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Interesting personality, nice guy and good prof. I took this class freshman year and my two biggest things were 1. The tests (which are entirely essay-based and long ones at that) required a lot of recall of difficult texts. 2. The class was a power lecture and had no discussion, but you were required to participate enough to receive a good grade.Rate My Professors ↗
Nepo baby whose professor father cleared the way for him at Oxford.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Brockliss is amazing. His lectures are super engaging, and he takes the time go over the readings which can be really complex and difficult to understand. The lectures are very collaborative, he frequently asks for our thoughts and ideas on texts and images. The class itself is super interesting as well due to the way he teaches it.Rate My Professors ↗
This class was really interesting, but way more work than I anticipated. I took this as a schedule filler, and it ended up giving more work than some of the classes towards my major. Prof Brockliss is super knowledgable and makes lectures pretty engaging. I would definitely recommend this class but be aware of the amount of work going into it!Rate My Professors ↗
Prof Brockliss is a great professor (and is british). The class is very lecture and reading heavy but they are both engaging and if you love mythology it doesn't really feel like work. The exams are formatted similar to a AP English test but are very manageable.Rate My Professors ↗
Class grew on me throughout the semester. If you pay attention in class + do the notes you won't really have to study for the exams at all. Exam style is similar to a DBQ/LEQ on an AP exam for comparison. Had no TA for my class so he did all the grading himself, was a fair grader + left good feedback. Worst thing is participation which is graded.Rate My Professors ↗
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Senior Honors Thesis is an individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Reading is independent study arranged with a faculty member to demonstrate knowledge of Classical and ancient Near Eastern societies and cultures.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced independent study in environmental studies involving independent work overseen by a qualified instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleDirected Study (GREEK 699) is an independent study course arranged with a faculty member to analyze, interpret, and evaluate ancient classical Greek texts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Individual mentored study for completing theses, as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced directed study involving analysis of Latin texts and producing an original scholarly project on ancient Greek, Roman, or Near Eastern society and culture.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | CLASSICS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | CLASSICS 699 | Directed Reading |
| Spring 2027 | ENVIRST 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | GREEK 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | GREEK 890 | Individual Research Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | LATIN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CLASSICS 150 | Ancient Greek and Roman Monsters |
| Fall 2026 | CLASSICS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | GREEK 305 | Third Semester Ancient Greek |
| Fall 2026 | GREEK 890 | Individual Research Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | LATIN 699 | Directed Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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