POLI1081 · Political Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
| Term | Evaluations | Course rating | Instructor rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Fall 2022 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Fall 2021 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Fall 2020 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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Course restricted to political science majors only. This course may NOT be taken by any International Studies majors or minors. Class restricted to political science freshmen and sophomores. This course examines the principle sources of the behavior of countries in international politics, including the nature of the international system and the decision-making process within states. It examines such issues as the sources of power, the causes and implications of the security dilemma, the dynamics of alliances, the causes of war, international political economy, and the dilemmas of world order. This course is strongly recommended for students who plan to take upper level international politics courses.
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Nice guy who is super knowledgeable about politics. However, your entire grade is based on 3 exams which have nothing to do with lectures. Each test requires literally hundreds of pages of dense readings. Unnecessarily hard.