Fred Kleiner - Boston University

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Fred Kleiner - Boston University

Professor: Fred Kleiner

Department: History

College: Boston University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Kleiner is a great professor who always makes lectures entertaining and gives out many opportunities for extra credit. He definitely knows his material and is helpful when it comes to studying for the exam.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: AH234
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Kleiner is one of the best professors I've met at BU.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: AH234
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kleiner is very passionate about art history and I definitely learned a lot from the class. I took this class for hub credits and found it to be manageable. There were only 3 total grades and the exams were non-cumulative. The class was pure memorization. Extra credit is given during lectures and if you study you should do well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Everything he says during the lecture may be in the exam, so go to the lectures. You don't need to buy the MindTap or the textbook, the slideshow will be posted onto Blackboard (IMO). He is pretty old, so you might not be able to hear him if you sit in the back. He gives extra credit if you answer his questions during lecture so watch out for that.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This man is an absolute gem. The lectures themselves were a little dry/ he was sometimes hard to understand. That being said, he was always trying to get student to participate and make the lectures more interesting. Be sure to do the readings if you want to pass the midterm.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: KHCAH101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Kleiner is smart and nice. He makes me fall asleep in class, but the course wasn't that hard. He sends you pdfs to read, and as long as you look them over, you're good. Class was small and basically a long lecture with occasional participation. We wrote 3 essays. He's kind of stuck up, and values his book above any research I did. Overall, fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: AH234
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kleiner truly cared about all his students and goes out of his way to make connections with them. He learns everyones names within the first few weeks. True, his exams are tricky because of the pure amount of content, but he teaches all the essentials in class. Go to class!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took Intro to Art History with professor Kleiner, he's not the most engaging speaker but the material is really interesting. You don't really need to read the textbook if you go to all the lectures and discussions and take notes. Really nice guy and good class overall.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Love this guy. Such a great lecturer and you can tell he knows his stuff. He taught the first half of this class then it goes to prof Kahn (not as good). You have to go to his lectures if you don't want to read the textbook. Everything is graded by the TF. Only two tests and two papers all class (extra credit available). Study the lectures!

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Kleiner really knows his stuff--you should ace his test if you attend lectures and pay attention. I think he did a nice job of connecting art pieces from across time and explaining concepts that you'll need to mention on the test. He wrote the textbook used in AH111, so that's infinitely valuable.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fred Kleiner is one the best art history professors! His lectures are engaging and well-prepared, and he always adds his own sense of humor. He is very friendly and approachable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A LOT of readings and artworks to memorize. Not a easy class to pass. Try to find another humanity courses instead of AH111 unless you are really interested in ancient artworks, architectures and sculptures. Make me really feel tough in the exam. The discussion section is helpful, go and find your TA before exam or paper.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best lecturers you will ever encounter. This guy wrote the art history bible so you know he knows his stuff. Lectures were extremely entertaining. Like watching a really good and engaging documentary. The lectures tell a story of human history illustrated by the greatest works of art known to man. It's awesome.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

There is a lecture, which he teaches, then a discussion. Attendance is not mandatory for discussion but you should go bc he is charismatic and it helps to get the information, then attendance for the discussion is mandatory. Paper graded easily but the midterm and final are HARD, so much art work to memorize and analyze.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He makes everything super clear and easy to understand. Very approachable and really knows his stuff. Because it is an intro level class he did not go as in depth as I would have liked. I would jump at the next opportunity to have him as a professor

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love Prof. Kleiner! He is so funny and his lectures are really interesting. You don't really need to read the book because he wrote it and pretty much regurgitates it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: AH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a great professor. Such a shame that he leaves mid-way through the semester. Kahn is not as good. Kleiner is really enthusiastic about art and always shows photos of his travels to various museums/monuments. His voice is nice but a bit monotonous. He has a really great sense of humor that makes lecture a lot more bearable.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: AH382
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kleiner is great! Amazingly knowledgeable about architecture. Exams focus more on concepts than memorizing names and dates which is awesome. I would recommend auditing this class though because it's a GPA killer, but it's too interesting not to take.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ARH500
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Did I also mention that he is very unhelpful and not friendly? A fool is impressed with him too easily. He makes you feel worthless.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ARH500
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awful man, very pompous, grades unjustly, most definitely a GPA down grade, picks favorites, glad I left BU.

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