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PLCP 3500

Special Topics in Comparative Politics
Last taught: Fall 2016
3.6 Rating
3.7 Difficulty
3.23 GPA

Instructor
3.3
Enjoyability
3.3
Difficulty
3.7
Recommend
4.0

Reading
5.7
Writing
1.7
Group Work
0.0
Other
1.3

Total Hours / Week

Hours 8.7

Grade Distribution

A: 2 (3.9%)A-: 16 (31.4%)B+: 11 (21.6%)B: 11 (21.6%)B-: 4 (7.8%)C+: 1 (2.0%)C: 1 (2.0%)DFW: 5 (9.8%)
Average GPA 3.23
Students Measured 51

3 Reviews

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Anonymous Fall 2015
3.33 Average

This course is a great semi-seminar on the development of states; something very important for all politics majors to consider. Highly recommended

Instructor 3.0
Enjoyability 3.0
Recommend 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Hours/Week 6.0
Anonymous Fall 2015
5.00 Average

I felt like this class really educated me. Very reading heavy but extremely valuable course. 2.5 hour lecture and I didn't even get bored. Be ware of her grading papers--she cares a lot about grammar and structure and overall good writing. If you pay attention to her tips you will be fine.

Instructor 5.0
Enjoyability 5.0
Recommend 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 10.0
Anonymous Fall 2015
2.33 Average

This class is made up of two midterm papers and one final paper all of which are 2,000 words. There is a lot of assigned reading (about 150 pages a week) but very few people in the class actually did all the readings. The readings are interesting for those who enjoy comparative politics such as Smith, Hayek, Epstein, Polanyi, etc. Class discussion can be boring and confusing at times.

Instructor 2.0
Enjoyability 2.0
Recommend 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
Hours/Week 10.0