I hated this class it was so bad. Very boring, had to read a lot and would dread going to this class. Not really an approachable lady, stay away at all costs.

AVOID THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL COSTS! rude, unfriendly, difficult to approach, and extremely hard grader. class is dull and exhausting. i wish i'd never taken it. i recieved a C when i could have taken another IDST class and easily achieved an A. i worked hard for nothing. DON'T PUT YOURSELF THROUGH THIS!!

this class was much harder than it needed to be. the reading was interesting, but the class itself was very time consuming. professor is rather rude and doesn't accept excuses for anything. not an easy A, or even B. expect to get a C.

By far the worst class I've ever taken in college. She is narrow-minded, and unless you totally regurgitate the material back to her in your papers, your grades are going to suck! If you don't agree with everything she says you'll also be in trouble. Tends to be very rude. Unless you're totally obsessed with science fiction, DO NOT take this class.

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!! I really don't think I need to say much more. She is an aweful teacher with unreasonable expectations! I thought the class would be interesting, even fun but no. Watching GPB videos from the late 80's and listening to her "lecturing" is completely useless when it comes time for the test. Her projects are ridiculous at best.

Terrible. Dreadfully terrible. If you want to gouge your eyes out, take this class.

It's an awful class.I love reading,and it seemed interesting; so I ignored comments to not take the class. DO NOT IGNORE THIS! She gave me a C on my final project because she didn't like my stories. That's it. I never missed a day of class and got B's on all my tests. I got a C in the class. If you value your GPA, don't take this class.

aweful...absolutely the worst instructor at the school, hands dowwn..this class made me hate freshman year

STAY AWAY. This course with drop your GPA like it is hot. Don't bother studying, you have no hope. This woman is so unfair

Magoulick is just awful. This is the kind of teaching and attitude that gives feminism a bad name. Seriously, I am an ardent feminist, but she has it all wrong. How easy the world would be if men=evil was really an equation we could all live by as simplistically as Magoulick does. Do not take her!!!!

Awful, awful woman. Dismissive of her own subject, uses finger quotes in her lectures without a trace of irony, the worst kind of radical feminist. Killed my interest in the subject. Teaches inaccurate information (IE: A supposed relationship between the Romani and Irish Travelers, claims the narcissus myth and the Persephone myth are the same.)

As a teacher she really frustrates me: never updates her material, powerpoints are WALLS of text (impossible to take notes on), and her quizzes and tests feel entirely irrelevant. Sitting in her class, you will learn intro level material but you get the feeling she is taking a small amount of info and trying to stretch it far too much.

Her class is boring and not relevant to any major. She makes crazy claims about strange things and her exams are all opinion based questions that the right answer is her opinion. A ton, like a ton of reading! Most reading out of all of my classes which is ridiculous. She expects you to care about the subject as if it was your major!

I feel like the lecture notes don't help much in preparation for tests. The notes have basic information but the tests are pretty hard. It's annoying when she says you don't have to print readings, but then says it's required to have the readings in class and gets mad if you use a tablet/laptop for them. I do not recommend at all

Well she always has some negative comment to give, even if you do exactly what she wants. She spits out sly comments to people who ask questions and makes them feel unintelligent. She is constantly giving lengthy reading assignments and quizzes. Her tests are impossible, but she does put all her powerpoints online.

LOTS of reading. She expects you to print everything, which she says would add up to approx. 200+ pages. There are 2 books to read. I had her TR so half the book would have to be read over the weekend for Tues. and the other half read by class Thurs. of that same week. Tests are hard and are only short answer and long essay.

A rather poor teacher I believe. She doesn't explain criteria well and doesn't tell you what you got wrong afterwards. It's really not worth it, even if the class sounds interesting, she ruins it.

This prof is extremely dry and boring. I fall asleep nearly every class and I have to pinch myself to try to stay awake during her drawn out lectures. There is also tons of reading! Literally like a hundred pages a week and she expects you to print out each reading to bring to class which is expensive. DO NOT take this Professor!

Literally the worst prof I've ever had. Her exams are opinion based and if you don't have her opinion you're wrong. Rude to students and makes them feel stupid. Requires an absurd amount of reading in a textbook you're "not required to print" but you have to bring to class and can't pull up on a phone, tablet, or laptop. Stay away from her classes

This was a class that had the potential to be super fun, but this professor was so bland and boring that it made me hate going to class. She expects you to print several 20+ page readings to bring to class and is a tough grader. She also goes on off-topic rants so often that makes you lose the point she was originally trying to make.

This class was way more stressful than it had to be. It was International women's lit and what M essentially did was take a bunch of books off of goodreads and have us teach them to eachother. That's it. She had never read these books before and did not prepare a lecture for them beforehand. So she was literally just pulling stuff out of thin air.

The information of the class is great and fun to read about but the lecture was just rough to get through. Tests are very specific and require you to write a paper. First class where I dreaded it and just did not care. Fun but not worth it

AWFUL! I dreaded this class every single day. The amount of reading is almost too hard to manage. She grades so tough yet gives unclear instructions and examples to what she is looking for. Content needs a serious update. Be prepared to struggle knowing your grade because nothing is ever posted online.

Avoid this class at all costs, unless you're willing to give up every ounce of creativity and every brain cell you own. If you are interested in catering to her beliefs, crying over never-ending papers about her warped perception of feminism, and losing your will to complete your degree, she is the professor for you!!!!!

Easily the most boring teacher I've ever had. She made a class that could have been so interesting, so dreadful to go too. I love writing, I even want to be an author, but every single time I heard we had to write a paper I cried a little. Don't take her if you don't have to. I'm about 95% sure that she made up half of her criteria. Save yourself.

Professor Magoulick is very passionate about Myths, but it is at the expense of her students. Her class is extremely difficult, the tests are long answer format, and the amount of reading required for a GC2Y just makes it not worth it. If you don't want to have 50 pages of readings to complete in two days, don't take this class.

I was super excited about Women & Popular Culture until I found out that Dr. Magoulick's perception of feminism is WILDLY outdated (think early 2000's "girl boss" feminism, maybe older). She can be pretty condescending and will mark off your papers if she doesn't agree with them & shows movies when she doesn't feel like teaching (fair tbh).

I have no words. This woman made my life a living hell this semester. She expected us to read a book a week with several other assignments on top of it, and lectured every class on completely unrelated topics. I think cutting each blade of grass on front campus with nail clippers would be more interesting. If you get put in one of her classes RUN!!

Although I did well in her class, and she is a decent teacher, I dislike her as a person. She is very strict, ununderstanding, and overall mean in her demeanor. Despite often being unprepared for class herself she scolds students for pulling out their papers after ger I wouldn't recommend this teacher if you value your time.

If I could fire a professor, I would. She is degrading, she humiliates you in front of the class, and just plain awful. You have to read an unbelievable amount, and her quizzes/tests are beyond hard. She does give extra credit, and towards the end of the semester she is nicer and less hard of a grader. Please whatever you do STAY AWAY FROM HER!!!

Currently taking this class and when I say avoid it at all costs. I mean it. The material we read could be fun if it was taught by the right professor. I believe there is a line where there is such thing as too much homework and she definitely crosses that line. Just a few weeks in and we had already finished 2 books. AVOID HER CLASS!!!

I strongly advise to NOT take the GC2Y class myth and magic. It is a ton of readings, very long lectures, and very "unfair" to some students. It says not to say favoritism is involved, but it is. Good looking out

No space so bear with me. my mom died the weekend before finals and the professor would not respond to my email explaining what happened for multiple days. I had to get my friend on campus to go to her office hours and ask her to email me back. She expected me to take the final with everyone else on Monday. Part two next.

part two here. My other friend was so upset they emailed her asking that I do some alternative for the final instead and to her credit she did allow that. Overall tho a very stressful situation that added to what I was already going through. The Class itself was lecture-heavy and could be boring at times. I would not recommend this class.

rarely feel the need to review a professor - but 3 years & 2 colleges later i've never had one so disorganized, demeaning, & demanding. class content/work alone aren't hard as long as you read, but good luck studying for other classes. she is belittling of students daily, talks through testing, & always rushing. interesting course, dreadful class.

If you aren't completely in awe of reading fairytales and myths and such I would avoid this course. It's really bad and way too challenging for a gc2y. It's ridiculous honestly

This class was absolutely awful. She assigns an insane amount of reading for a GC2Y and is honestly just not that nice. Unless you're obsessed with fairy tales and reading, stay far away.

Pt1: To her credit, Professor Magoulick made some good observations about storytelling and also life. And the final project was long but worthwhile. Sadly, this fails to make up for this GC2Y. But before I explain why, I'll point out that "folklore" is a key word for the class, which leans more towards "modern world" than "myth/magic".

PT2: As for minuses, it's a very political class. There weren't many known myths/tales, but plenty of raunchy topics/material (to the point of disturbing or graphic). This included watching "Freeway". And her tone consistently came off harsh, especially when students asked questions in class/office hours, or when she discussed different beliefs.

part 1 -- Worst professor I've had in my academic career. The class was consistently political, and her strong personal views dominated lectures. If you did not agree with her opinions, it felt like your grade suffered.

part 2 -- There are only two major exams: 1 midterm & 1 final. Both are 2 hours long and demand an excessive amount of memorization & prep. Most of the exam is handwritten from memory, with multiple short answers and a long essay. The exams expect you to recall extremely specific details as if you have no other classes. She talks the whole exam!!!

part 3 -- You read 2–3 novels. The Spindle Splintered is the only one that consistently appeared on tests. There are 2 major projects. Do Project 1 as early as possible and cater directly to what SHE wants to hear—put in effort and you'll get an A.

part 4 -- Project 2 is essentially a second final. Additionally to completing a long-written exam you also have to conduct a 45–60 minute family interview, and then edit it into a short film on how it relates to folklore. There is excessive required reading before each class.

part 5 -- Throughout the semester, many class sessions ended with in-depth discussions that felt inappropriate and often unrelated to course material. These topics were brought up frequently and made the classroom uncomfortable. The focus regularly strayed from academic content. Avoid this class.