Class record · INTL · MCAS

INTL 5563

Ethics, Religion, and International Politics · 8 instructors on record · 48 sections

What the course score is made of

89BC evaluations48 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

65thMore challenging than 65% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”48 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

33rdMore work than 33% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

48BC — “Workload”48 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.

An examination of the role of religion in international politics and of ethical approaches to international affairs. Special emphasis will be given to religion as a source of conflict, religious communities as transnational agents for justice, protection of human rights, and peace; the historical development and contemporary formulations of ethical norms for the use of force; and ethical and religious contributions to reconciliation and solidarity.

The board

8 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. 1 of the 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Christopher SundaramInternational Studies	998 records	39th	79th	—no page
2	Austin WilliamsInternational Studies	974 records	—	—	964 ratings · all classes
3	Ethan StrouseInternational Studies	964 records	3rd	55th	—no page
4	Cesar BaldelomarInternational Studies	9312 records	30th	57th	10012 ratings · all classes
5	Nelly Wamaitha WambuiInternational Studies	925 records	39th	81st	—no page
6	Erik OwensProfessor of the Practice; Director, International Studies Program · Theology	9110 records	78th	84th	1001 rating · all classes
7	Spencer JohnsonTheology Provisional fewer records	872 records	25th	11th	—no page
8	Ruth FosterInternational Studies	883 records	25th	64th	—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. 1 of 8 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 48 records

The Professor4 items

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

9561st pctl

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

9564th pctl

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

9560th pctl

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

9557th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9252nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9250th pctl

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

9458th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9149th 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.

9359th 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.

4833rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9365th pctl

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

9253rd 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

48 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Christopher Sundaram	Spring 2026	02	97	93	40
Christopher Sundaram	Spring 2026	03	98	93	40
Christopher Sundaram	Spring 2026	05	98	90	60
Christopher Sundaram	Spring 2026	06	100	93	40
Erik Owens	Fall 2025	01	94	94	60
Erik Owens	Fall 2025	02	97	97	60
Christopher Sundaram	Fall 2025	03	100	100	60
Christopher Sundaram	Fall 2025	04	100	98	40
Christopher Sundaram	Fall 2025	05	100	94	60
Christopher Sundaram	Fall 2025	06	100	98	60
Nelly Wamaitha Wambui	Spring 2025	01	94	92	60
Nelly Wamaitha Wambui	Spring 2025	07	95	91	60
Erik Owens	Fall 2024	01	96	95	60
Erik Owens	Fall 2024	02	95	96	60
Nelly Wamaitha Wambui	Spring 2024	01	88	89	40
Ethan Strouse	Spring 2024	02	96	86	20
Ethan Strouse	Spring 2024	03	96	96	40
Nelly Wamaitha Wambui	Spring 2024	07	90	90	—
Ethan Strouse	Spring 2024	08	97	83	—
Ethan Strouse	Spring 2024	09	94	91	40
Erik Owens	Fall 2023	01	82	77	—
Erik Owens	Fall 2023	02	89	87	—
Austin Williams	Fall 2023	03	98	84	—
Austin Williams	Fall 2023	04	97	87	—
Austin Williams	Fall 2023	05	95	85	—

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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.