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Virginia Tech

PSCI-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, IS-2054

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 39

Average GPA: 3.30 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 37.59%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.74%

Courtney I Thomas202454.4%33.5%7.7%1.7%0.6%2.2%3.3917
Desiree Poets202424.6%54.5%11.5%3.1%4.0%2.3%2.957
Laura Zanotti202325.0%30.0%25.0%0.0%20.0%0.0%2.362
Molly F Todd202364.8%23.7%2.4%2.4%5.2%1.5%3.426
Leah A Ramnath202372.5%18.8%4.3%1.5%1.6%1.5%3.624
Anthony Szczurek202088.9%5.6%0.0%0.0%5.6%0.0%3.671
Madison J Tepper202277.3%13.5%9.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.641
Dimitri Tsarouhas202336.3%36.3%27.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.211

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