Midterm was an in-class essay, final was 100 question multiple choice. I never did any of the readings and relied on my 6th-grade Percy Jackson knowledge and got an A on the final. Prof Erickson is super passionate about his subject and a funny/engaging lecturer. I'd recommend going to lecture bc slides are impossible to understand otherwise.

Erickson enjoys teaching this class and you can tell that he does. Your TA however really makes or breaks you in this class. I had Dai and he was one of the chillest TAs ever. Graded very easily. Some easier professors teach this class, however, Erickson's class was still manageable. His final was extremely niche and failed to state he would curve.

He is an excellent lecturer, fun + engaging; I found myself genuinely excited to attend. Grading is heavily dependent on your TA!!! Grace Miller is a gem, I'd recommend her. Lectures are ESSENTIAL, but readings don't matter. Take very thorough notes— the final was basically trivia, tested on tiiiny details mentioned once or twice in lectures.

I really enjoyed this class! It was a good way to get gen ed credit, and it was super insteresting and engaging. Taking good notes is key, and there is honestly something from every lecture on the final, so if u skip make sure someone gets you notes. I had a lot of fun in class 40 :)

If you don't like Greek Myth maybe don't take this class or you'll be bored. Professor was good, made things funny and relatable, making things easy to understand. Talked a lot abt Freud but it was fine. Lots of readings but go to lecture cuz he explains them and you'll be fine skipping a reading or two. Grade mostly depends on TA since they grade.

Great professor interesting topics good at lectures. no homework very reading heavy but pretty chill. Class was a perfect GE until this year's final, worth 25% of your grade, with an average of 65/100. That is crazy difficulty for a GE. luckily it had an 18 point curve so it wasn't that bad. I took it Pass/No Pass, so it was pretty OK overall.