COMM 4941 Advanced Topics

Name: Advanced Topics
Rating: 4.63 (19 reviews)

Explore COMM4941 Advanced Topics at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Communication
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Communication: Electives (four courses, 12 credits): any 3-credit class offered by the department; COMM5589 Internship Practicum may count once (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: 4.63 / 5 · Excellent
19 responses
Instructor rating: 4.79 / 5 · Excellent
19 responses
Terms evaluated: 3
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	Holly Crocker	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.3	5.0	5.0	5.0	4–6 hrs/week	4 of 5
Spring 2025	Lisa Cuklanz	4.2	4.4	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.8	5.0	4.8	—	5 of 8
Spring 2024	Lisa Cuklanz	4.7	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.9	4.8	4.8	4–6 hrs/week	10 of 13

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Holly Crocker
Spring 2026 · Official rating 5.00/5
Lisa Cuklanz
Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.74/5