Richard Mason - George Mason University

Professor: Richard Mason

Department: TBD

College: George Mason University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ART329
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Homework is a single page, double spaced response paper to the readings. Usually only one a week. Tests are based entirely off lectured material and information from the readings. Only three tests, they counted for the majority of the class. Lectures were incredibly interesting, and he realized we needed a break every class and gave us one. A+ prof

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

if you are going to be in his trombone studio you have to do the work, as simple as that, i was in for a few semesters, and i put in work, but i barely skated by, he knows EVERYTHING there is about the horn, and his ear is better then your iPhone tuning app, so only come if you're ready for 2-3 hours of daily practice! He is pretty chill, though

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ARTH319
• 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:

Great class & good teacher. Can be a little confusing w/ what he writes on the board, but overall a good educator. Initially, the testing format appears hard, but after the first test, you learn the format & it actually becomes easier than other art history classes. I got a "C+" on 1st test; "A+" as my final grade. take notes, study;HW not nec.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ARTH394
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A nice professor who loves what he teaches and is glad to help. Class can be hard, so pay attention to slides, take ALOT of notes, participate, study, & go to EVERY class or you will miss info that will be on the exams (he takes attendance). 4 exams with slide IDs, terms, dates, etc, and one 4 page museum paper. Forgets info sometimes. Got a B+

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ARTH394
• 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:

lectures are not organized & he goes off on tangents, its not clear what material will be tested & he is hard to understand. tests on the most random things & has no real grading structure for papers with no explaination to the grade or grading scale. avoid he's a hassel to impress.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ARTH394
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Mason has an unusual personality, but he can be very amusing at times. He's a nice guy, but very lazy as a prof. He relied too much on showing us videos instead of teaching, so I really didn't learn much in this course. His lectures were confusing and unclear in what the main points were. Tests were easy, but paper assignments were frequent.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ARTH319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A bit off, but hey he's an art history professor...i truly enjoyed him! I love the subject and feel he did it justice...As for the slides...guys, he stresses that they are important in the class...so study them!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ARTH319
• 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:

Well,he's a very nice guy and seems very much into art, but his final exam was just awful. Half the slides were not in the book and there was other stuff that I didn't remember from class at all.Overall, he was all right, though.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ARTH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Exams are predominantly based on in-class slides which are not in the text so they are difficult to memorize. You think you passed the exam until you get it back and it's an F and at that point it's too late to drop. I hated this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ARTH319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher! Very enthusiastic and makes things interesting. Not a hard course either and he's fair at grading. Higly reccomended!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

pretty good, gets real excited about the material but not a hard course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ARTH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! Inspired me to want to learn more about art. Just make flashcards for the exams and you'll do well.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ARTH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class isn't that hard, just go to class and have a decent understanding of the main text and you'll be fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ARTH321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

VERY bizarre ... Seems to expect that the students have worked as professional archaeologists. EXTREMELY disorganized lecturing style.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ARTH319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hes pretty easy. GO TO CLASS! study a lot

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ARTH319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

What can you get by attending every class, taking notes, doing the readings, and studying painfully long for exams? Why, a lovely and well earned 'D' of course! He expects students to be at his level of proficiency. Cool material, horrible professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ARTH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was freshman level and I got a C!! It was so hard, and he is very much into greek mythology. He actually gets excited when he speaks about it.