Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.
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- Schedule of Classes - November 30, 2023 7:54PM EST
- Course Catalog - November 30, 2023 7:32PM EST
Classes
GOVT 3141
Course Description
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
Winter Session. Combined with: AMST 3141
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Online Meeting
- Jan 2 - Jan 19, 2024
Instructors
Saleh, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
This Online Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=1883
GOVT 3294
Course Description
We are in an era of unprecedented access to information via digital news, the internet, and social media. This also comes with significant misinformation — for example, in 2016, Oxford Dictionaries named ... view course details
Winter Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Online Meeting
- Jan 2 - Jan 19, 2024
Instructors
Cirone, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
This Online Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=3092
GOVT 3313
Course Description
What explains authoritarian resilience in the Middle East? What are the causes and consequences of Islamist political attitudes and behavior? What is the historical legacy of colonialism and empire in ... view course details
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Online Meeting
- Jan 2 - Jan 19, 2024
Instructors
Blackman, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
This Online Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=2093
GOVT 3394
Course Description
This course takes place in Lusaka, Zambia, and focuses on introducing students to the history and politics of Zambia and more broadly southern Africa. After having introduced students to some basic political ... view course details
Dynamic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Other International
- Jan 3, 2023 - Jan 13, 2024
Instructors
van de Walle, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Zambia. This Online Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=2093.
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GOVT 3614
Course Description
In recent decades the Andean region of Latin America has become a focal point of international debate over alternative models of economic development and their environmental consequences. Windfall revenues ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 3614
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF Other International
- Jan 4 - Jan 14, 2024
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Ecuador. Travel Dates are January 3 and January 15.
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GOVT 3686
Course Description
"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
Winter Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Online Meeting
- Jan 2 - Jan 19, 2024
Instructors
Abulof, U
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous
This Online Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=2093.
GOVT 3796
Course Description
What does it mean to be free? What does freedom require? How do capitalism and neoliberalism shape the way we think about freedom, and the possibilities for freedom? These are some of the questions we ... view course details
Winter Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF Online Meeting
- Jan 2 - Jan 19, 2024
Instructors
Street, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
This Online Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ws/courses/courses.php?v=3190. Students should expect to spend approximately 5 hours outside of published class times to watch pre-recorded videos, etc.
GOVT 3887
Course Description
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
Winter Session. Combined with: LAW 3887
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)