PSYC 6591 Professional Development Workshop and Seminar

Graduate students meet for a seminar on our department's areas of research and to discuss issues related to professional development in academic and non-academic settings.

Course overview

Department
Psychology and Neuroscience
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.30 / 5 · Good
23 responses
Instructor rating
3.86 / 5 · Very Good
23 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
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Scott Slotnick3.04.03.54.52.55.03.53.5≤ 1 hr/week2 of 3
Fall 2024Scott Slotnick3.03.83.73.32.83.43.53.6≤ 1 hr/week7 of 9
Fall 2023Scott Slotnick—————————7 of 7
Fall 2022Scott Slotnick3.63.63.84.23.54.04.24.0≤ 1 hr/week5 of 9
Fall 2021Scott Slotnick2.53.53.04.52.02.53.51.5—2 of 3

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Scott Slotnick
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.86/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Scott Slotnick · Mcguinn Hall 303 M 04:00PM-05:00PM · Offered