<p>I'm an engineer looking for a GE to take... since i passed out of English Comp 3. I was thinking about Classics 20: Discovering the Romans because it seems like an interesting subject. Has anyone taken this class or knows someone who took this class? I just want to know if I can handle the workload and whether or not the class is graded really hard or not. Also, can anyone recommend other GEs? Thanks.</p>
<p>Check the professor on <a href="http://www.bruinwalk.com%5B/url%5D">www.bruinwalk.com</a> - should help you get an idea about the class and the professor's expectations for the class.</p>
<p>hmmm prof. gurval seems to be getting mixed reviews.... some say its hard..some say its easy. any advice would be appreciated :).</p>
<p>I wish I could help more. The only classics class that I've taken has been classics 42 w/Prof. Bergren and it was a piece of cake.</p>
<p>hmm.... do you know any other GE's that have been easy?</p>
<p>here's the easy GE list :)</p>
<p>btw i was gonna take classics 20 this fall; gurval seems cool and i thought the workload would be okay. but due to exam schedule conflicts i couldnt take it =P</p>
<p>mmm thanks, but im a bioengineer and cant afford to take life science as my GE... must take... humanities...crap... T_T</p>
<p>I don't know about Classics 20 but I took Classics 10 with Professor Goldberg and loved it. It's not the easiest GE class but I thought the subject was really interesting. If you're good with memorizing and interested in Greek culture, I definitely recommend the class. </p>
<p>For the historical analysis GE, I took History 13B (19th century U.S. History) with Professor Iu and it was ridiculously easy. If you took U.S. History in high school, this is going to be a cake walk. The midterm and final were exactly the same format: 5 identifications and an essay. You get a list of 20 possible IDs beforehand. You don't even need to attend lecture or read the book.</p>
<p>For social analysis GE, I recommend either Poli Sci 40 (U.S. Government) with Prof. Schwartz or Poli Sci 50 (Comparative Govt.) with Prof. Lofchie. Schwartz posts all of his lecture notes online and that's all you need. His midterm and final are fill in the blank and short answers and it's REALLY EASY. Seriously one of the questions was "this case established judicial review". However the papers are graded by TAs. Poli Sci 50 had no papers so your grade was determined by midterm, final, and discussion. Lofchie posts his lectures (which are powerpoint presentations) online as well. You totally know what's going to be on his tests and the GREAT thing about him is he posts all the readings online too so no need to spend money on books.</p>
<p>thanks for the info :)</p>