this class is manageable~ meaning if you put in enough time to study the material of the three religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, you'll be fine. know that your grade is basically a midterm, a final, and the final paper, though.

though, it gets tricky at times because Professor Bakhos is not clear at times, but if you ask her on your own time, that would be helpful. she does use slides, but most of the content is in lectures where it's NOT recorded, so you should definitely come to class! also, professor bakhos is a very interactive professor; she'll remember you after the first or second lecture.

If you do not already have a religious background (grew up either Christain, Jewish, or Muslim) you will be sooo lost and this class is not an intro course. Her lectures were extremely unorganized, jumping from point to point. I was simply unable to keep up with any of her train of thought or points she made during the lecture. None of the lecture slides are posted online so there is really no way to go back and make sure you understood everything.

She assigns a ridiculous amount of reading every week and other than that there is no homework so all that ends up in the grade book is the midterm exam, final exam, final paper, and a small % of section attendance points. The exams are very confusing the study guides are pages of pages of random vocab (some of which isn't even covered). The exams are graded really harshly. I do not recommend this class if you arent either EXTREMELY self-motivated to learn about these religions or you already have a very sufficient understanding of at least one of these religions.