Boston College teaching record

Marla Derosa

Professor of the Practice; Director of Undergraduate Studies

English

Biography

As Director of Undergraduate Studies in the English Department, Marla DeRosa oversees course approval and registration for the English major and minor, as well as approval for study abroad credit and courses taken at other institutions.

Official evaluation summary

4.66 / 5

Based on 137 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

ENGL2141 American Literary History I
Instructor rating 4.64 / 5 · Course rating 4.44 / 5 · 57 responses
Taught Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2023
ENGL1180 Lit Core: From Slavery to Mass Incarceration
Instructor rating 4.68 / 5 · Course rating 4.60 / 5 · 51 responses
Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022
ENGL3220 Teaching Banned Books: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Young Adult Literature
Instructor rating 4.56 / 5 · Course rating 4.38 / 5 · 16 responses
Taught Fall 2026, Fall 2025
ENGL3011 The Art of Tutoring Writing
Instructor rating 5.00 / 5 · Course rating 4.86 / 5 · 7 responses
Taught Fall 2024
ENGL1080 Literature Core
Instructor rating 4.50 / 5 · Course rating 3.83 / 5 · 6 responses
Taught Summer 2022
ENGL2278 American Culture: Engaging Difference and Justice
Taught Spring 2027

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