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TMPS 7278

Socio-spiritual Care · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

90BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2023 – 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

61stMore challenging than 61% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “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

81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

67BC — “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.

Spiritual care does not occur in a vacuum; it is mediated through identity and history. Topics in this course include: bodies, intersectionality, narratives, social connection, self-care, healing justice, meaning-making, trust, and organizational dynamics. Course materials include secular social theory and psychology as well as Christian theology. Students from other religious traditions and none are welcome. Assignments include a weekly journal, a presentation, and a paper. This is a discussion-based (not lecture-based) class. Close reading is required.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Heather DuboisTheology and Ministry	933 records	81st	61st

There is no ranking to read here: Heather Dubois is the only instructor with evaluation records for TMPS 7278, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Heather Dubois

4 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMPS 7279Conflict Transformation	13 records	89
TMPT 7315Mitigating Trauma	13 records	86
TMPS 7277Trauma Healing and Prevention	11 record	80
TMPT 7279Conflict Resolution and Transformation	11 record	67

Other TMPS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
TMPS 7080Spiritual Formation for Ministry	650 records	84
TMPS 7280Theological Reflection for Ministry	114 records	72
TMPS 7096Professional Ethics for Ministry II	113 records	75
TMPS 8139Internship Reflection Group	112 records	73
TMPS 7207Professional Ministry Practicum	110 records	76
TMPS 8034Introduction to the Practice of Spiritual Direction	28 records	98

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.

9880th pctl

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

9670th pctl

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

9453rd pctl

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

9774th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9783rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9360th pctl

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

9678th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9576th pctl

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

9676th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9677th 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.

6781st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9261st pctl

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

9466th 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
Heather Dubois	Fall 2025	01	86	80	60
Heather Dubois	Spring 2024	01	96	96	80
Heather Dubois	Spring 2023	01	98	93	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.