EASIEST UPPER DIV GE EVER! Grade is made up of 2 papers (you'll get a high A if you try) & midterm + final (SUPER EASY online MCQ). Never did readings so basically NO HW! SUPER SWEET person & you can contact him for any questions via phone! Zoom lectures are hard to understand but they're NOT NEEDED...even to get an A (>90% don't attend lectures!).
Easiest class I have actually ever taken in my life. Midterm (30%), Final (35%), 400 word essay (10%) and 1400 word essay (25%). I honestly didn't watch a single lecture and have done really really well on all of the assignments. And Ralph is a great guy!!
Solid upper div class - 2 small papers, midterm, final, attendance is not mandatory. I've taken 5 classes from the Galluch and he's one of my favorite professors. He's a fair grader and is just a really nice and caring prof. Will give you extra credit opportunities.
Really boring and sometimes forgetful lecturer and over 1/2 the class doesn't attend. But he's an easy grader on essays and tests aren't too difficult so I got to rate him highly.
Easiest professor at UCSB by far. Midterm and final are straightforward. Gives ALOT of extra credit. Going to his office hours for paper reading will give you an A. TAKE HIM if you ever get the chance.
Go to maybe 1 out of every 5 lectures, read Wikipedia and use google and the syllabus. Midterm and Final are multiple choice, can't get better than that. Don't buy the books. Nice guy but lectures are painfully slow and dry. The term paper is long af but you can do it if you believe in yourself.
The class was a 25% Midterm (very easy, 50% got As), 10% 1 page essay, 5% essay guideline, 35% Final (also very easy), and 25% 1800 word essay. Gallucci gives you all the information you need to get an A on the tests and the essays are graded easily. Books and lecture are not needed, only wikipedia and google. Definitely take as an easy GE.
Gallucci is such a great professor! I had multiple problems going on the quarter I took his class and he was very supportive and willing to work with me to help me pass instead of letting me completely drop the class or fail. His lectures are also interesting and it's so nice to know that your professor cares about you.
Chill proffesor, "dry" lecturer, easy class, and he cares that the students do well in the class..... Hes definatley one of my favorites and hope to take more classes with him, and easy midterm 50% of it was taking notes from a book....it cant get any easier than that!!!!
Prof. Gallucci's biggest fault is talking TOO SOFTLY, yet I still think he is one of the better professors still around. Very sharp in his assessment of the field. When the "cutting edge" opinions of foolish scholars are just plain wrong, he says so-with no sense of personal superiority or self-opinion. Integrity of research.
Gallucci's class isn't hard, it just involves alot of reading and alot of memorizing. Final is cumulative and has ALOT of material. Gallucci himself is extremely unorganized, too soft-spoken, and overall not a good professor. He sent us the study guide THREE DAYS before the final, which was barely enough time to study.
Gallucci is the definition of chill. He is super relaxed and very straightforward. Sometimes I fell asleep in class because of this tone when I had a late night studying or raging, but his tests are all multiple choice, and when I didn't know what to write for my essay, I went to his OH and he basically told me exactly what I should write on. great
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He's one the hardest working faculty here, and he's always available to help students with papers, questions, and recommendations. 171, Artifact and Text is the best class I have taken so far. Awesome discussions, everyone participates. Has me thinking about changing my major to Classics.
Awesome professor! Take advantage of his office hours, he is really nice and easy to talk to. Go to lecture and do the readings, and you'll be okay
Material is very dry...most people don't even go, but the exams are multiple choice and there are sometimes writing sections. Graded fairly, lecture is boring and scattered in presentation
didn't go to a single class and still got an A+, gallucci the goat fr
Class had multiple choice midterm and finals, a short midterm paper, and a long final paper. Never read anything until the essays and skimmed through the texts while writing my essay and got high grades. I could have taken this class in 6th grade. Gallucci is the GOAT.
SO FIRE Gallucci was literally the GOAT. He's retiring at the end of this school year, but for anyone looking to take one of his courses in spring quarter, totally do it! I had him for Ancient Greeks online and it was super chill, it's definitely doable to really well on the midterm, final, and both essays for SURE
I have taken Gallucci throughout my four years here (Class 40, Class 20A, Class 50, Class 55). He is an absolute legend. Lectures are not mandatory in order to receive at least an A. Minimal work (a few papers) and midterm/final open note. If you ever get the chance to take his classes, do yourself a favor and DO IT!!!
You can tell he is very interested in what he teaches. Class consists of two SHORT essays (about a page), a midterm, and a final (which were both open note).
Professor Gallucci was a great professor. As someone who enjoys learning about greek mythology his lectures were very interesting. His grading criteria is very easy. It's unfortunate that he is retiring this year, so if you have a chance to take this class definitely do it. It's an easy A. (He records all lectures and exams are open note) :)
Gallucci's retiring by the end of this school year, but I'm glad to have gotten a chance to take a class of his while I had the opportunity to. Really easy, he's really caring, and he made the class very enjoyable. He'll go down as a legendary professor here at UCSB.
Great lecturer who makes the material enjoyable. Gallucci's class is not too difficult - open-note exams and essays are straightforward if you do the readings. Unstuckstudy AI was a helpful tool for prep alongside the textbook.
