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Elizabeth Covington

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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IS602 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Covington is a great person, will write a stellar Letter of Rec for most, and is very very well-connected. The class is a bit heavy at first with readings every week, but it really pays off as the last month or so of class, there is no class because we are doing "research" for our final paper/model EU. If you do your work, easy A-AB.
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Classes with Elizabeth Covington

INTLST 602

Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy

1–4 credits

Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy covers international political economy and policy studies.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.78 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Elizabeth Covington

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
INTLST 692

Senior Thesis

3 credits

Mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in International Studies.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.50 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027INTLST 602Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy
Spring 2027INTLST 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027INTLST 699Directed Study
Fall 2026INTLST 402Topics in Politics and Policy in the Global Economy
Fall 2026INTLST 681Senior Honors Thesis

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