SCWK 8899 Macro Independent Study

Elective An opportunity for Macro students to investigate one aspect of social work practice with groups or communities in-depth. In addition to being of interest to the individual student, the area of investigation must be of substantive import to the field and of clear significance to contemporary community organization and social planning practice. Any student who has successfully completed the first year program of Macro studies is eligible to pursue an independent study in the fall and/or spring semester of the second year.

Course overview

Department
Social Work
School
SSW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
SCWK7721

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.81 / 5 · Excellent
41 responses
Instructor rating
4.83 / 5 · Excellent
41 responses
Terms evaluated
6
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
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez4.84.84.44.64.54.54.64.6—8 of 9
Spring 2025Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez5.05.04.74.85.04.85.05.0—6 of 8
Spring 2024Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez4.24.24.24.24.35.05.05.01–3 hrs/week6 of 7
Spring 2023Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez4.85.04.84.85.04.65.05.07–9 hrs/week5 of 6
Spring 2022Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez5.05.04.84.74.24.75.05.04–6 hrs/week6 of 7
Fall 2021Kelsey Werner5.05.05.05.04.85.05.05.01–3 hrs/week5 of 6
Fall 2021Samuel Bradley5.05.05.05.04.85.05.05.01–3 hrs/week5 of 6

Data freshness

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

Instructors