BIOL 1480 Pathogens and Plagues

Name: Pathogens and Plagues
Rating: 4.59 (44 reviews)

Explore BIOL1480 Pathogens and Plagues at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Biology
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Environmental Studies: Concentration — Environmental Health: One Biology Course (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 4.59 / 5 · Excellent
44 responses
Instructor rating: 4.57 / 5 · Excellent
44 responses
Terms evaluated: 3
Most recent: Fall 2023

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
Fall 2023	Mary Dunn	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13 of 18
Fall 2022	Mary Dunn	4.9	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	16 of 20
Spring 2022	Mary Dunn	4.8	4.7	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.3	1–3 hrs/week	15 of 21

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Mary Dunn
Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.57/5