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Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Positions 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.

Class record · UNAS · MCAS

UNAS 1739

Self, Health, and Illness: Biological Perspectives · 1 instructor on record · 1 section

What the course score is made of
89BC evaluations1 record · weight ×1.0 · 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
29thMore challenging than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”1 record · 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
BC — “Workload”1 record — does not contribute

Boston College's workload question was not reported in these records, so there is nothing to show. That is missing data, not a light class.

This is an Enduring Question course and is open to FRESHMEN only. You must take both SOCY1133 and UNAS1739. How does our biology and the larger society shape our understanding of ourselves, health, and illness? These paired courses address enduring questions about nature and nurture by exploring fundamental human experiences of health and illness from both biological and sociological perspectives. One aim is to examine the concept of self in relation to genomics, the microbiome, and society. Another aim is to critically appraise human difference from biological, social, and environmental perspectives. Using examples from biomedical discovery and precision healthcare, students will examine their values and discuss how we as a society can manage the ethical, legal, and societal implications of this rapidly changing healthcare landscape.

The only instructor on record

1 section · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Andrew DwyerNursing Provisional941 record29th

There is no ranking to read here: Andrew Dwyer is the only instructor with evaluation records for UNAS 1739, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 1 record, which is thin — read it as provisional.

Also taught by Andrew Dwyer

4 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
NURS 9730Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology across the Lifespan514 records84
NURS 7672Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Life Span24 records89
HLTH 7000Genomics in health care and society12 records92
NURS 7417Role of Advanced Practice Nurses11 record75

Other UNAS classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
UNAS 1199Gateway to the Sciences Seminar958 records82
UNAS 3348Cross Currents Seminar: Thinking about Resilience936 records93
UNAS 1725Real Estate and Urban Action: Transforming Communities and Increasing Access to Opportunity529 records82
UNAS 1005Applications of Learning Theory827 records84
UNAS 1702Life Liberty & Health: The Economics Policy and Law of Healthcare224 records78
UNAS 3337Cross Currents: Thinking about Multicultural Leadership1224 records75

The line

All 13 items · means across 1 record
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9882nd pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8818th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
9351st pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
9659th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9676th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9783rd pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9463rd pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9259th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
789th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9043rd pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
8729th pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
9886th 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Game log

1 section · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Andrew DwyerFall 2025019489

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.