in this class.

This class is not for the faint of heart. You have to are able to memorize 25-30 slides for the two exams and be able to name the piece of art, the artist, the year it was created, the medium, and it's significance for the time period, you will succeed.Two quizzes that are very difficult only worth 5% of grade and visit two museums write two papers

He is a great professor! You need to have a great interest in art history if you want to succeed in this class. He is very passionate and thorough in his lectures. YOU MUST read from the book to do well on the quizzes. As for the exams, memorize memorize memorize! It's up to you if you want a good grade, I got an A in his class.

Take his classes if you are interested in an Art/Art History major. I felt like I came out knowing so much more when I transfered to a cal state because of him. He's the best professor I had at saddleback by far and he really cares about the subject. I wish I could have him for every art history class. It was so worth the money I paid.

Dr. O'Leary has received, unfairly, negative reviews only because his classes are difficult. He is always very clear on EXACTLY what you will be expected to know for his tests. He is the most knowledgeable art professor I've ever met, and he is always more than willing to help. All you need to do well in his classes is to put in a little work.

He is very knowledgable. Everything is very clear. You have to keep up with the readings, and you will do well on the quizzes. He always emails, always uses blackboard. He is very nice, he does not want you to fail. He doesn't give extra credit, or want you to beg him for your grade. Take this teacher.

Has engageing and real life experiences that keeps you entertained during dry periods of the lecture. He sometimes had sceduling conflicts with Faculty meetings, so be so check e-mails for canceled or late starting classes.

Great teacher. Hard tests. Really pushes you to learn. Challenging but interesting. He's laid back in his element and surprising with his humor. Great listener. Very helpful. Whole course plotted out on syllabus, no surprises. MUST read the textbook. 2 essays, 2 brutal tests. Not for the faint of heart or for cell phone addicts. I loved it.

Mr. O'Leary is very helpful when it comes to describing the art that you're looking at. If you read the book you will do well. I made flashcards for the test and midterm and got an A on both. He is very lax with the spelling. As long as you get the general idea then he counts it as a point. I loved this teacher.

This professor gives very little feedback to his students. It seems that he wants his students to fail. He lectures from the book, but rewrites the questions in a way that is hard to figure out. He loves the subject matter, and unfortunately makes it difficult for his students to love it also. Over all, his class is a waste of time.Read the book

Dr. O'Leary is the man. His quizzes are worth only 10%. The two essays are graded modestly. And the two tests are what impact your grade. All you have to do is memorize 25 slides(name, artist, date) per test with a short essay question. You don't have to show up to class, but make a habit of going as he is a VERY knowledgeable professor. TAKE HIM!

He never came to class and was always late. Class is relatively easy if you read the book. I thought it was important to pay attention to his lectures and ask questions because you learn the artwork better.

Right now I am writing an essay and I seriously was devastated to find that I have been writing it wrong the whole time. He is not concise with instruction and how we should format the essay.

Im not really sure what everyones talking about... He is very clear as to what you need to study on the midterm/final. He posts all the ppts for the class, practice quizzes (opt), essay prompts, videos shown in class, and emails. I barley opened the book. I take REALLY good notes and pay attention.

one word, EASY. Go to class, write your essays like you care. Do the review. I took the final (75 questions) in 8 minutes and missed 1 question. With that said, I missed 2 classes and put time into my essays and participated in class.

TAKE AS A SUMMER CLASS.Easy A but you have to GO TO CLASS! the quiz/midterm/final are all based on his study guides. Memorize them guarentee A+ Loved him! Its a long class since its in the summer but trust me it will be worth it onece you have that A. His lectures are so ensightful learned to love the class. Act intrested,and he will like you more

Professor O'Leary is really nice! Although the class feels boring while you're in it, you come out with a lot of great insight on what art is all about. & he's funny. The class is an easy A as long as you study from his study guides, don't BS the papers, and pay close attention to the dates that things are due. PS:dont buy the book

took both Anct-Goth and Ren-Mod classes this semester. He was late a lot. I came to class and doodled. Failed most quizzes, A's on both midterms, finals and papers. A in the first class (still hasn't posted second part's grades but will be an A. Class was very dull. Don't buy book just study the test packet and memorize date/years/artist name gglol

Professor O'Leary is an excellent Art History instructor with a subtle wit. His instruction is simple and he may seem deadpan, but if you ask questions in lecture you can really learn more about Art than just memorizing stuff. Professor O'Leary is very knowledgeable; get the books, do not miss a class, use flash cards and you'll do fine.

He gives you everything you need to succeed in class. Go to class and get the text book. I also recommend the Writing about Art book because it helped a lot with the essays. There is no need to get the Abacus to Zeus book. ALL of the quizzes are online before you have to go to class which is nice. They are the exact same questions. Doesnt email

Really passionate about art history, I've learned a lot from him so far and wish I could take all my history classes with him. He has great wit and is very funny/sarcastic sometimes. LONG lectures, great content.

The greatest professor ever. So understanding. He care's about his students. Book is needed, easy grader on papers. 1 trip to the L.A. museum. He makes art history easy. He makes people who were otherwise uninterested, interested. Tip: Read the first introduction in book, and study the history of the kingdom, more than the actual history. A breeze.

He is very knowledgable, and helpful if you ask. Be prepared to force yourself awake though, especially for a mid-day class, he lectures with strictly power points with all the lights off & its photo history ... yawn. Oh, don't yawn loudly. Lots of martial to work with. Full power points and extra info online.

Dr. Thomas O'Leary is well educated and well knowledgeable instructor. He covers almost all materials in chapters. You have the book and well organized PowerPoint slides to study at home. Participation and attendance both matters. Exams are not hard and he does not expect you to know all the detail. You will learn a lot in his clas

This class is an easy A, just show up, pay attention to lecture and study the online study guides(which are identical to the quizzes) and you'll pass. Mid-term and Final were all based upon pieces where you needed to know artist, date, title and meaning. idk why people are complaining about oleary. He is extremely intelligent and knows his stuff.

This is a class you have to really pay attention in if you want to succeed. Interesting if you enjoy learning about different cultures or history in general. There is a ton of information to process and remember, but tests are simple you are told exactly what will be on them. If you have questions, just ask and he'll always do his best to answer.

I took his 8 week ARTH 25 class last semester, he is above all a very good teacher! He is very passionate about what he teaches. His lectures can be a little overwhelming sometimes, but his quizzes are super easy! He is also an easy grader and if you try you will pass! I got an A in his class. I really recommend taking him!

Super easy.

Professor O'Leary is very knowledgable about the material. He has always been really great with emailing me back in regards to the questions I had in the class. Just be a grown up and meet the deadlines and don't make any excuses. I think he really cares about his students as long as they try.

Took the online class during the spring and am happy I did due to how straight forward it was. Everything is spelled out for you and most of the points are easily earned. The most difficult part was the mid-term, so tab the book with all of the slides he provides. Go to a museum, write the papers and check your grammar

Very straight forward from the very 1st session. As long as you study and take notes on lectures you'll be a 100% ready for the exams and essays. Fun class, and I was never a art person.

Amazing. He's very straight forward and easy. Take notes and study them before the exam and you will end up with an A.

I took his online Art History class and I really liked it! His instructions were very straight forward and he responds quickly to emails. One downside of his online class, however, was that his powerpoint lectures were not very helpful, but as long as you read the chapters, you should be fine. He provides study guides which were very useful!

Super cool guy. Sarcastic humor is plentiful, and he is not as harass as his syllabus makes him out to be. Quizzes are kind of gnarly, because he asks for minute details that you will miss if you skip class. So be careful to skip on the weeks the quizzes test on. Not very hard at all.

I took this as an online 8-week course. It was time-consuming, as there is A LOT of reading. There were two discussion boards per week, 2 papers, a midterm, 4 quizzes, and a final paper. The midterm and quizzes are straight from the study guides and the midterm prep powerpoint. He's not a super hard grader, and he responds quickly to emails.

Took online class and it was great! Not too difficult and not too much homework. A couple of written assignments, online quizzes and discussion boards, and gives powerpoint test review for midterm and final. I would definitely take another class with him.

Took his classes for my art major: animation. I did his summer 8-week course and didnt try as hard. But do put into work for his discussion posts and replies. He is an easy grader, especially for papers. Same routine and assignments throughout the semester.

This class was an easy A. One discussion board a week, two formal papers, quizzes at the end of each week, and two exams. The discussions can take an hour but as long as you use information and examples from the book you will get full credit. I recommend taking this class, the professor is helpful and knowledgable and the material is interesting!

I took Arth25 online with Prof. O'Leary this past semester. There is a lot of reading and it's important to do the weekly discussion boards. For the papers make sure you pay close attention to formatting and citations! He did respond to my emails quickly and was attentive. Overall, I would recommend his class.

I took his ARTH25 and 26 courses. For each class, there is a weekly discussion and quiz. There are also two papers, a midterm, and a final. As long as you provide examples for each of your points in discussions, you'll get full credit. The classes are pretty organized, I definitely recommend them.

He's super chill, athough towards the end of our semester he made us take a final, do a project, and a 5 paged essay. For the most part, the class is super easy just busy work.

Overall easy! There were weekly discussions that were followed by quizzes but they were easy if you took notes on the lectures. The work is just really monotonous and boring and the worse part were the two papers but those were fairly easy, and not graded harshly. There was also a mix up on due dates and when I emailed he was really nice.

There was a discussion and quiz for each unit, since I took his 8-week class this meant 2-3 discussions and quizzes per week but they're easy as long as you read the lectures and take notes. There are 2 exams, 2 papers, and a project at the end of the semester where you have to make your own piece of art. As long as you do the minimum you will pass

I had previously left a negative rating of him, but this class changed my mind. I previously had an online class with him, which was bad. However, the in person class I had with him was a lot better. He cares about his students and is very knowledgable in what he teaches. I would highly recommend taking an in person class with him.

Professor O'Leary runs a rigorous class, but provides helpful feedback. While the workload is heavy, using resources like unstuck ai for study prep made it manageable. Overall, a rewarding experience for engaged students.