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GEOG-2054: Introduction to World Politics

Description: An introduction to the prevalent methods and theories in the study of world politics. Topics include: historical context of contemporary world politics, global actors and power relations, conflict and conflict resolution, international law, and contemporary global issues.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: IS-2054, PSCI-2054

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 53

Average GPA: 3.03 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 25.27%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.70%

Ioannis Stivachtis201541.1%32.3%12.4%6.1%5.1%3.1%2.967
Courtney I Thomas202442.0%36.6%13.3%4.7%1.8%1.8%3.1022
Molly F Todd202163.3%19.2%13.3%0.0%0.0%4.2%3.553
Staff Georgakis201333.4%41.7%16.6%4.2%4.2%0.0%2.902
Alana G Romanella201449.9%38.9%0.0%0.0%11.1%0.0%3.112
Johannes D Grow201733.3%50.0%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.071
Nathan D Blake201312.5%62.6%0.0%12.5%0.0%12.5%2.941
Desiree Poets202437.1%41.5%14.3%0.0%7.2%0.0%2.932
De Paula Francine Rossone201466.6%11.1%0.0%0.0%22.2%0.0%2.931
Leah A Ramnath202161.5%30.8%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.541
Dimitri Tsarouhas202357.1%14.3%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.241
Adriana N Seagle201540.0%25.0%15.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%2.762
Thomas Staff Powell201126.8%53.6%8.3%11.3%0.0%0.0%2.982
Jong O Ra201119.0%38.1%23.8%4.8%9.5%4.8%2.531
Scott G Nelson200720.0%30.0%30.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%2.442
Brett R Netto201741.5%38.6%10.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%2.992
Morgan Mbeky201210.7%67.9%14.3%3.6%3.6%0.0%2.661

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