Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2022-2023 Catalog.

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GOVT 1616
Introduction to Political Philosophy

This course offers a survey of Western political Philosophy. We will be reading and discussing the spectrum of great canonical theorists that include Plato, Aristotle, Christ, St. Augustine, St. Thomas ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1297 GOVT 1616   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jun 20 - Jul 7, 2023

    • Moon, A

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3388

  •  1298 GOVT 1616   DIS 201

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    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Jun 20 - Jul 7, 2023

    • Moon, A

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3388

GOVT 1817
Making Sense of World Politics

An introduction to the basic concepts and practice of international politics with an emphasis on learning critical thinking.  The course is divided into two parts. In the first half, we will learn about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1245 GOVT 1817   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jun 20 - Jul 7, 2023

    • Gagnon, C

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=655

Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Three. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1244 GOVT 1817   LEC 002

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=655

GOVT 2063
African Union Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

This course is offers students a platform for critical examination of the political, historical, educational, social and economic conditions of the African continent. Topics will include eradication of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2.  Combined with: ASRC 2063

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1193 GOVT 2063   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Ghana. This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3528

    Department Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 3071
Enduring Global and American Issues

The US and the global community face a number of complex, interconnected and enduring issues that pose challenges for our political and policy governance institutions and society at large.  Exploring how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2.  Combined with: AMST 3071, PAM 3071

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1906 GOVT 3071   LEC 001

    • TR Washington, DC
    • Jun 5 - Jul 28, 2023

    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Washington, DC. This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3541

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 3141
Prisons

The United States stands alone among Western, industrialized countries with its persistent, high rates of incarceration, long sentences, and continued use of the death penalty. This "American exceptionalism" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - First.  Combined with: AMST 3141

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1248 GOVT 3141   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=1883

GOVT 3150
The American Legal System

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the American legal system, its roots in natural and common law, the purposes/values it serves (e.g., resolution of private grievances; punishment of offenses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1250 GOVT 3150   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=1747

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 3686
What Makes Us Human? An Existential Journey Amidst Crises

"What's true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves," wrote Albert Camus in The Plague. It is not just the current pandemic: climate change, warlike ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1306 GOVT 3686   LEC 002

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3339

Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Three. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1252 GOVT 3686   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3339

GOVT 3887
International Human Rights in Theory and Practice

This course will introduce students to the law, theory, and practice of international human rights. Students will think critically about the effectiveness of the international human rights system by examining ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Combined with: LAW 3887

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1273 GOVT 3887   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jun 20 - Jul 7, 2023

    • Brundige, E

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3227