POSC 136S: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; individual study, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. Examines the political and economic causes and consequences of international migration. Explores the effects of migration in both sending and receiving countries and how policymakers respond to these effects. Focuses on public opinion formation, interest group politics, immigration policymaking, brain drain, remittances, diaspora engagement policies, and refugee policy. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 136S or POSC 136.
Average GPA: 3.13
Grade distribution records: 841 students across 12 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 67 | 8.0% |
| A | 94 | 11.2% |
| A- | 218 | 25.9% |
| B+ | 110 | 13.1% |
| B | 89 | 10.6% |
| B- | 107 | 12.7% |
| C+ | 49 | 5.8% |
| C | 31 | 3.7% |
| C- | 29 | 3.4% |
| D+ | 7 | 0.8% |
| D | 2 | 0.2% |
| D- | 4 | 0.5% |
| F | 26 | 3.1% |
| NP | 1 | 0.1% |
| S | 3 | 0.4% |
| W | 4 | 0.5% |
Based on 841 student grade records across 12 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Steven Liao 567 students, Average GPA 3.02