MUSA 2330 History of Jazz

Name: History of Jazz
Rating: 3.55 (47 reviews)

Explore MUSA2330 History of Jazz at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Music
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Music (Before Fall 2026): One of the following Western tradition courses (Before Fall 2026 (page heading "Major Requirements Before Fall 2026"; elsewhere the page calls these "contracts before fall 2026"))

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating: 3.55 / 5 · Very Good
47 responses
Instructor rating: 3.64 / 5 · Very Good
47 responses
Terms evaluated: 4
Most recent: Spring 2026

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
Spring 2026	James Heazlewood-Dale	4.7	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.1	4.7	4.7	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	16 of 19
Fall 2024	Timothy Mangin	3.1	2.9	2.6	3.1	3.0	3.8	4.1	3.8	1–3 hrs/week	12 of 17
Fall 2023	Timothy Mangin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8 of 10
Fall 2022	Timothy Mangin	2.5	2.5	2.2	3.2	3.6	3.0	3.7	3.7	1–3 hrs/week	11 of 18

Data freshness

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

Instructors

James Heazlewood-Dale
Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.87/5
Timothy Mangin
Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 3.00/5