I actually enjoy her class. She's witty and seems nice; I've never personally met her. She does come across, initially, as a pretty harsh, brute-like woman. That sounds rude, but I don't know how else to put it. Either way, she is extremely clear with what she expects from you and I would suggest her as a prof.

love her lectures. they are always interesting. i thought her class would be difficult, however the wait she explained difficult material made the material easy. She's great!

I highly reccomend taking Prof McGuire's class. Her lectures are interesting and never boring. This is a class you'll look forward to! Prof McGuire has an awesome Scottish accent and is slightly eccentric, which I find totally endearing. Prof McGuire's exams are easy if you've attended class and read the assigned readings. Anth 100 is great.

LOVED her class! The key to succeeding in Dr. McGuire's class is to attend as many lectures as you can! She goes over everything explained in the textbook to make it crystal clear; easy course load, fairly good exams and good blog questions. HIGHLY recommend this teacher for any 1st year students at UVic. Overall great prof, great class!

Dr. McGuire is a fair prof. Her lectures are pretty interesting BUT her slides are amazing. They are so clear and great for studying for the midterms and finals. Easy GPA booster and fun, definitely recommend this class.

Dr. McGuire was awesome. I ADORED going to her class. She always made it fun and interesting, and her crystal clear slides made for an excellent studying tool. Great prof, great class. I honestly just want to hug her. :)

Erin is absolutely wonderful. There is no midterm or FINAL for this class and if you go to her office ours for help on the group paper, she will go far out of her way to help you. She's just lovely!

Amazing prof. Helpful, friendly, extrmely knowledgeable. Goes above and beyond to help her students.

Fantastic professor! She's very articulate and she doesn't focus on things she doesn't test you on. She doesn't try to trick you with exams at all and her exams are very easy. She's also really nice and approachable!

Great class, great prof! Her slides perfectly summarize the readings and she posts them online. Her tests are very easy to study for, she tells you exactly what will be on them. Take this class, it's not only interesting but easy to understand!

Fantastic Prof! Really sweet and good at what she does. And her accent is AWESOME

She is a fantastic professor very helpful and clear! She even makes group work fun and productive! I really LOVED both the upper level classes i have taken with her and would strongly recommend her to anyone interested in anthropology

Great teacher, fun class.

Amazing professor. This was my most favourite class this year. She posts her slides online as well as review material for exams. If you read the textbook and pay attention in class the exams are easy. She brings in grad students for lectures so you can see what anthro is used for in the "real world." TAKE HER CLASS!

Ridiculously easy class. she sends about 5 emails a day about pointless things. All slides and tons of extras are on moodle. extremely helpful and really cares about what she teaches. Multiple choice exams/midterms and easy writing assignments. Thinks students care about anthro more than they do. lots of guest speakers

Awesome prof! I really didn't know what to expect going into this class...but I LOVED it. Her lecture notes are clear and she gives lots of hints in class for the areas she will test on. Exams and assignments were easy and she marks fair. Very helpful and knowledgeable.

Awesome professor! I really didn't know what to expect going into this class...but I LOVED it. Exams and assignments were easy and she marks fair. Lecture notes were clear and she gives hints on what will most likely appear on the exams. Very easy class!

I absolutely adored her in class. I loved when she talked about her son and Scotland. She's very clear and made me want to attend every class possible.

Professor McGuire was exceptionally helpful, used great examples in class, and definitely let us know what would be on the exams before they were given. She was also great at listening to the class and the needs of her students.

Took her summer course. Enjoyed this prof! She kept class interesting during lectures and engaged in student/teacher conversing. Had fun labs to not bore learning about medieval archaeology. No exam/ had a group project that was enjoyable. No book use, lectures were posted on moodle - so no need to hurry and copy notes. Good prof!

Brilliant prof, my favourite for sure. Can't wait to take more of her courses. She's witty, intelligent, fair, helpful and patient. Asking her questions is a joy, she leaves you thinking harder than you were before. Notes are clear, she provides provocative and varied examples to learn from and knows how to joke. Stay awesome, Dr. McGuire!

Dr McGuire is great - very helpful, clear, funny and interesting. However, she is by far the most condescending professor I have ever encountered. Didn't have any effect on how I felt about the course, but I really resented the way she treated us when it came to handing in assignments/dealing with technical aspects of the course.

I appreciated all the effort she put into making a large, entry level course more engaging, but sometimes was a bit too much. She is funny and engaging. I didn't find her condescending... I would be far more so if I had to deal with some of the rudeness and sheer lack of following directions that she had to put up with from 600 first years...

Loved Dr. McGuire's class. She's clear and is passionate about her field, and it comes through when she's teaching. Explains things and tries to get her students invested with the same interest she's got. I highly recommend her.

This prof was awesome! She was great at explaining concepts and doesn't sweat the nit picky details. As long as you stay on top of the readings, you're golden.

Really great prof. She keeps you interested in what she's talking about and you can keep up with what she is saying easily.

I found her class to be amazing! it was so interesting and she really has a passion for it which made it even better. I highly recommend taking any of her classes

Probably one of my favorite first year teachers. It's unfortunate the class has to cover such a broad topic in such little time. She is very interesting, and she uses technology effectively unlike many profs who butcher things like twitter and i>clickers. Shes also into Vikings and Dead People. <3 <3. Hero teacher.

She's great!!

excellent prof! Test are pretty easy. Not a boring class! Love her

She must have taken the negative comments here to heart because I don't relate to them at all. Not condescending in the least. Very warm and engaging. Puts a lot of effort into her classes. Explains things at just the right pace. Doesn't email frequently; wish she did instead of putting stuff on Moodle. Loved the class.

unreal prof

Dr. McGuire is such a good teacher for this class! She's very clear on what needs to be studied for her exams. She puts a lot of emphasis on participation, but it really helps you think about and apply the material. If you can take ANTH 100 with her, do it.

Dr. McGuire is a rare gem. Her lectures are engaging, she lay outs her expectations clearly, and she gets us to talk with other students. She's definitely helped me to feel good about majoring in Anthropology. She is always willing to help, so don't be afraid to ask. If you are going to take ANTH 100, take it with her!

Amazing prof!

one of the best profs ever. i have no interest in the subject but she somehow makes you want to get a degree. Easy exams and little homework

Dr. McGuire is super nice, helpful, and an overall great lecturer. Very fair expectations. The paper is extremely short and all tests are very easy! Great elective.

Erin is an amazing prof! I had absolutely no interest in anthropology but she makes it very interesting and exciting. Her lectures and expectations are clear and if you attend class almost no additional studying is needed. Great elective.

Awesome course with an equally awesome prof! i took this as an elective just because it fit my timetable and was thrilled with how interesting it was. She's clear and concise, funny and clever, passionate about the subject, and very helpful with providing hints at how to get a good mark. Considering switching majors because of this course!

She sometimes speaks quickly and rushes through some of the ppts. But she really seems to care and wants you to do well. Some of the stuff isn't all that interesting, but I really liked the archeology parts. Plus, she's kind of hot, in a wierd way.

Good course overall, but there's a big group project. Make sure you work with people you trust.

Hands down the best prof I had in my first year. I took the course out of interest and am now considering majoring in it. Erin was extremely helpful in her office hours, let you debate your tests grades and her tests were very easy if you study and attend the lectures. Make sure you read the textbook!

A master of the most metal topic in existence, Viking Burials, Dr. McGuire is a must take prof. Emphasizes group projects in her classes which may turn some people off. As a bonus, she has a delightful collection of fedoras and T-Shirts.

Great, clear, engaging prof. who gives examples from her own experience. If you come to class and study at all you should find the class relatively easy. I had no experience with anthropology before taking this class and I loved it. Everything on the quizes comes from the slides but you'll need to have done some readings to deal with the essay.

Fantastic prof! Nothing bad to say about her. There wasnt a lot of work for this course. I would recommend taking this course with McGuire.

This is certainly not an easy breezy elective course. You actually have to spend time studying. The material was fun and interesting. Dr.McGuire is very friendly and caring. For the exams, everything is straightly from textbooks and class notes. Pretty much all memorization. The written and MC were okay.. but T/F were a bit hard.

Easy lab, clear with expectations and instructions. Overall an easy and interesting elective course.

Easy class, great prof.. you could get away with not reading but attend class as she has participation marks. She loves what she teaches and it makes it interesting. Some great topics. Highly recommend her.

Dr. Mc Guire is extremely friendly and approachable. She is is more than happy to address any questions you may have about the course content or her expectations. More importantly, she is highly knowledgeable on the topics that she covers and will help you to expand your knowledge base on the subjects. Highly recommended.

Lots of reading. Big group project which was hard but fun if your group is good. We made a webpage. Blog is more work than you think.

If you are a person that likes group work and lots of small assignments as opposed to a few big ones this class might work for you, but prepare to be penalized if you miss lectures. Confusing syllabus with all these multiple systems for earning credit and a whopping 15% for attending class (various i-clicker eval.) Good lectures & kind prof though.

Erin was my favourite prof. I took the course originally just for credit but she made me want to major in Anthropology. She's extremely enthusiastic about the topic & adds humour to all lectures. I always looked forward to attending. The tutorial assignments are really easy too, and help to understand concepts learned in the course.

Dr. McGuire is hilarious and informative in her lectures- she always adds cool activities to them and her iclicker questions aren't that bad either. She isn't one of those teachers that just talk all the time, and makes class enjoyable to go to. Tutorials kinda suck TBH. Honestly, there's no point in taking ANTH100 without having her as a teacher.

Hands down one of my fave profs in the department. Dr. Mcguire really goes out of her way to make sure you learn something in her class, and integrates so many different learning techniques. Absolutely amazing professor - could not recommend her enough!

Great lectures, you can tell she loves teaching and is is really passionate about the material. I also like how she doesn't just talk at us for an hour, she has little bits of class discussion and iclicker stuff too. The final and midterm are tough, but there are other places to get easy marks in the course (like iclicker and labs) so it evens out.

She's great! Definitely loves what she does (especially when it comes to dead people). She responds quickly to emails if you need extra help and will explain things clearly. I wish she taught more courses because I would take all of them! Highly recommend.

Very passionate, but give out a lot of readings and assignments. If you have a light course load I totally recommend it. Not an easy course to take, and a very hard marker on projects.

Amazing class! Tons of information but McGuire makes it pretty clear and super interesting. Would definitely take again! Read the textbook.

great, would love to have her teach all my classes. Very good lecturer, clear and moves through course material at a great pace.

Great lectures, but in my opinion not enough of them. She is clearly brilliant and teaches super interesting topics, but doesn't spend enough time on the material in class! Also, the workload is insane. Blogs do not take half an hour, try a minimum of three. Seriously great teacher, but expect a huge workload, and picky inconsistent marking.

Dr McGuire's lectures were interesting and she explained concepts clearly. The midterm and online tests were quite easy. Overall she's a really good prof and pleasant person.

Erin was a fantastic teacher. Her methods of lecturing are extremely clear and helpful. Even if Anth isn't my major or minor, I still had a large interest in it, and my interest only grew with what I learned in class. Would take another Anth class if I could.

A worldly woman who is very flexible, practical and informative and dynamic.

Hands down the best professor I've had at Uvic. Loves what she's talking about, has interesting lectures, field trips and more. Can't recommend her enough. Go to her office hours, she'll reward you. If you can, try and do a summer course with her. They're even better!

A great prof! I will actively try to take courses with her in later years.

Really awesome. A must take for all undergraduate. Will introduce you to the life beyond Uni and prepare you to make a meaningful contribution. It's just an intro but the broadness of the course in itself exemplifies the complexity of human life. She personally gives a great feed back at a personal level which i find it more helpful. Thanks.

Dr McGuire makes anthro interesting and she cares about students she has alot of online quizzes which are good and bad. It makes you study but if you miss one you get a 0 on it and that kind of sucks bc its hard to make up. But she reuses some of the questions on the exams so if you do the quizzes you can study them

Group project is hard if you don't get the right group, but Dr McGuire tries to help make it work better. She makes you take minutes in meetings which I didn't get at first but turned out to be good when we had a group member bail. We could show her that that person was never there. Inconsistent marking is probably because the TA does some of it.

she is amazing. i love anthropology because of her. do focus on online quizzes coz some question in the exam are from those quizzes

Great instructor. I found the midterm a bit hard. Lot's of reading and online quizzes. She makes it fun for sure!

Erin is by far the best prof I've had at Uvic so far! Truly an inspiring lecturing and can make the topics that seems dry interesting. Never once had a problem zoning out in her class- always interesting and engaging. Midterm was super straight forward if you read the textbook and go through her slides. This class was an easy A+ and interesting.

Dr. McGuire is a wonderful professor and Anth 100 is a pretty easy course. There's weekly quizzes based on the text that are easy, the tutorials were pretty fun, and the exams were fair. Overall, an amazing class.

Clear, to-the-point and fun lectures, would recommend her as a prof to anyone. A large, but interestingly creative, semester long group project; group chosen based on your topic interest so pray for good group. Book review of text due early in the semester and then readings every week. If you're interesting in Vikings, take this class!

Amazing prof! One of the best at UVic - if you get the chance take her! She truly cares and her lectures are amazing and easy to follow. She makes all the material really interesting.

Erin is by far the best prof I've had at Uvic so far. Because of ANTH 100 I changed faculties and am now doing Honours in Anth! Her lectures are great- I was able to actually take in what she was saying and learn. I got almost 100% on the midterm- all assignments, projects, quizzes are super easy &straight forward if you study. Highly recommend!!!

Super engaging, despite large class size. You can tell she loves anthropology and it makes it really easy to listen and stay attentive.

A Really great lecturer who makes all the lectures interesting. Online quizzes once a week, but aren't time so you can find all the answers in the readings. Would definitely take a course with again.

Erin Is everything I aspire to be In life. Shes an amazing prof, who is very caring and genuinely wants her students to do well. Anth 100 was also a pretty easy elective for anyone looking.

Erin was a great prof! She was passionate and super funny during lecture. She kept students interested and the information was super cool. Her final exam was tougher as it had many different formats. But I would definitely recommend Erin for anyone who wants a decently easy course.

Professor McGuire was definitely very caring, engaging and wanted everyone to do well in ANTH100. She made the course very eye-opening. The only real issue I experienced in this course was narrow mindedness from my TA but that doesn't relate to Professor McGuire at all. I encourage you to take the course, but choose your tutorial section well!

Balanced classroom, she makes you feel like an equal and you can feel her passion for the material in the lectures.

Fun and inspirational speaker. Easy to follow along and enjoyable/engaging lectures. Notes help to study and are easy to comprehend but still informative.

Not an ANTH major but her lectures were so good I almost wanted to be. She is so inspirational, caring and sweet and is the type of prof that will motivate people to change the world for the better. Take ANTH100 if you are looking for an elective that is interesting/inspirational and is insanely relevant. Feel like a better human after her lectures

Erin is a great professor, and taking her 300 level courses has been nothing but rewarding. She does have a tendency to pack her courses with more material than she can cover, but they are always worth taking! I would have liked there to be less assignments as this one class took up more than my other 3 combined, but she responds well to feedback!

Erin is one of the most engaging and supportive professors I have worked with so far. She always encourages questions and has a great sense of humor. Her online quizzes and exams are fair. Reading the textbook and using your iclicker in class really helps you succeed. Her lectures are fun and informative. Her passion never fails to inspire me.

Erin's Feild School course is a great way to get involved in the Victoria Jewish Community. The Emanu-el Cemetery was both rewarding and an exceptional experience! You have to go to the cemetery to complete the work-and because there are materials required you should go during class times. Overall, my work at the Emanu-el Cemetery is irreplaceable.

I am currently in her class right now, and she is a fantastic prof. I thought the midterm was pretty tough, but she takes off questions if the majority of the students get them wrong. She makes us preread the chapters and do the quizzes before she teaches the chapter, so reading is required. Also, the tutorial is mandatory.

Awesome prof! Would definitely take again. Dr. McGuire goes over everything in the slides very thoroughly. Also, if you do your readings the quizzes are not very hard. She is very passionate about Anthropology and that is made clear in the effort she puts into each class.

Wasn't a huge fan of ANTH100 but I really liked Dr. McGuire. As long as you understood her lecture slides you were all set.

McGuire's lectures sometimes left me inspired and other times cringing. Which gave me mixed feelings about her, but regardless I enjoyed most of her lectures and would recommend her to other students. As far as the course went, it was great, but the tutorials are mandatory in her Anth100 class, which by far was the worst part of the course.

A lot of people rave about Dr. McG, but I found her to be sarcastic and condescending at times. Aside from that, she is at teaching and clearly lays out her expectations. She made ANTH100 a very memorable class for me.

Dr. McGuire is really passionate about what she talks about and wants her students to do well. I'm not an anth major but I really enjoyed this class. The course layout is straight forward and Dr. McGuire tells you what to focus on for the exams.

Took this as an elective and it was fine... Didn't love going to the course but didn't hate it either. Not very difficult either; if you show up listen, take some notes, and study you'll get an A. Some of the material was pretty interesting as well.

I liked her, the course material is quite easy in my opinion. On the midterm and final you are allowed a cheat sheet, which means she can ask a couple of harder questions I guess, but the tests were fine. Weekly quizzes before you even learn the material in lecture so requires textbook reading.

Visiting Dr. McGuire's office and speaking with her, I quickly realized that she is an incredible human being and cares deeply about her students. She is so sweet and offers advice that is not just helpful for her class but goes beyond academic life. I am so glad professors like her exist and I'm glad I took her class.

10/10 would recommend

She has helped me so much this semester. She is honestly the sweetest human being ever.

Dr. McGuire is very professional and her lectures are in-depth. She makes it very clear what students need to know to succeed in the course. The online quizzes and exams were fair and clear. The textbook is necessary as there is some material covered on the online quizzes that is not covered in class. Would definitely reccomend Dr. McGuire!

She was a great lecturer and was clear of her expectations and how students can get a good grade. Wasn't a hard class as with exams we were allowed a cheatsheet. Tutorials were typically not the most interesting. She made anthropology very interesting and I liked her so much I will take another ANTH course with her, ANTH398.

My favourite prof Ive ever had I just love her. Such a great and well spoken person. Tutorials seemed pointless to me. TAs were wonderful but everything learned was previously read for HW - so redundant but mandatory to attend. But the class is worth it just to be inspired by Dr. McGuire and her contagious passion for all things anthro

I love having this professor! Even though I found there to be lots of reading, she made the lectures interesting and engaging. She also had great office hours where I was able to review my midterm and learn my mistakes through her.

I never thought getting to know McGuire would influence my academic life and entirely shift my mentality with respect to how I feel about university and what I want to get out of it. She is an incredible human being and extremely intelligent. Anth was not my thing but she is definitely most wonderful and caring professor I have ever come across :')

Dr. McGuire is just really cool. She loves what she teaches and teaches in a way that's accessible and easy to understand. Her lectures are really interesting and ANTH 100 was easily my favourite class of the semester. If you keep up on your textbook reading, the quizzes are easy enough. She's really accommodating &amp; overall, a great prof.

Lots of work but not super difficult work, more so just to keep us on track during the semester. Really understanding of our circumstances right now. Clearly knowledgable, super passionate about anthropology.

Really well prepared for online learning. By far the best prof I had for the online semester. Always available to answer questions and makes the content really interesting to learn. I really enjoyed the class.

Taking ANTH100 online with Erin was great! She was my most organized prof and the brightspace page was very easy to work with. Assignments were clear and you could tell that she really cared about how well you did. She answers emails pretty promptly and also gives other ways of contacting her more directly.

If you get the chance to take one of Erin's classes, you must. I had no idea of what anthropology really was, but after taking her class I've registered for more classes, and will look for classes she teaches so I can have her again. Her brightspace layout relies more on reading through content, which I like but may not be for everyone.

Last year was the most stressful year I've ever experienced in my life. Dr. McGire was able to turn my semester around and give me hope to keep going. She's so motherly and deeply cares about her students. She didn't takes offence that Anth was not for me and I was struggling in her class. Rather, she just wanted to help me as her student. 10/10!

She is such a great professor! Best prof Ive ever had. She is so kind and is happy to help students and truly cares. She answers emails super quick and her tests have no time limit so its not stressful at all. It is also a really interesting course

I swear Dr. McGuire is the only prof at UVic who knows how to teach on Brightspace properly. The level of organization and user-friendliness was off the charts, and it made the course doable and interesting despite being asynchronous. I'd recommend actually reading the textbook. It was a lot of work, but stay on top of things and you'll be fine.

I had Erin in my first year of university in my first term. No idea what to major in or what to do with my life. Now I'm heading into my last year, majoring in Anthropology with plans to go into forensic anthropology at SFU. She's amazing and inspired me to major in anth. SO happy I took her class.

While taking a double major at Uvic (in my last year) I can full heartedly say she has been the best professor there is. She cares about her students and it is clear that she is interested in what she is teaching which makes lectures way more enjoyable. After taking her 100A course in second year, she inspired me to add Anth as a major. love her.

I finished my degree in Anthropology a year ago and can say with certainty she was my favorite professor. She is a true educator that cares deeply about her students and helps them succeed. Her lectures are clear and engaging. 11/10 would recommend taking a class with her!

She Actually cares. Quizzes are easy enough. Good course for an elective.

erin is a super awesome teacher - very enthusiastic, and into her work. quickly responded to emails and had lots of opportunity to get marks. textbook is necessary and will be tested

Never have I had a professor that responds as quickly as Dr. Mcguire, it's actually insane. The class is tough, and the questions are a little weird. But I found it pretty interesting.

Would absolutely take another one of their classes. It was a big class, so not a lot of personal interaction, but she seemed really understanding. 10/10 lectures.

Enjoyable course. A lot of work outside of class but if you do all the work + readings you should do well. My biggest advice is to take extensive notes on the textbook, lectures and bright space materials. The notes will help you with the quizzes, Midterm and Final. Usually took me 4/4.5 hours outside of class per week + more before big tests.

McGuire is clearly passionate about their work and cares deeply for their students, and makes large lectures enjoyable even with 150 students. Workload was average, some assignments felt redundant but were easy. Only issues were with some of the test questions being unrelated to the readings and McGuire being defensive toward valid criticism.

Dr. McGuire's Bright space is so organized and accommodating! ANTH 100 is a tough class because you need to cover all 4 disciplines. She did this and made concepts very clear - but there is an excessive amount of preparation before classes (readings, videos, etc.). Have a lighter course load when taking this class.

I loved ANTH andErin was a great prof to teach it!! Midterm and final were easy as we were allowed a cheat sheet for both, and no questions asked were weird or curveball-y. Weekly open book quizzes helped build knowledge and material was not overly complicated, but interesting! Inspired me to major in Anthro, I would totally recommend Dr. McGuire!

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROFS KINDNESS! I wish I did this far more. It is very clear that she understands what it is like to be a student, and makes it very easy to make up work. I got the impression that she genuinely cared and wanted everyone to succeed in her course. Standout professor, plus an above average Brightspace organizer.

Erin is incredibly understanding and caring, and will provide you with all the resources you need to succeed. I've never seen a more well organized brightspace, and while I learned anthropology might not be for me I have no regrets taking the course. If you're struggling, talk to her, and she'll be able to help.

Interesting course, so much info. Readings are mandatory, it helps. Multiple choice tests, difficult. Classroom participation. Good teacher, just so much content its overwhelming. One class is replaced by an online portion. Very tech savvy teacher, lots of resources. This is a well taught intro course, would recommend, get ready to work.

Dr. McGuire had a challenging semester this term but even with the challenges she experiences she still made the class fun and engaging. Their passion for what they teach is clear and they strive to make their classes as inclusive as possible. The hands on activities were awesome and the group project was fun.

Dr. McGuire was awesome this semester. They post the rubrics for grading ahead of time, the feedback they give is solid, and they are willing to work with students to help people succeed. They do bring politics in, but for good reasons. My only advice would be to take a class with them that has a larger block of time (ie 90 minutes instead of 50).