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Class record · ARTS · MCAS

ARTS 3361

Intermediate Photography: Conceptual and Studio · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of
97BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 2025
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
74thMore challenging than 74% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
94BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 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
83rdMore work than 83% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
68BC — “Workload”5 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 production course explores the potential of the photographic medium through both color and black and white pictures. Working with current photographic digital imaging technology and techniques, students will advance their skills in digital-image capture and high-quality output as well as analog printing. Lectures and assignments will concentrate on both traditional photographic-based picture making and digital technologies. Students will be expected to develop their own project ideas and to work in series. This course requires additional work outside of class time.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Greer MuldowneyAssistant Professor of the Practice of Photography · Art, Art History, and Film975 records83rd74th

There is no ranking to read here: Greer Muldowney is the only instructor with evaluation records for ARTS 3361, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Greer Muldowney

5 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ARTS 1163Introduction to Digital Photography522 records91
ARTS 1161Photography I520 records93
ARTS 3328Senior Minor Project37 records76
ARTS 2261Intermediate Photography: Image & Context15 records95
ARTS 1702Masking to Unmask: Strategies of Representation in Visual Art11 record75

Other ARTS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
ARTS 1101Drawing I: Foundations1045 records76
ARTS 1102Painting I: Foundations740 records81
ARTS 1156Imagemaking with Photoshop and Illustrator734 records88
ARTS 1141Ceramics I423 records87
ARTS 1163Introduction to Digital Photography522 records91
ARTS 1161Photography I520 records93

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9884th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9987th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9986th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9983rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9574th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9680th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9885th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9786th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
9254th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9782nd 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.
6883rd pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9474th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9676th 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

5 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Greer MuldowneyFall 20250110010080
Greer MuldowneyFall 202401919160
Greer MuldowneySpring 2024019510080
Greer MuldowneySpring 20230110010060
Greer MuldowneySpring 202201989660

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.