PHCG 3210 Contemporary Issues in Public Health

Name: Contemporary Issues in Public Health
Rating: 4.56 (66 reviews)

Explore PHCG3210 Contemporary Issues in Public Health at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Schiller Institute
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Environmental Studies: Concentration — Environmental Health: One Nursing Course (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: 4.56 / 5 · Excellent
66 responses
Instructor rating: 4.71 / 5 · Excellent
66 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
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Fall 2025	Summer Hawkins	4.6	4.8	5.0	5.0	4.4	4.6	5.0	4.8	1–3 hrs/week	5 of 8
Fall 2024	Summer Hawkins	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17 of 22
Fall 2023	Summer Hawkins	4.4	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.6	—	12 of 14
Fall 2022	Summer Hawkins	4.6	4.7	4.9	4.9	4.5	4.8	4.9	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	15 of 18
Fall 2021	Summer Hawkins	4.3	4.5	4.9	4.9	4.4	4.4	4.7	4.5	1–3 hrs/week	17 of 21

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Summer Hawkins
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.71/5