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INTL 4941

International Studies Senior Seminar · 10 instructors on record · 22 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations22 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

64thMore challenging than 64% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”22 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

46thMore work than 46% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

56BC — “Workload”22 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.

Open only to Seniors majoring in International Studies This seminar is required of seniors majoring in International Studies. It provides participants with a common vocabulary for analyzing the current international environment politically, economically, and socially. It also examines how to integrate cultural questions and expression into the discipline. Students will explore possibilities for future global relationships in an informed and constructive way and exchange their views, questions, and research in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Visit our website and see the Courses page for a list of senor seminars and their specific course descriptions.

The board

10 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 10 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Erik OwensProfessor of the Practice; Director, International Studies Program · Theology	963 records	78th	84th	1001 rating · all classes
2	Joseph GetzoffInternational Studies Provisional fewer records	972 records	—	80th	—no page
3	Brian GareauProfessor, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs · Sociology Provisional	972 records	78th	61st	—no page
4	Hiroshi NakazatoInternational Studies Provisional	932 records	78th	69th	—no page
5	Matthew SienkiewiczCommunication Provisional	892 records	78th	75th	—no page
6	Aaron MedlinInternational Studies Provisional	891 record	78th	89th	—no page
7	Danial LashkariInternational Studies Provisional fewer records	851 record	—	64th	—no page
8	Ingu HwangInternational Studies	873 records	78th	50th	8816 ratings · all classes
9	Elizabeth ProdromouInternational Studies	853 records	25th	44th	—no page
10	Jonathan KirshnerVincent Q. and Mary Ann Giffuni Professor · Political Science	743 records	43rd	50th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 6 of 10 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 22 records

The Professor4 items

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

9136th pctl

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

9452nd pctl

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

9244th pctl

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

9232nd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9043rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8936th pctl

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

9141st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9040th pctl

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

8939th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9146th 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.

5646th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9364th pctl

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

9355th 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

22 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Aaron Medlin	Spring 2026	01	89	83	60
Erik Owens	Spring 2026	02	100	95	60
Elizabeth Prodromou	Spring 2026	03	87	84	40
Brian Gareau	Fall 2025	01	95	88	60
Elizabeth Prodromou	Spring 2025	01	78	80	—
Joseph Getzoff	Spring 2025	02	98	98	—
Jonathan Kirshner	Spring 2025	03	72	64	40
Brian Gareau	Fall 2024	01	99	97	60
Elizabeth Prodromou	Spring 2024	01	89	84	40
Joseph Getzoff	Spring 2024	02	96	96	—
Hiroshi Nakazato	Fall 2023	01	93	90	—
Ingu Hwang	Fall 2023	02	77	74	—
Danial Lashkari	Spring 2023	01	85	84	—
Erik Owens	Spring 2023	02	87	78	60
Matthew Sienkiewicz	Fall 2022	01	84	77	60
Ingu Hwang	Fall 2022	02	98	94	60
Jonathan Kirshner	Fall 2022	03	90	73	60
Jonathan Kirshner	Spring 2022	01	60	52	60
Erik Owens	Spring 2022	02	100	92	60
Hiroshi Nakazato	Spring 2022	03	93	87	60
Matthew Sienkiewicz	Fall 2021	01	93	96	60
Ingu Hwang	Fall 2021	02	86	84	60

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.