EESC 6697 Special Topics in Geomorphology

The Boston Evening Geomorphology Seminar course formalizes an ongoing multi-institution seminar series. Faculty and students from Boston College, Boston University, and MIT regularly meet at each of the universities and discuss high-impact, peer-reviewed papers on geomorphology topics. Students enrolled in the course will attend regular meetings of BEGS and lead the paper discussion when BEGS is hosted at BC. Additional meetings of BC students will cover focused topics in coastal and fluvial geomorphology.

Course overview

Department
Earth and Environmental Sciences
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Both
Offered
Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites
The course is open to graduate students and undergraduate students, with instructor permission. or Permission of Instructor

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
2 responses
Instructor rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
2 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Spring 2025

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
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2025Kathleen Wilson4.04.04.04.04.04.04.53.51–3 hrs/week2 of 3

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Noah P Snyder · By Arrangement · Offered