CLAS 2020

No. Absolutely not. If you are not a classics major or something of the sort, do not take this class. I am telling you now: take something else. The readings are very long and the exams are unnecessarily difficult. You cannot coast by and skim readings or skip some. This is not a class to take to simply fill up those 3 credits you need. Take something else. Professor Hays is alright, but this course should be a hard pass for any non-antiquity lovers who are considering.

I wanted to write a review because the most recent ones are from like 5 years ago and I know Hays is still teaching it! I thought it was a great class but I know it was challenging for some - there is a HUGE amount of content. Be prepared to know readings and authors and whatnot extremely well. Do all the readings. Do not skip class. Study a week ahead of time - know your notes cover to cover and be sure you can identify significant passages from the readings discussed and emphasize in discussion extremely well. Go to your TA and have them look over your short papers - they are only out of 7 points and they add up! These strategies enabled me to get upwards of a 95 on both exams, overall very well on short papers, and a 97 in the class. You can do it - this is the class I miss most out of every one I have taken, and the one that I enjoyed the most and looked forward to going to - and I am a STEM major.