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Virginia Tech

IS-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: GEOG-2054, PSCI-2054

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 34

Average GPA: 3.36 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 39.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.27%

Desiree Poets202433.2%47.3%12.0%3.8%1.8%2.0%3.067
Leah A Ramnath202372.7%24.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.2%3.754
Courtney I Thomas202452.0%35.0%9.1%1.0%1.1%1.8%3.3613
Dimitri Tsarouhas202320.0%60.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.031
Molly F Todd202363.2%35.6%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%3.585
Madison J Tepper202473.3%6.7%16.7%3.4%0.0%0.0%3.432
Laura Zanotti202340.0%50.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.141
Anthony Szczurek202063.7%27.3%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.461

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