PHIL 111: PHILOSOPHY, FILM, AND REFLECTIVE POPULAR CULTURE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. Examines a number of philosophical themes as depicted in film and other media of reflective popular culture. Includes screenings of four or five films; each is examined for the philosophical issues it raises. Themes may include integrity, love, spirituality, meaning, identity, and morality.
Average GPA: 3.24
Grade distribution records: 276 students across 12 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 20 | 7.2% |
| A | 59 | 21.4% |
| A- | 52 | 18.8% |
| B+ | 46 | 16.7% |
| B | 33 | 12.0% |
| B- | 21 | 7.6% |
| C+ | 13 | 4.7% |
| C | 7 | 2.5% |
| C- | 6 | 2.2% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.4% |
| D | 3 | 1.1% |
| F | 9 | 3.3% |
| NP | 2 | 0.7% |
| S | 1 | 0.4% |
| W | 3 | 1.1% |
Based on 276 student grade records across 12 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- H Wettstein 90 students, Average GPA 3.34
- Andrew Macdonald 46 students, Average GPA 3.14
- Michael Nelson 44 students, Average GPA 2.95
- Joshua Waugh 12 students, Average GPA 3.48