Fall 2026

Principles of International Law

POLISCI 356 is a survey of international law focusing on interactions among states, organizations, and other international actors.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Andrew McWard: Workload consists of three papers and two exams, with optional participation credit in simulations or discussions.

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POLISCI 356

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Andrew McWard: Andrew McWard is consistently praised for engaging lectures, interesting topics, and strong student connection. Reviewers highlight his helpfulness in office hours and use of group work, though one notes dense content and long grading turnarounds.

ANDREW MCWARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Andrew McWard describe an engaging and highly rated instructor who makes dense content accessible through humor and interactive activities.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.66 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 84.4% A/AB (n=96 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 84.8% A/AB (n=99 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Andrew McWard: Workload consists of three papers and two exams, with optional participation credit in simulations or discussions.

Historical reviews of Andrew McWard: Students report high engagement and helpful office hours, though grading turnaround times are noted as long due to TA involvement.

Topics

  • Primary entities in the international system
  • Structural and substantive issues of international law
  • Role of international organizations
  • The European Union as an international actor

Skills

  • Understanding the functioning of international law
  • Analyzing substantive issues in world politics

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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