If for an elective you can get an easy A in, this is NOT the one. For example, the average on the final project was a 54%, and a high of 85%. It's completely ridiculous how tough the professor graded a 2000 level elective.

You are assigned a film or two a week to watch, and you are expected to complete discussion posts and journal entries.

She is going to pick apart your work, and you will somehow never reach the level of in-depth analysis she expects.

That I should have picked a different elective.

Past students said this was an easy class to take in the summer, but the course has been adjusted now and it is not easy, even if it was in the past. This is a difficult course and will take lots of your time to pass, so don't take this in the summer if you don't have time to spend mastering the material. It's better to take during the spring/fall if you are worried about the course, because you can go to free tutoring or office hours in spring/fall, but that's not available in the summer.

Be aware that this course has a lab, so you will need to order the supplies you need for that. Those supplies will take a while to arrive if you are living internationally during the summer, so you will want to plan for that, as you might not get them in time for the first lab due date.

Students in the past have said this course is easier over the summer, but the course has been reconfigured and students now report that it is just as hard, at least, as taking it during the fall/spring. It doesn't matter who the instructor is (and the course is online anyway). I do not recommend taking this course in the summer if you have struggled with it or think you will struggle with it. There are free tutoring and other supports available in spring and fall that are not available in summer, and in fall/spring you can also go to office hours. Only take this course in the summer if you are confident you have the skills you need to succeed in the course, and the time you need to devote to it, especially if you have an internship at the same time. It is not an "easy A" and you will need ...read more