PHIL 161: ETHICS
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 001 or PHIL 001H or PHIL 002 or PHIL 002H or PHIL 003 or PHIL 003H or PHIL 003W or PHIL 004 or PHIL 005 or PHIL 006 or PHIL 007 or PHIL 007H or PHIL 008 or PHIL 008H or PHIL 009 or PHIL 009H or PHIL 010 or PHIL 010H or PHIL 012 or PHIL 030E or PHIL 030F or PHIL 030G or PHIL 030I or PHIL 030J or PHIL 030K or PHIL 030M or PHIL 030N; or consent of instructor. A study of the major classical moral philosophers in the Western tradition and of some selected problems of metaethics.
Average GPA: 3.04
Grade distribution records: 306 students across 12 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 5 | 1.6% |
| A | 44 | 14.4% |
| A- | 57 | 18.6% |
| B+ | 51 | 16.7% |
| B | 56 | 18.3% |
| B- | 31 | 10.1% |
| C+ | 20 | 6.5% |
| C | 16 | 5.2% |
| C- | 5 | 1.6% |
| D | 3 | 1.0% |
| F | 13 | 4.2% |
| NP | 1 | 0.3% |
| S | 2 | 0.7% |
| W | 1 | 0.3% |
Based on 306 student grade records across 12 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Joshua Wood 90 students, Average GPA 2.74
- Paul Tulipana 56 students, Average GPA 2.96
- Andrews Reath 30 students, Average GPA 3.09