MUSA 1320 Introduction to Musics of the World
Explore MUSA1320 Introduction to Musics of the World at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.
Course overview
- Department
- Music
- School
- Boston College
- Credits
- 0
Requirements fulfilled
- International Studies: Concentration: Global Cultures – Cultures at Work cluster (six courses; electives must come from one cluster) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Music (Before Fall 2026): One of the following non-Western tradition courses (Before Fall 2026 (page heading "Major Requirements Before Fall 2026"; elsewhere the page calls these "contracts before fall 2026"))
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.70 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.02 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| 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 | Ann Riordan | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 35 |
| Spring 2026 | Douglass Dineen | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 61 of 68 |
| Fall 2025 | Amanda Daly Berman | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Ann Riordan | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Fall 2025 | Douglass Dineen | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 19 |
| Spring 2025 | Amanda Daly Berman | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 21 |
| Spring 2025 | Ann Lucas | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 17 |
| Spring 2025 | Douglass Dineen | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 20 |
| Fall 2024 | Amanda Daly Berman | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Douglass Dineen | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 18 |
| Spring 2024 | Amanda Daly Berman | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 22 |
| Spring 2024 | Ann Lucas | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 17 |
| Spring 2024 | Douglass Dineen | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 19 |
| Fall 2023 | Amanda Daly Berman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 of 19 |
| Fall 2023 | Ann Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 of 19 |
| Spring 2023 | Amanda Daly Berman | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 22 |
| Spring 2023 | Ann Lucas | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 32 |
| Spring 2023 | Douglass Dineen | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | Douglass Dineen | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 18 |
| Spring 2022 | Ann Lucas | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 17 |
| Spring 2022 | Douglass Dineen | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | — | 10 of 18 |
| Spring 2022 | Jason Mccool | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 19 |
| Fall 2021 | Ann Lucas | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 35 |
| Fall 2021 | Douglass Dineen | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 20 |