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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: 115

Average GPA: 3.10 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.47%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.15%

Courtney I Thomas202438.6%42.2%13.4%3.0%1.2%1.6%3.1329
Ioannis Stivachtis201542.9%37.8%12.0%5.0%1.2%1.0%3.1419
Alana G Romanella201478.4%13.8%0.0%3.8%0.0%3.8%3.692
Molly F Todd202364.9%31.4%0.0%0.9%1.1%1.8%3.596
Na Mi201050.0%33.3%0.0%16.7%0.0%0.0%3.121
Adriana N Seagle201557.5%40.3%2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.513
Desiree Poets202434.6%47.8%9.8%3.4%2.1%2.4%3.106
Leah A Ramnath202372.7%24.8%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.2%3.754
Scott G Nelson200816.4%41.4%30.7%8.6%2.9%0.0%2.5524
Staff Georgakis201253.5%27.6%10.9%0.0%8.0%0.0%3.142
Paul C Avey201530.0%70.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.301
Dimitri Tsarouhas202320.0%60.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.031
Laura Zanotti202340.0%50.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.141
Brett R Netto201773.3%21.3%2.4%0.0%3.0%0.0%3.603
Anthony Szczurek202063.7%27.3%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.461
Jong O Ra201153.3%40.0%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.511
Nathan D Blake201340.0%53.4%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.331
Madison J Tepper202280.0%13.4%0.0%6.7%0.0%0.0%3.591
Thomas Staff Powell201119.2%53.7%14.2%4.5%6.6%1.8%2.763
Johannes D Grow201722.3%66.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.1%3.271
William D Miller201876.4%17.7%0.0%5.9%0.0%0.0%3.561
De Paula Francine Rossone201450.0%33.4%8.3%0.0%0.0%8.3%3.401
Hamza Safouane201553.3%46.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.511
Robert Hodges201880.0%13.4%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711
Alexandra L Briggs201616.6%55.6%16.7%5.6%0.0%5.6%2.851

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