LNST 142S: LATIN AMERICA: THE QUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCRACY
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior. A comparative examination of central issues in and components of Latin American political life. Covers economic development, regimes and alliances, guerrilla wars, the armed forces, human rights, and democratic consolidation. Includes Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Peru. Cross-listed with POSC 162S. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 162S, LNST 142S, LNST 142, or POSC 162.
Average GPA: 2.74
Grade distribution records: 265 students across 14 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 7 | 2.6% |
| A | 41 | 15.5% |
| A- | 29 | 10.9% |
| B+ | 39 | 14.7% |
| B | 37 | 14.0% |
| B- | 26 | 9.8% |
| C+ | 15 | 5.7% |
| C | 17 | 6.4% |
| C- | 7 | 2.6% |
| D+ | 2 | 0.8% |
| D | 10 | 3.8% |
| D- | 4 | 1.5% |
| F | 23 | 8.7% |
| NP | 4 | 1.5% |
| W | 4 | 1.5% |
Based on 265 student grade records across 14 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Miguel Carreras 132 students, Average GPA 2.85
- David Pion-Berlin 27 students, Average GPA 2.90