Introduction to Museum Studies I
Introduction to Museum Studies I covers the history of museums, museology, connoisseurship, and practical skills in exhibition planning, research, cataloging, and installation.
Summary
Historical reviews of Ann Smart Martin: Students must have a passion for the subject matter to succeed, as the course is not designed for those expecting an easy grade.
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Historical reviews of Ann Smart Martin: Ann Smart Martin provides deeply engaging instruction with high-quality discussions and fair grading. However, she does not offer easy grades, requiring students to have a genuine passion for the subject matter to succeed in her class.
ANN MARTIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2017, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Historical reviews of Ann Smart Martin: The course offers deeply engaging instruction and excellent discussions, but requires genuine passion for the subject rather than seeking an easy grade.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.88 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Ann Smart Martin: Students must have a passion for the subject matter to succeed, as the course is not designed for those expecting an easy grade.
Historical reviews of Ann Smart Martin: Reviewers highlight very fair grading and some of the best class discussions they have experienced, recommending the course highly.
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