SOCY 5597 Contemporary Race Theory

Name: Contemporary Race Theory
Rating: 4.72 (25 reviews)

Explore SOCY5597 Contemporary Race Theory at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Sociology
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

African and African Diaspora Studies: Cross-listed courses named in the catalog (count as AADS electives under either number) (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: 4.72 / 5 · Excellent
25 responses
Instructor rating: 4.68 / 5 · Excellent
25 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	Zine Magubane	4.2	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.2	4.8	4.6	4–6 hrs/week	5 of 9
Spring 2025	Zine Magubane	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4–6 hrs/week	3 of 4
Spring 2024	Zine Magubane	4.9	4.9	4.6	4.4	4.9	4.4	4.6	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	8 of 12
Spring 2023	Zine Magubane	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.9	4.7	4–6 hrs/week	9 of 13

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Zine Magubane
Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.68/5