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4.15Instructor rating24 evaluations
3.89Course rating24 evaluations
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Interesting lectures and assignments, but be prepared for HELLA work outside of class and random excursions that take up 4-6 hours of your day randomly. Getting an -A to A is definitely achievable, just requires effort.
Genuinely horrible. It's so much work and so hard. The tests are listening to a snippet of an old, often classical song, naming the song, composer, era, and larger work, and answering questions about it. Only one person got an higher than a B- on the first test.
Prof. Callahan is engaging and fun. The class is interesting, but be ready for a lot of homework.