If:
1. isn't your major (Anthro/Art Hist)
2. you aren't interested in Minoan archaeology/Aegean archaeology
2. you aren't well versed in Ancient Greek history
... I would NOT suggest this class.

It's a lot of work in terms of memorization of slide IDs, and the paper can be hard if you don't have a great grasp of the class material (its 50% of your grade). I personally dislike his sole use of slide IDs on exams, as it's just pattern recognition and no written responses other than "name, date, location, etc." We don't really go into analysis of the objects as much as I would like. He also said at the beginning of class that he wants 'mastery' of the material, so be prepared.

You don't have to show up to class (many people I know skipped all the time), but I found it was helpful to retain information. He's a great lecturer, but I think he should have focused more on Minoan sites, rather than the others around the Cyclades/mainland... hence the class being a bit overwhelming at times if you don't already know some background information.

Get the textbooks for the paper. Start the paper early. Start slide ID studying early.

He's an incredibly interesting person, and I like how he presents the material to the class. I would recommend this if you are interested and a hard worker.

He was chill, honestly stopped showing up after third week and was fine. There are 3 essays and thats the whole grade. On them make sure to hit every single detail, do not leave anything out. Other then that ur good to go gl

Course - Minoan Art and Archaeology

Professor Papadapoulos was one of the best professors I've ever had at UCLA. I went into the course with a very mild interest in Minoan culture and left feeling like I'd learned more in 10 weeks than I had in any class before. His lectures are fun, engaging, and he's truly a nice guy. He cares very deeply that his students do well and always answers emails within a couple of hours if contacted before evening. The textbook probably wasn't necessary, but I still enjoyed the reading (especially because it really prepared me for lecture, as he divulges a lot of information really quickly and I wrote like a madwoman for an 1 hr and 15 min straight). He includes plenty of opportunity for extra credit in the midterm and final, which were only slide identification. Spend a lot of time on your research paper (I've heard he can be a tough grader on this one), allow yourself a couple of days to memorize the necessary slides, and there's no reason you shouldn't do well. I got 99%s on every assignment and it was probably my easiest class this quarter.