I almost regretted holding off on taking my VPA GE for my last quarter as a senior, since it meant that I was taking 20 units. When I got into this class, it became no problem. The material was actually pretty interesting most of the time but rather intuitive so it was a nice break from my other classes. From what I gather, the structure of the class has been changing but has remained very chill.

For Spring 2020, there were 9 quizzes, with the lowest score being dropped. The quizzes were worth 55% of the grade, so the best 8 were worth up to 6.875% each of the grade. The midterm paper was worth 20% of the grade. The final paper was waived and everyone got 100% for this portion, worth 25%.

The quizzes would consist of mostly quick multiple choice questions and then 1-2 short essay questions, with a very clear rubric on how points were assigned for the short essays. I never lost any points on the written questions and they don't leave feedback, but am assuming they don't grade very harshly. The multiple choice and especially the T/F questions could be almost annoyingly simple - to the degree that it oversimplified the work. Just never overthink the questions. Overall, straightforward though.

The midterm paper was very flexible, as he gave us three different options to choose from when deciding on a general topic. It gives you a ton of freedom to write about whatever the hell you want. I decided to compare video games to theater. I got a 97/100, zero comments once again. Literally got zero feedback from this class, but it was fun, and I didn't even have to take the last quiz which was great because some of the quizzes are double the length of others and it was nice to be able to drop the one quiz.

Super easy class. It's normally online, so the structure wasn't any different because of COVID-19. The lectures are professionally pre-recorded so the atmosphere is a little different, but I found that it wasn't necessary to fully watch all of the lectures. Most of your grade is weekly quizzes, so as long as you do the readings you should be fine (they're open book). We had a midterm paper that I believe was graded very leniently, and there's supposed to be a final paper but ours was cancelled due to the current situation. Overall, probably the easiest class you can take for your performing arts ge and the readings are pretty fun/interesting!

This is how GE's should be. Most of your grade is based on the quizzes which are all real easy, just do the reading (most of time pretty interesting, but you can also just not read & cntrl-f), skim the lecture transcript, and you can 100% the quiz no problem (it's open note too). The midterm & final paper are all graded pretty leniently and you can write about pretty much anything as long as you ask first.

This is the easiest class i've ever taken in UCLA. Not only is it easy, it is also interesting. During the summer, we have two lectures per week, accompanied by readings and screenings. All of the material are super interesting and you learn a lot about theater and different plays. Our grade consists of weekly quizzes, midterm paper, and final paper. The paper topics are flexible too, and it's really nice to choose which one you like the most. Grading is mostly lenient, and I highly recommend this class!

Professor Gorschein is awesome. The class is online anyway so there wasn't much change to his plan. I found a newfound appreciation for live theatre through his class and once things get back to normal I would really like to attend live performances. There was weekly homework based on the readings and a midterm paper and final. This was all simple and graded leniently.

This is a great and easy GE. I am a STEM major and not at all into acting lol! The only acting you actually have to do is a short video for extra credit (so it's completely optional). The readings and videos are interesting and pretty light in workload. The essays are graded fairly easy and it isn't hard to succeed in this class.

This class is the best move

Didn't really learn that much but it was an easy A. Lectures were just him talking about theater and the readings were a bit long, but you don't have to read it if you didn't want to.

TAKE THIS GE!!!

Cannot stress enough how easy and flexible this class was especially when I combined it with two other summer courses (major reqs) and working a part-time job. Dr. Gorshein basically has everything laid out in the syllabus and there are routine discussion posts and quizzes each week relating to the screenings, reading and lecture. There is one essay in this class (~1000-1200 words) but you can write about anything theater-related and Dr. Gorshein is very helpful through the process. I ended up writing about Japanese theater and he gave me lots of resources to support my thesis. **also!! there are three different paper deadlines to choose from, all spaced two weeks from each other so you get to choose when you want to do it by. I chose the earliest just to get it out of the way**
I really liked how quick the TA and professor would respond to emails and the quick feedback we'd get for our quiz, discussion, and essay scores. I have no regrets with this class and highly recommend. It was so relaxing and I actually did enjoy learning about theater with Dr. Gorshein.

Maybe the best GE at UCLA. If you're c-seshing, 100% take this class. Its Less than an hour of work a week. Lectures are the most boring yap-fest of all time, but luckily you don't have to watch a single one. There's 2 weekly quizzes that are open note, so you can just command F the questions in the lecture transcript or assigned readings to find answers (or use other web tools). Discussion posts are 200 words and they give full credit for everything. The essay is super chill too, they just spoonfed everyone a 98%. 12 quizzes, 6 discussion posts, and 1 essay, all basically guaranteed full credit. Take this class you won't regret it.