Rene Bravmann - University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Professor: Rene Bravmann

Department: Art History

College: University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class for as a requirement for tribal core for the art history major and I regret it so much. The class itself was not as interesting as I originally thought and all the professor did was make me fall asleep in class. Everyday. Take a different course, unless you are really passionate about tribal art.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I suggest you not take this class if it is not required. I went to class almost everyday and probably fell asleep in most of the lectures. The material itself is interesting but he talks with a low voice and he also talks slowly so you can't help yourself.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: AH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bravmann knows his content, but his lecture style will be something you have to get used to. With dim lights and documentaries on most of the time...you will likely fall asleep. However, keep up with the readings and memorize your slides perfectly and the exam will be a breeze. I made the mistake of leaving studying until the last minute. Goodluck.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: AH205
• 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:

Good sense of humor for an older guy. Nice to listen to. He talks soooo slowly. I feel like I'll never miss a thing. Anyway the class doesn't have much structure which make is harder to grasp what you need to know for the exams however he super nice and bargained down the amount of images and material needed for the midterm.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: A205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

very confusing to follow. lectures all over the place. difficult to keep up. survery class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: AH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. I was told like many others to not take him, but I did. He rambles, is really slow, unclear, mixes dates up, it's all quite painful. We only had a presentation and a final. Half the final was on things he didn't ask us to study or things from his other class. And then the grade was based on it. Do yourself a favor and don't take him!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I'd heard bad things about this prof. before, but I had to take him for a tribal credit. To watch him "teach" a class of 99% non-majors was infuriating. His "lectures" are pointless, self-indulgent, and confusing. He's passionless and boring. Afro-Carribbean art deserves much better representation than this at UW.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ARTH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a great professor if you don't mind his slowness of things. His grading is really fair. There isn't a lot of dates to remember, so its not that hard. Have yet to take the final though...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AH230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He carries around an oak pipe that has clearly never been smoked out of. He rambles on for upwards of 40 minutes about things that have no relevance to class material or tests, which leave a lot to be studied for midterms as the AH department has strict layouts for tests and papers. The book is more for background info.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ARTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would have to say that he was THE worst teacher I've ever had, this is to include those who just read off ppt slides. He is unorganized, rambles and goes on tangent almost always. However he is friendly and easy to talk to. Just don't expect to learn much from him. A great person, not so great a teacher.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ART337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's very friendly and willing to help students during his office hours and by email. The information is interesting and Bravmann is intelligent and pleasant to listen to. He has a lot of interesting stories. Sadly, the class material isn't effectively organized, so the class is more difficult than it should/could be.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ARTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ARTH337
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Does he have Alzheimers or something? He rambles a lot, which is really distracting, confusing, and boring. This class would have been so interesting if someone else taught it. I like the way he carries around a pipe though, very charming. He would make a nice grandpa, but not a good teacher.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ARTHISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ARTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures made me soooooo sleepy. He's proved to be very inflexible in my experience and a friend of mine even had a problem with him mixing up her grade for someone else's (which was much worse!). I don't think he likes teaching all that much...

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ARTHISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

An over-the-hill windbag who's clearly "phoning it in" until retirement. Presents misinformation as fact because he's too lazy to review decades old lecture materials and punishes you with a reduced grade if you challenge his bogus claims. Often cancelled class, though, which is cool.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ARTH310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

very nice, funny. talks VERY slowly. sports a pipe.