POSC 161: UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS
University of California, Riverside
5 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor. Explores international relations between the United States and the nations of Latin America. Examines different theories for explaining changes in the conduct of U.S.-Latin American relations over time. Topics include democracy and empire, revolution and counter-insurgency, economic integration and trade, petroleum politics, drug trafficking, and migration flows. Cross-listed with LNST 188.
Average GPA: 3.16
Grade distribution records: 705 students across 14 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 91 | 12.9% |
| A | 116 | 16.5% |
| A- | 109 | 15.5% |
| B+ | 89 | 12.6% |
| B | 117 | 16.6% |
| B- | 50 | 7.1% |
| C+ | 26 | 3.7% |
| C | 35 | 5.0% |
| C- | 17 | 2.4% |
| D+ | 7 | 1.0% |
| D | 9 | 1.3% |
| D- | 5 | 0.7% |
| F | 22 | 3.1% |
| S | 7 | 1.0% |
| W | 5 | 0.7% |
Based on 705 student grade records across 14 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Miguel Carreras 330 students, Average GPA 3.02
- Luanne Serieux-Lubin 182 students, Average GPA 3.55
- Henry Harrison 12 students, Average GPA 3.17