PSYC 4066 Research Practicum in Psychology and Wellbeing

Name: Research Practicum in Psychology and Wellbeing
Rating: 4.69 (13 reviews)

What does it mean to live a fulfilling life? And what decisions can we make on a daily basis that allow us to live lives that have meaning? Students will have a chance to develop their own empirical approaches to the Good Life and will lead class discussions and activities.

Course overview

Department: Psychology and Neuroscience
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: PSYC1120 or BIOL2300 and BZAN1135 and ECON1151 and SOCY2200 and PHCG3560

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Requirements fulfilled

Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (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: 4.69 / 5 · Excellent
13 responses
Instructor rating: 4.77 / 5 · Excellent
13 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
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	Katherine J McAuliffe	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.8	1–3 hrs/week	13 of 16

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Katherine J McAuliffe
Spring 2027, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.77/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Katherine J McAuliffe · Mcguinn Hall 332 W 01:00PM-03:30PM · Offered