Erickson is an enthusiastic lecturer and is very engaging with the entire class. He guides the class through the translation in a clear and positive way, which is so nice because Latin can be very frustrating and difficult to figure out when you're stuck. He's such a funny professor and this was one of my favorite classes I've taken.
Not very good. He is good with the fufu classes like myth, but not the upper division language classes. I found myself drowning in work and he was not helpful and frequently got his latin translations wrong. Some students even had to correct his Latin. Steer clear of this one
Great professor- he's very helpful, friendly and hyper. The course itself is rather challenging. There is sight reading on the midterm and final and we have to learn meter.
A good latin professor. The class is actually sort of interesting and not as painful as expected. Watch out for 100% or nothing quizes. He could do better with explaining grammer. He goes just a little to fast at times. He can be funny at times. We do have to learn meter.
One of the best Classics professors I've ever had. Easy to understand and humorous. Talks about surfing A LOT. And he's hot!
Fun guy, I think he is the best guy to teach this class but GO TO LECTURE. He drops small things on the final. The essays were very reasonably graded and transparent on how to improve but the final was EVIL. I studied everything on the guide and still got a 75% without the curve. It was quite the curve, I got a 94 but the final is no joke (trivia)
GO TO LECTURE! It's important but also the prof is super charismatic. Attendance isn't required but you'll fall behind if you miss. Also super important to do the reading. Overall, easy & fun GE. Highly recommend!
He's very passionate and easy to listen to. As long as you do your reading and go to lecture it's pretty easy. The slides can be difficult to understand if you miss class.
Class is boring, final mc is so specific, very little things in the grade book. If you have previous knowledge the class is easy, but otherwise there is so much reading and so much memorization. Easy to pass the class but if you want a good grade you have to work for it. Not a fun GE, there are easier. But, you can not show up and get a C easily.
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.
If you go to all or almost all the lectures/sections, skim the reading (you don't have to buy ANYTHING just go to the library or google an online version), and do a little bit of studying for the exams, you'll do amazing. The class is incredibly interesting and in depth, and most of the readings are covered in class anyway. Super fun!
“I don't get how he's rated so highly. I took Greek Myth expecting a fun, mid-effort GE, but it was far from it. Lectures start off fine but spiral into his rambling. His slides have almost no info, making class feel mandatory—yet I learned more from readings. The final average was 63/100. Wouldn't recommend, even if you're not after an easy GE.
Class consists of 1 midterm (in class essay, and you sorta knew what was gonna be on it), 5 page essay, and a ridiculously hard cum final (100 MC) with super specific questions. This class is not easy like everyone says it is. lecture 3 times a week (not mand), section once a week (mand), and TONS of reading each week. You gotta buy a lot of books.
Class is graded only by project, section participation, and midterm/final exam. The midterm and paper are relatively straightforward and require some effort. The final exam is 100 MCQ questions, trivia-like with hyper-specific questions only mentioned once or twice at all. Brice is a nice guy, but his final is unreasonably difficult.
Every person who gave him a bad review is just mad greek myth isn't as easy as it used to be. It is still mad easy if you put in a small amount of effort. He's very passionate about the material and lectures are fun and entertaining.
Um so at first he was very chill and I thought the lectures were amazing but then he just got really weird and apparently he is making the class even harder now. There is a midterm at 25%, paper at 30%, and a final at 25% which is multiple choice and 100 questions. Thankfully I have a very chill TA, Carissa you're the best, but Erickson just yaps.
if you don't do the readings then go to lecture, he's cool
Professor Erickson is a great professor!! Lectures and content are super entertaining and you can tell he truly cares about what he is teaching! Just go to lecture and skim the readings and you will do fine! He is super respectful and understanding and makes his class easy for a reason so please respect him too!!
Erickson's CLAS40 is a gem - entertaining lectures and manageable work. Skip the readings and focus on class notes. Use unstuck ai and ChatGPT to breeze through the essays. With some effort, you can easily snag an A.
