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GIA-5314: Middle East Geopolitics

Description: Key issues in international relations in the Middle East, including impact of political geography, emergence of regional systems, relationship between identity and citizenship, domestic and transnational political contestation, and U.S. regional policy. Application of theories of social change to examine linkage between citizenship, religion, and political authority. Focus on Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Persian Gulf region.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.50 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 15.55%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Staff Boroujerdi202160.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571
Lillian C Frost202360.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.541
Gregory J Kruczek202433.3%66.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.501
Ariel I Ahram201940.0%60.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.401

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Spring 2021Spring 2023Fall 2024Term050% W