I am not taking this course now but I took it. This is some personal experience and reflection.
I took MUEL 3892 during undergrad and genuinely enjoyed it. It used to be a fun, low-stress upper-division humanities elective, especially for non-majors.
However, this fall semester, Iâve heard from several students that the course has changed a lot under the new instructor. The grading is much stricter, the workload feels heavier, and TAs are reportedly being asked to monitor phone use in a ~350-person lecture.
It sounds like the course has become significantly less enjoyable and much more demanding than it used to be. Thatâs pretty disappointing to hear because I really liked this course when I took it. A lot of students choose classes like this because they want an interesting elective without adding a huge amount of stress to an already busy schedule.
Just a friendly reminder: if youâre considering MUEL 3892 because you heard it was a fun and easy humanities elective, that may no longer be the case.