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IS-1004: Nations and Nationalities

Description: Introduction to world and American ethnic and indigenous cultures and to social constructions of human and group identity, nationalism and extreme ethno-nationalism. History of the political, economic, and cultural transition from primordial communities to sovereign states. Introduction to the rise of racism, sexism, ethnicism, classism, nativism, xenophobia, etc. in modern societies and episodes of mass political violence including ethnic cleansing and genocide.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: PSCI-1004

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 2.94 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 10.34%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.97%

Edward Weisband202424.3%51.8%17.9%2.4%1.7%1.9%2.9311
Courtney I Thomas201937.2%41.8%9.3%2.3%6.9%2.3%3.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W