POSC 005W: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in WRIT 040G; WRIT 020 with a grade of C or better, WRIT 020S with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor. An introductory study of the ideologies of the modern era. Explores selected thinkers and texts representative of liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, nationalism, nonviolence, and feminism as well as various non-Western ideologies. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of "C" or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student's college permits, as alternatives to WRIT 030. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 005W, POSC 005, or POSC 005H. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 005W, POSC 005, or POSC 005H.
Average GPA: 2.84
Grade distribution records: 2,191 students across 14 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 18 | 0.8% |
| A | 224 | 10.2% |
| A- | 322 | 14.7% |
| B+ | 332 | 15.2% |
| B | 415 | 18.9% |
| B- | 264 | 12.0% |
| C+ | 153 | 7.0% |
| C | 122 | 5.6% |
| C- | 33 | 1.5% |
| D+ | 24 | 1.1% |
| D | 25 | 1.1% |
| D- | 8 | 0.4% |
| F | 145 | 6.6% |
| NP | 42 | 1.9% |
| S | 35 | 1.6% |
| W | 28 | 1.3% |
Based on 2,191 student grade records across 14 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- William Riley 894 students, Average GPA 2.78
- Stefan Kehlenbach 188 students, Average GPA 3.03
- Georgia Warnke 160 students, Average GPA 2.72
- John Laursen 158 students, Average GPA 2.88
- Bronwyn Leebaw 150 students, Average GPA 2.99