POSC 111S: DEMOCRACY AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. A study of the major political philosophers of the social contract and their critics. Explores issues such as individualism versus community; the roles of religion and markets in politics; and the adequacy of contract theory for women and minorities. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 111S or POSC 111.
Average GPA: 2.87
Grade distribution records: 680 students across 11 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 52 | 7.6% |
| A | 100 | 14.7% |
| A- | 89 | 13.1% |
| B+ | 85 | 12.5% |
| B | 87 | 12.8% |
| B- | 65 | 9.6% |
| C+ | 46 | 6.8% |
| C | 42 | 6.2% |
| C- | 28 | 4.1% |
| D+ | 6 | 0.9% |
| D | 38 | 5.6% |
| D- | 2 | 0.3% |
| F | 35 | 5.1% |
| S | 1 | 0.1% |
| W | 4 | 0.6% |
Based on 680 student grade records across 11 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Joshua Wood 220 students, Average GPA 2.81
- Heba Hodaly 74 students, Average GPA 3.10
- John Laursen 74 students, Average GPA 2.51
- Kurt Paczkowski 21 students, Average GPA 3.45