Dr. Gates-Foster is a great professor and is very clear about her expectations! I personally liked her a lot, but if you are not interested in the subject matter, you may want to reconsider.

JGF is one of the most engaging, funny, and effective lecturers I've had at UNC. However, her tests are unreasonably difficult and require and immense amount of studying to even get a B. If you love archaeology and want to take a great course and learn a lot, I highly recommend her. If you want even a respectable GPA, STEER CLEAR.

If you love anything to do with ancient Rome, this will be a very cool class for you. However, going to class is absolutely essential to doing well; and the tests are hard--though they are fair. I highly suggest this class/teacher if you are a classics or archaeology major/minor, if you love ancient Rome, and are willing to work hard.

Jen is an amazing professor and gives amazing lectures. She always gives very clear criteria for assignments though her attendance policy is very strict (only one excused absence). That being said she's incredibly passionate about the course material and really wants all of her students to succeed, but she does make you work for it.

Excellent professor, but you need to like history, classics, and archaeology.

I loved Gates-Foster with my whole heart. I took this as a required class for my major, and I learned so much from this class. You have to go to class because attendance is required, but the exams and papers are very straight forward.

Gates-Foster is super knowledgeable about this material and can answer almost any question and her office hours are really helpful. Her exams are definitely not easy and require advanced studying, but if you put the time in, you'll see the benefits. Gates-Foster is a great lecturer and although attendance is mandatory, lectures are interesting!

She is my favorite professor of freshman year! She is very generous in terms of grading. Very interesting lecture!

Professor Gates-Foster is intimidating, yet amazing. Her lectures never bore you and she is always happy to answer your questions. Just don't sleep or text in her class or she will call you out in front of the whole class. This class isn't an easy A, but if you show up to lecture and read, you will pass. She will do everything to help you.

Dr. Gates-Foster is an amazing lecturer. She's very knowledgeable about the topic and makes it so that if you have no background on Roman history or architecture, you still understand the material. This class was a lot of reading though, and the tests are short answer format with an essay. Definitely have to study a lot, but very interesting.

Professor Gates-Foster is amazing! She is super knowledgeable about the topics and has archaeological experience (sometimes even showed her own pictures). You have only one 4 pg double-spaced paper which she gives you plenty of time to write. There's reading quizzes but other than that you don't have to read at all to do well, just take good notes!

She is an amazing lecturer. Her lectures are fluid and makes the topic interesting. That said, she also makes the class difficult. For exams, she is very nit-picky and requires a lot of dates and images to be memorized. This class was harder than my chem 102 and neuro 175 class. This isn't an easy gen ed. She's a tough grader. Lots of memorizing.

Gates-Foster is ridiculously intelligent and has an immense amount of arch. experience in Egypt. There isnt anyone better to teach this class. However, it is NOT easy. It requires a lot of memorization of visual things so if you are not a visual learner this isnt for you. I studied 20 hrs for each midterm and 50 hrs for the final for barely an A

Professor Gates-Foster is genuinely passionate about archaeology. The lectures are the most meaningful when you read and think critically about assignments. Her grading is tough, but she clearly outlines her expectations and is willing to meet with you if you need help. She is a great professor who has her students' best interests at hand.

JGF is a great professor who creates engaging discussions out of semi-interesting topics. I didn't realize the work I needed to put in at the beginning, but its very rewarding to engage in class and actually learn. She grades papers very hard but will always help clarify any topics needed. enjoyed going to class everyday and highly recommend her

JGF is an amazing professor--but be warned her classes are hard (I have taken 2). The exams are tough and there is no way to avoid studying for them. She manages to make interesting lectures on topics that may be less than engaging, and she cares about how her students do. Be warned though, she still makes her students work for their grade.

No need to do the daily readings if you listen in class. Lectures are a slideshow of a ton of images while shes talking about them. You should write down everything she says bc for the test, youll have to know any image shes shown and regiurgutate all the highlights. It is TOUGH but doable if youre good at memorization. Very knowledgeable prof

Prof. Gates-Foster is incredible! A gifted lecturer who knows how to make the material accessible to non-majors. The class was super interesting and she even brought pictures from her own archaeological digs!

Classes are difficult, and many including me find her intimidating. The tests especially are hard. At least for this class, you had to memorize tons of sites, artifacts, and information. I learned a lot, though, so I guess it works. I'm usually a straight-A student, and I got a B+.

Prof. Gates-Foster is extremely knowledgable and her lectures are both informative & interesting. Yes, her classes do require a lot of memorization to pass exams, but she is not a hard grader. If you are interested in the course material, I would definitely take her class.

Gates-Foster is a great lecturer, organized, and clear in her instructions. She conveys the information in interesting ways, and her experience as an archaeologist makes the lectures very personal (she speaks from experience, not just head knowledge). The class requires lots of memorization, but I could not imagine taking it with anyone else.

Prof. Gates-Foster's lectures were incredibly engaging and always left me wanting to hear more. Both she and the TAs were very accessible and helpful. A lot of scattered pop quizzes, but if you do the reading, it is alright. Definitely a LOT of memorization, like specific locations, styles, etc., so if that isn't your cup of tea, I might avoid.

Professor Gates-Foster is an incredibly knowledgable and interesting person, and her lectures were super engaging. But, the class came with a lot of memorizing and reading. If you are interested in Egypt and archeology, definitely take it, it's a great detailed overview, but it does require a good amount of studying.

Professor Foster makes lectures interesting to listen to, BUT this class is hard if you are taking it for a gen-ed credit. You are graded by two midterms, a few reading quizzes, and a final. Tests require hours of studying for because the info is very detailed and requires memorization. Overall, learned a lot but definitely not worth the stress.

Dr. Gates-Foster is extremely knowledgeable about the subject and very responsive. Most students should probably avoid taking this class simply to fulfill GenEds. Take it if you are actually interested in Egypt architecture and mythology. Otherwise, you will be unhappy by the amount of reading and study required to succeed in the course.

You MUST attend lectures and pay attention during class to succeed. She is very passionate about Egypt and it is clear in her lectures as they were always interesting. The class was not easy but not impossible, it takes a lot of time but in the end, I would take this class again!

I really enjoyed this class and professor, but it takes a lot of work/studying to do well. Do not take this class if you're only interested in the GenEds or you have a heavy load! Tests are based on her lectures (don't miss them!) and there are pop quizzes on the readings.

She's a great professor and I loved the class, but be warned, this will not be an easy gen-ed. I took this class for my major and found it very helpful, so I was annoyed how much people who were taking it for a gen-ed complained; the tests are hard and that's most of your grade but if you show up and study, you'll get an A.

I really liked the subject matter and found it interesting. However, this class requires a lot of reading and a lot of your grade is made up of hard midterms. You will have to study a ton for them. Professor Gates Foster is extremely knowledgeable and always willing to answer questions. Attendance is optional, but you will not pass if you don't go.

test content is lecture and overall information heavy, but the lectures she gives covers content well and aren't super dry. start studying earlier than the week of the exam and use the textbook for supplemental reading to get an A

I really enjoyed this class and her lectures. This class is definitely not an easy A. There was a lot of material we needed to know for each exam, and the final is really lengthy and covers a lot of content.

Dr. Gates is very passionate about what she teaches and you can tell she is good at what she does. Her lectures are amazing, but the thing to know is that her exams contains a lot of material. You have to memorize a lot of information(bout 10 google doc pages very exam). With that being said she is a lenient grader and does care about our wellbeing

This was one of the most interesting courses I have taken at UNC so far. I can see how the amount of content and the difficulty of the tests (blue book, memorization) would be off-putting to someone taking the class for a gen ed, but I really enjoyed this course. Dr. Gates expects a lot out of students, but is reasonable, knowledgeable, and caring

Prof. Gates-Foster is very no nonsense but she cares about all of her students and outlines her grading criteria very clearly. All you need to do is attend lecture and take good notes, study guides are also helpful. She cracked a few jokes that I thought were quite funny, and as a teacher its very clear she wants you to succeed.

Out of all three professors in this course, Jennifer was the most accessible and interesting. She was responsive to her email and willing to help out when there was an issue.

Most people are greatly exaggerating the difficulty of this class. There are a lot of readings, but the grading is comically generous. Gates-Foster is a good lecturer and generally choose interesting things to talk about. I think she would be a lot better in a different. Personally, I would give her like a 3.5/5.

I adore Gates-Foster! She is certainly a no-nonsense professor but she is very clear about her expectations. Readings and attendance aren't mandatory per se but the test content is straight out of her lectures. She answers questions with both clarity and incite. I definitely recommend this class and this professor!

If you're interested in Classics/Archeology, Professor Gates-Foster is absolutely the first professor I would recommend: she's very knowledgeable and an incredible lecturer. If you're looking for an easy gen-ed and nothing else, I would recommend you look elsewhere. Attendance wasn't taken, but test material is taken from lectures, not readings.

I will take any class that Professor Gates-Foster offers. She is an amazing lecturer and willing to answer any questions. A majority of your grade is comprised of the three exams - you have to study but they're not impossible. Attendance is not technically mandatory but you will not pass the class if you don't go to class.

Dr. Gates-Foster is one of the best professors I've taken a class with so far at UNC! Her lectures are excelllent, and super fascinatingl; this is a great class to learn about Ancient Egypt in-depth, but may not be a good choice for anyone looking for an easy gen ed credit. You HAVE to go to her lectures; otherwise, you definitely won't do well.

Very organized and efficient compared to other triple-I instructors. Clearly very knowledgeable, slightly sassy, and expects a lot from you on a topic most students were not interested in unfortunately

Lengthy readings every night, but in all honestly they're not necessary to do well on exams. Didn't read any and did very well on the exam. Her lectures cover all the material you need to know, and everything on the exam is laid out very clearly and explicitly. She's understanding and lays out expectations well. Would highly recommend!

Prof. Foster was an amazing lecturer. The exam was difficult with no study guide and just a "read the slides" for advice, but overall it wasn't too hard. I wasn't too interested in the material, but Prof. Foster lectured in a way that didn't make it boring. There are readings every class, but reading them isn't necessary

Professor Gates-Foster cares a lot about her area of study. Her lectures were very entertaining even if you did not care too much about archaeology. She assigns a lot of readings but as long as you review what is on the slides and take notes during her lectures you should be okay. Would definitely take another class with her again.

Borders & Boundaries is not that bad. The readings can be long, but there's not a ton of work and it's really not difficult. Jen was definitely my favorite of the three lecturers, although she also assigned the most reading. I actually really enjoyed her lectures. Archaeology wasn't something I expected to enjoy, but she made it interesting.

in my opinion, her lectures are the most interesting and easy to follow. The test is almost entirely based on lectures and ppt even though readings are assigned for every lecture.

Controlled, calm and engaging lectures are brilliant. Dr. Gates-Foster does an excellent job at making this material accessible to people outside the department, but there is a lot of reading involved so it's not easy. Tests are 95% from the lectures and she does not post notes, so you have to attend and pay attention. Easily one of my top 3 profs

Professor Gates-Foster is a passionate lecturer, though can come across as distant at times. The class is manageable with a focus on lecture slides and attendance. unstuckstudy proved helpful for preparing for exams.

Could probably lecture about paint drying and make it at least somewhat interesting, she grades fairly although the TA might not be as fair (50% chance the TA grades your stuff I believe), and hope you get lucky with your group members for the project worth 20% of your grade.

class structure wasn't my favorite but project based which was nice. weekly check ins were often confusing and drew questions from more abstract concepts. simple enough but easy to fall out of A territory if you're looking for an easy gen ed.