POSC 162S: LATIN AMERICA: THE QUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCRACY
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. A comparative examination of central issues in and components of Latin American political life. Covers economic development, regimes and alliances, guerrilla wars, the armed forces, human rights, and democratic consolidation. Includes Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Peru. Cross-listed with LNST 142S. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 162S, LNST 142S, LNST 142, or POSC 162.
Average GPA: 2.94
Grade distribution records: 880 students across 21 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 50 | 5.7% |
| A | 121 | 13.8% |
| A- | 147 | 16.7% |
| B+ | 108 | 12.3% |
| B | 133 | 15.1% |
| B- | 98 | 11.1% |
| C+ | 63 | 7.2% |
| C | 41 | 4.7% |
| C- | 26 | 3.0% |
| D+ | 11 | 1.3% |
| D | 13 | 1.5% |
| D- | 9 | 1.0% |
| F | 48 | 5.5% |
| NP | 2 | 0.2% |
| S | 1 | 0.1% |
| W | 8 | 0.9% |
Based on 880 student grade records across 21 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Miguel Carreras 432 students, Average GPA 2.92
- David Pion-Berlin 123 students, Average GPA 3.32