ECON 6601 Advanced Independent Research

Name: Advanced Independent Research
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Required of all seniors seeking a degree with Scholar of the College status.

Course overview

Department: Economics
School: MCAS
Credits: 6
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
2 responses
Instructor rating: 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
2 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
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	Robert Murphy	4.5	5.0	4.5	4.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	7–9 hrs/week	2 of 2

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Robert Murphy
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026 · Official rating 5.00/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Robert Murphy · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered
Section 01
Fall 2026 · Robert Murphy · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered