This is the best class I've taken so far. His lectures make ancient history really interesting! Tests are really easy if you go to every lecture and take notes. He has study guides before each test, and you can basically use your notes to study for it, rather than the reading assigned. For each test, there is a lot of memorization involved, but it's so straightforward. It's a pretty easy GE.

Prof Phillips is GREAT! TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR!!! Lectures are very entertaining, he is very knowledgable, and the material is really straightforward and interesting. This was one class I actually looked forward to attending. Phillips influenced my decision to be a history major. Information is presented well, tests not too difficult, take this class for a GE or just because it interests you!

I thought that Prof. Philips, while dry for time to time, was a really good professor. He trieds his hardest to make the lecture material interesting; I espeically liked the commentary to contemporary events and when he recited works in the anicent text. The class is not too bad, sine he posts study guides for the tests (there are 3 of them) and anything you need to know for the test is on these study guides. There are two papers, but you're given a choice of topics, and I always found at least one of the paper topics interesting. Overall, a good class to take, whether for a GE or for a major.