GVPT485

Government and Politics of the Middle East

Prerequisite: GVPT200; and (GVPT282 or GVPT280). Restriction: Must be in Government & Politics program. Credit only granted for: GVPT485 or GVPT459E. Formerly: GVPT459E. A comparative study of the governmental systems and political processes of Middle Eastern countries, with special emphasis on the problems of nation-building in emergent countries. This is a Global Classrooms course, developed in partnership with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) to provide virtual opportunities for global engagement. Global Classrooms can range from embedded experiences to immersive, project-based collaboration. Learn more about Global Classrooms: go.umd.edu/gc-umd.

Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.76 between 55 students*

GVPT485 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580859095% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 21.82%
A: 56.36%
A+: 14.55%
B+: 3.64%
W: 3.64%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.