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ARTH 2251

Modern Architecture · 1 instructor on record · 10 sections

What the course score is made of

82BC evaluations10 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

7thMore challenging than 7% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

80BC — “Intellectually Challenging”10 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

25thMore work than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”10 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course is an overview of the history of architecture in the Modern era, from its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century roots until the present day. Students will examine architecture, urban design, landscape design, and other allied fields such as art history, interior design, and engineering. The course will consider vernacular and commercial design as well as the roles of architects, artists, and patrons. Important issues include the effects of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the skyscraper, national and international stylistic trends and movements, manufacturers, international exhibitions, and public and critical reaction. Satisfies Core requirement for Arts.

The only instructor on record

10 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Timothy OrwigPart-time Faculty, Art History · Art, Art History, and Film	8410 records	25th	7th	925 ratings · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Timothy Orwig is the only instructor with evaluation records for ARTH 2251, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Timothy Orwig

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
ARTH 1102Art: Renaissance to Modern Times	818 records	85
ARTH 1107History of Architecture	15 records	81
ARTH 2267Saltbox to Skyscraper: American Architecture	15 records	86

Other ARTH classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ARTH 1102Art: Renaissance to Modern Times	818 records	85
ARTH 1101Art: Prehistoric to Middle Ages	68 records	76
ARTH 2205Early American Art	18 records	84
ARTH 4498Independent Study	56 records	100
ARTH 1107History of Architecture	15 records	81
ARTH 2212East Asian Art and Architecture	25 records	76

The line

All 13 items · means across 10 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9027th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9024th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8717th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9022nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8937th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8725th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8512th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8621st pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

581st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

754th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

807th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8936th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

10 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Timothy Orwig	Spring 2026	01	83	85	40
Timothy Orwig	Fall 2025	01	86	84	40
Timothy Orwig	Spring 2025	01	84	80	40
Timothy Orwig	Fall 2024	01	83	83	40
Timothy Orwig	Spring 2024	01	82	78	40
Timothy Orwig	Fall 2023	01	93	85	—
Timothy Orwig	Spring 2023	01	79	79	40
Timothy Orwig	Fall 2022	01	90	87	40
Timothy Orwig	Spring 2022	01	74	72	40
Timothy Orwig	Fall 2021	01	91	84	40

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.