POSC 124S: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): POSC 020; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. An in-depth consideration of the major theories of contemporary international relations. Focuses on core issues in international security affairs such as the causes of war and peace, cooperation and conflict, alliances, perception and misperception, ethnic conflict, and the link between democracy and war. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 124S or POSC 124.
Average GPA: 2.85
Grade distribution records: 1,152 students across 20 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 41 | 3.6% |
| A | 123 | 10.7% |
| A- | 149 | 12.9% |
| B+ | 185 | 16.1% |
| B | 187 | 16.2% |
| B- | 125 | 10.9% |
| C+ | 84 | 7.3% |
| C | 88 | 7.6% |
| C- | 55 | 4.8% |
| D+ | 17 | 1.5% |
| D | 24 | 2.1% |
| D- | 11 | 1.0% |
| F | 45 | 3.9% |
| NP | 4 | 0.3% |
| S | 5 | 0.4% |
| W | 9 | 0.8% |
Based on 1,152 student grade records across 20 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Yasemin Irepoglu Carreras 308 students, Average GPA 3.09
- Jeremy Busacca 297 students, Average GPA 2.85
- Kelechi Kalu 186 students, Average GPA 2.41
- Kurt Paczkowski 25 students, Average GPA 3.73
- Beyzanur Han Tuncez 16 students, Average GPA 3.98