Some of the classes are innovative and informative and others are not. You have to be selective with the type of courses you are choosing because some of the survey courses are terrible.
Why would I take a class if I could stay at home and read more articulate information on wikipedia?
The french classes are so-so. Well, it depends on the prof that you get. Some of them are great and others are horrendous. Don't expect to take any conversation courses here though. The courses are based on the knowledge of french grammar exclusively.
The english dept. offers some good courses; others are terrible. It's kind of like taking French classes in regards to who the prof is. Some of the teachers are old fashioned. They really have to update the way they teach material. I don't believe in reading prose in front of a class and asking all the students what they think about it. This wastes so much time. Just tell us what the material is about so that we could look at the work on a deeper level, rather than a superficial one.
I really think that these programs have a lot of potential, but someone has to update them.