AMES-129
MASTERS OF CHINESE CINEMA
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredSpring, Fall
Typical enrollment16–18
Semesters of data2
4.4
Hrs / week
27
Responses
34
Enrollment
79%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.7
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.6
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.8
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
2.5
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysismedium
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 22 comments across 2 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Watch out for
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
Analysis of Chinese film and specifically the theory of the auteur -- learned about long takes in detail, Chinese / Hong Kong / Taiwanese history and how it applies to film, and sound design
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
Leaning auteur, film techniques, and applying these film techniques to the specific dimension of Chinese cinema.
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
Analyzing filmmaking techniques, understanding different auteurs' styles, learning filming strategies to produce desired results
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
I learned how to interpret film given the context and background information. I learned about different styles of filmmaking. I learned more about film makers that enriches my general knowledge.
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
Learned different terminology and ways of thinking to analyze different aspects of cinema.
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Hong, Guo-Juin 4.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.8Difficulty1.7Would retake100%Based on 17 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | — | — | 4.4 | 18 |
| Fall 2023 | Hong, Guo-Juin 4.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.8Difficulty1.7Would retake100%Based on 17 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.7 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 16 |
Instructor
Hong, Guo-JuinAMES
Also teaches
AMES-107 INTRO TO EAST ASIAN CULTURES4.8AMES-511 DOCUMENTARY/EAST ASIAN CULTURE4.5AMES-631 NATIONAL CINEMAS4.3