Class record · INTL · MCAS

INTL 2230

Geographies of Nature and the Environment · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

97BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – Spring 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

63rdMore challenging than 63% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

30thMore work than 30% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

47BC — “Workload”3 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

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Joseph GetzoffInternational Studies	983 records	30th	63rd

There is no ranking to read here: Joseph Getzoff is the only instructor with evaluation records for INTL 2230, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Joseph Getzoff

5 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar	1022 records	84
INTL 2204Where on Earth: Foundations in Global Culture & Political Geography	220 records	88
INTL 3540Research Methods in International Studies	46 records	72
INTL 3340Environmental Politics of the Middle East	13 records	94
INTL 3450Research Methods for International Studies	13 records	90

Other INTL classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
INTL 2501Introduction to International Relations	754 records	81
INTL 5563Ethics, Religion, and International Politics	848 records	89
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar	1022 records	84
INTL 2204Where on Earth: Foundations in Global Culture & Political Geography	220 records	88
INTL 2200Where on Earth: Foundations in Global History	611 records	73
INTL 3540Research Methods in International Studies	46 records	72

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 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.

9775th pctl

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

9884th pctl

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

9880th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9991st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9889th pctl

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

9783rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9579th pctl

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

9467th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9674th 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.

4730th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9363rd pctl

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

9467th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Joseph Getzoff	Spring 2025	01	99	97	60
Joseph Getzoff	Spring 2024	01	96	95	40
Joseph Getzoff	Spring 2023	01	99	99	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.