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PSCI-3624: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

Description: Focuses on actors, issues, and processes pertaining to foreign policy formulation and implementation. Examines theoretical and historical perspectives on foreign policy analysis. Investigates the national security, foreign policy, and diplomacy nexus. Discusses types of diplomacy and diplomatic methods.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: GEOG-2054 or IS-2054 or PSCI-2054

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: IS-3624

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 18

Average GPA: 3.60 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 60.18%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.35%

Robert Hodges202491.1%5.7%2.5%0.0%0.7%0.0%3.855
Clair Apodaca202150.0%20.0%20.0%5.0%5.0%0.0%3.082
Staff Schupp202380.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.801
Ioannis Stivachtis202362.5%25.0%12.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.422
Giselle Datz2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.892
Shelby E Ward202171.7%15.3%9.1%0.0%3.9%0.0%3.524
Molly F Todd202269.2%7.7%7.7%0.0%15.4%0.0%3.131
Kenneth S Yalowitz202287.5%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%3.751

Grade Distribution Over Time

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