ARTS 3328 Senior Minor Project

Name: Senior Minor Project
Rating: 3.73 (85 reviews)

This course is limited to Studio Art Minors in their senior year or by permission of the instructor. This course comprises hands-on studio work and readings that address contemporary issues in the visual arts. It is an upper level class for those with a serious interest in art making and visual thinking. Students are expected to work in a medium of their choice with which they are familiar. Studio assignments will be developed out of the issues explored in the readings. Students are expected to produce a body of studio work and to make an oral presentation that situates their work in relation to the topics under investigation.

Course overview

Department: Studio Art
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Required for Studio Art Minor

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Requirements fulfilled

Studio Art: Senior Minor Project (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

Requirement eligibility can vary by school, cohort, and section. Confirm the selected section in EagleApps or with an advisor.

Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 3.73 / 5 · Very Good
85 responses
Instructor rating: 4.06 / 5 · Very Good
85 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
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2026	Greer Muldowney	4.8	5.0	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	10+ hrs/week	9 of 12
Spring 2026	Sammy Chong	3.6	3.6	3.9	4.1	4.4	4.1	4.5	4.0	4–6 hrs/week	8 of 11
Spring 2025	Greer Muldowney	4.5	5.0	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.7	—	11 of 14
Spring 2025	Hartmut Austen	3.8	3.9	3.7	4.1	4.1	3.7	4.2	3.9	4–6 hrs/week	15 of 16
Spring 2024	Hartmut Austen	2.8	2.8	2.2	2.9	3.7	2.7	3.4	2.4	1–3 hrs/week	17 of 21
Spring 2023	Sammy Chong	3.8	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.5	3.9	4.3	3.7	7–9 hrs/week	15 of 21
Spring 2022	Hartmut Austen	3.5	4.3	3.3	4.0	4.3	3.6	4.1	2.5	4–6 hrs/week	10 of 18

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Sheila Gallagher
Spring 2027
Greer Muldowney
Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
Hartmut Austen
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.54/5
Sammy Chong
Spring 2026, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.18/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Sheila Gallagher · Devlin Hall 413 W 02:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
Section 02
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Devlin Hall 408 W 02:00PM-05:00PM · Offered