POSC 126S: THE POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): POSC 020 or POSC 020H. 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 126S or POSC 126.
Average GPA: 2.86
Grade distribution records: 1,096 students across 18 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 84 | 7.7% |
| A | 148 | 13.5% |
| A- | 110 | 10.0% |
| B+ | 120 | 10.9% |
| B | 162 | 14.8% |
| B- | 141 | 12.9% |
| C+ | 80 | 7.3% |
| C | 69 | 6.3% |
| C- | 46 | 4.2% |
| D+ | 35 | 3.2% |
| D | 19 | 1.7% |
| D- | 18 | 1.6% |
| F | 44 | 4.0% |
| S | 2 | 0.2% |
| W | 18 | 1.6% |
Based on 1,096 student grade records across 18 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Jana Grittersova 333 students, Average GPA 2.65
- Rudra Guha Biswas 107 students, Average GPA 3.02
- Adam Hobbs 103 students, Average GPA 3.53
- Luanne Serieux-Lubin 71 students, Average GPA 3.26