EESC 5582 Senior Environmental Geoscience Research Seminar I
In this two-semester course sequence, students will be introduced to the process of conducting original scientific research. This includes exploring fundamentals of a natural system from reading the scientific literature, defining a problem, designing and executing an experiment, analysis, data interpretation, and presentation of results in written and oral formats. Students will work individually or in groups within a broader research project. Topics and field areas will vary from year to year depending on existing projects and expertise of the instructor. The EESC5582-5583 sequence fulfills the senior research experience requirement for Environmental Geoscience majors.
Course overview
- Department
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- School
- Boston College
- Credits
- 2
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.11 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.39 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Kathleen Wilson | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Fall 2025 | Noah P Snyder | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 5 |
| Fall 2024 | Kathleen Wilson | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |
| Fall 2024 | Noah P Snyder | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |
| Fall 2023 | John Ebel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 of 6 |
| Fall 2022 | Noah P Snyder | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 12 |
| Fall 2021 | Noah P Snyder | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 9 |