ADPS 4001 Psychology in Context

This capstone course requires students to apply content knowledge from the psychology major to real-world problems. Students will develop an applied project that bridges psychology and action as they leverage their background in the discipline of psychology to promote social justice and improve the conditions of their communities. Students should enroll in this course at the conclusion of their psychology major as they will rely on previous content throughout this course. This is the capstone for the psychology major - students should have completed at a minimum: ADPS1100, ADPS1153, ADPS1261, and ADPS2272.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
4
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites
ADPS1100 and ADPS1153 and ADPS2272 and ADPS1261

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
21 responses
Instructor rating
4.05 / 5 · Very Good
21 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Alice Mc Intyre4.74.34.74.34.74.74.74.54–6 hrs/week3 of 4
Summer 2025Alice Mc Intyre5.05.05.04.84.85.05.04.810+ hrs/week4 of 5
Spring 2025Alice Mc Intyre4.54.55.04.54.55.05.05.0—2 of 3
Spring 2024Alice Mc Intyre4.24.24.54.24.54.74.54.77–9 hrs/week6 of 7
Spring 2023Alice Mc Intyre2.73.02.52.74.03.33.03.710+ hrs/week6 of 6

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Alice Mc Intyre
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.05/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Devlin Hall 221 W 06:15PM-09:35PM;Restricted to WCAS Psychology Majors · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Alice Mc Intyre · On-line Asynchronous;WCAS Psychology Majors Only · Offered