APSY 9820 Foundations of Social Psychology

This seminar aims to introduce doctoral students from other disciplines to the field of social psychology. The list of topics will vary from semester to semester, but may include attitudes, persuasion, conformity, social cognition, self processes, group processes, social attribution, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. For each topic, students will read articles discussing important theories and empirical findings

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.73 / 5 · Very Good
15 responses
Instructor rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
15 responses
Terms evaluated
3
Most recent: Spring 2025

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 2025David Miele3.73.74.74.34.03.74.04.04–6 hrs/week3 of 10
Spring 2023David Miele3.43.64.34.14.13.64.14.31–3 hrs/week7 of 11
Spring 2022David Miele4.24.84.84.64.84.44.64.6—5 of 7

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • David Miele
    Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.00/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Higgins Hall 260 Tu 10:00AM-12:20PM · Offered