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Virginia Tech

IS-2064: The Global Economy and World Politics

Description: Introduction to theories and methods in the study of global political economy. Topics include: historical origins, comparative advantage, the factor endowment trade theory, the gold standard, economic nationalism, the Great Depression, the Bretton Woods System, Keynesianism, the Nixon shocks, international organizations, monetary governance, the Great Recession, poverty and underdevelopment, and contemporary challenges of income inequality within and among economies.

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

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: GEOG-2064, PSCI-2064

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 38

Average GPA: 3.31 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 42.36%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.28%

Elizabeth L Mckagen2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.991
Judson C Abraham202150.4%24.2%11.2%5.4%5.9%2.9%3.102
Madison J Tepper202370.6%13.5%3.6%4.2%7.2%1.0%3.364
Dimitri Tsarouhas202236.3%40.9%18.1%0.0%4.5%0.0%3.021
Besnik Pula202347.3%42.7%6.3%0.0%1.1%2.6%3.365
Patrick J Salmons202183.7%14.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.9%3.844
Hannah R Gignoux202472.7%23.9%0.0%1.4%2.0%0.0%3.583
Courtney I Thomas202144.2%15.6%18.6%10.4%4.2%7.1%2.884
Bikrum S Gill202441.0%49.2%9.0%0.0%0.4%0.4%3.305
Caroline G Alphin202467.5%25.1%5.4%2.1%0.0%0.0%3.523
Scott G Nelson202240.5%30.7%10.9%7.8%4.0%6.0%3.025
Shaun D Respess202444.4%22.2%11.1%0.0%22.2%0.0%2.531

Grade Distribution Over Time

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