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ARTH 3012

After Genghis Khan: Art and Architecture in Iran and Central Asia · 1 instructor on record · 4 sections

What the course score is made of
78BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – 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
16thMore challenging than 16% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 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”4 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.

The only instructor on record

4 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Emine FetvaciArt History844 records25th16th

There is no ranking to read here: Emine Fetvaci is the only instructor with evaluation records for ARTH 3012, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Emine Fetvaci

6 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ARTH 2213Islamic Art and Architecture25 records79
ARTH 2280Masterpieces of Islamic Art12 records70
ARTH 2201Imperial Reflections: Art and Architecture of Early Modern Islamic Dynasties11 record80
ARTH 2203Great Cities of Islam11 record85
ARTH 3377Europe and the Islamic World: Cross-Cultural Interactions11 record91
ARTH 4312Curatorial Seminar on Wonders of Creation11 record100

Other ARTH classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ARTH 1102Art: Renaissance to Modern Times818 records85
ARTH 2251Modern Architecture110 records82
ARTH 1101Art: Prehistoric to Middle Ages68 records76
ARTH 2205Early American Art18 records84
ARTH 4498Independent Study56 records100
ARTH 1107History of Architecture15 records81

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
8820th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9136th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8926th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8612th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8937th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8830th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
793rd 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.
8936th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8728th 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.
8416th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8623rd 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

4 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Emine FetvaciSpring 202601817440
Emine FetvaciSpring 202501857840
Emine FetvaciSpring 202401827640
Emine FetvaciSpring 202201888340

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.