POSC 126: THE POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): POSC 020 or POSC 020H; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior. Studies the interaction between international economics and world politics. Focuses on the evolution of the institutions governing world trade and finance; role of multinational corporations; Third World debt and development; the European Union; economic reform in transitional economies; gender; economics and environment; and role of technology in international political economy. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 126 or POSC 126S.
Average GPA: 3.18
Grade distribution records: 317 students across 7 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 52 | 16.4% |
| A | 76 | 24.0% |
| A- | 35 | 11.0% |
| B+ | 26 | 8.2% |
| B | 29 | 9.1% |
| B- | 27 | 8.5% |
| C+ | 12 | 3.8% |
| C | 27 | 8.5% |
| C- | 6 | 1.9% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.9% |
| D | 5 | 1.6% |
| D- | 5 | 1.6% |
| F | 9 | 2.8% |
| NP | 1 | 0.3% |
| S | 1 | 0.3% |
| W | 1 | 0.3% |
Based on 317 student grade records across 7 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Luanne Serieux-Lubin 137 students, Average GPA 3.42
- Jana Grittersova 67 students, Average GPA 2.44
- Marissa Brookes 28 students, Average GPA 3.11
- Victor Morales 19 students, Average GPA 2.79