Oh my God. This class is RIDICULOUSLY HARD! There are 8 quizes and unless you do the reading like 5 times, you won't catch on to the answers because they are such detailed questions. You only need to take 5 though. These 8 quizes are the equivalent of the final exam. There's no midterm, but there are 2 papers: short and long (go figure). They're graded fairly, even though she's really anal about the citations and style. Overall, the class is really interesting and not like anything you've taken before. She does care about the student's learning. But I'm warning anybody reading this, the reading is SOO MUCH. Literally like 100-150 pages a week, no exaggeration. I'd advise you to stay away!

Warning: This class is HARD! Do not take this course if you are looking for an easy course. There are eight quizzes which ask for very specific details from the text (but you're only required to take five), a short essay, a long essay, and a cumulative final exam. There is a LOT of reading to do for this course! While Richlin is very knowledgeable on this topic (she especially likes to talk about pederasty), she often only expresses her point of view on the subject. Many of my classmates have said that if they had known about the course beforehand, they would not have taken it. If you decide to take this course, be ready for a lot of reading. If you're a classics major she will great all of your work personally. If you're not, your work will be graded by the T.A. Personally, I am going to try to avoid this professor for the rest of my time at UCLA.