HIST 1710 Nature and Power: Making the Modern World

Name: Nature and Power: Making the Modern World
Rating: 4.26 (50 reviews)

Explore HIST1710 Nature and Power: Making the Modern World at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Complex Problems and Enduring Questions
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

History: History Core class, History I or II (one course; required for the Class of 2029 and after, or a 4 or 5 on the European or World History AP exam) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Environmental Studies: One Environmental History Foundation Course (3 credits) (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: 4.26 / 5 · Very Good
50 responses
Instructor rating: 4.39 / 5 · Very Good
50 responses
Terms evaluated: 2
Most recent: Fall 2023

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
Fall 2023	Ling Zhang	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25 of 28
Fall 2022	Ling Zhang	4.3	4.6	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.8	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	25 of 30

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Ling Zhang
Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.39/5