This class was by far the easiest class I have taken at UCLA. There is barely any homework and everything you do is in class for participation. There is weekly homework, and you have to go to weekly performances that are mandatory, but I enjoyed such events and they take you out of your comfort zone. So basically all you have to do is show up. Also, I have never seen a professor speak with so much passion for art. She made me want to take more art classes and was so encouraging in validating things I would say in class. She made me a better student and more confident in speaking up in class. Don't take the class if you are not willing to be pushed out of your comfort zone. If you are looking for an easy A, take this class for sure! It counts for visual and preforming arts I believe!

Best class I've taken at UCLA, and it will most likely remain that way until I graduate. I've never seen a professor speak with that much passion for education in the arts and be able reach all the students with different majors found within this class. I'd say 60% of the students were involved in a STEM related major and they were all engaged. Each week was a different topic on art, so for example, there were lectures on performance art, spoken word poetry, puppetry, music, dance, and much more. The professor brought in working artists from each field to give a demonstration. There are in-class workshops each lecture that are required to complete the weekly assignment. Attendance in lecture is worth much of your grade, and they do check whether or not you are there by having you turn in a separate in-class assignment. There are no tests or quizzes in this class. Each week require you to make a piece of art and write about it. Blogs are on CCLE and require at least 200 words. You have one final project that's assign to you by another student, so no final project is the same. Everyone must make art. You will have to attend performances outside of class, and the total cost of all the tickets is around $100, which is basically the same as a textbook. The professor is very skilled in spoken word poetry, and will offer you the chance to perform at lecture-wide open mic. This was my favorite lecture of them all because of all the talent I got to see. You become pretty close with your section and your TA because most of the course requires you to talk about how you feel about art in interpretation and analysis. I wish I could take this class again.