EESC 9901 Doctoral Continuation

PhD Thesis research under the guidance of a faculty member

Course overview

Department
Earth and Environmental Sciences
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
5.00 / 5 · Excellent
8 responses
Instructor rating
5.00 / 5 · Excellent
8 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 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
Fall 2025Hilary Palevsky5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week2 of 3
Fall 2025Mark D Behn5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week2 of 3
Spring 2025Hilary Palevsky5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week1 of 2
Spring 2024Hilary Palevsky5.05.04.04.04.04.04.04.010+ hrs/week1 of 2
Fall 2023Hilary Palevsky—————————1 of 2
Spring 2023Hilary Palevsky5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.010+ hrs/week1 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

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Xingchen Wang · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Ethan Baxter · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 03
    Spring 2027 · Hilary Palevsky · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 04
    Spring 2027 · Kathleen Wilson · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 05
    Spring 2027 · Hanqin Tian · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 06
    Spring 2027 · Noah P Snyder · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 07
    Spring 2027 · Jeremy Shakun · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 08
    Spring 2027 · Mark D Behn · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 09
    Spring 2027 · Yi Ming · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Mark D Behn · By Arrangement · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Instructor not listed · By Arrangement · Offered