Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

GOVT 2847

Is Afghanistan part of Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East? Is it truly the 'graveyard of empires'? Why are great powers so interested in intervening in this country? Why did Britain, the Soviet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: NES 2847

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1013 GOVT 2847   LEC 001

    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

GOVT 3141

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
  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: AMST 3141

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1007 GOVT 3141   LEC 001

    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.

GOVT 3313

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Winter Session.  Combined with: JWST 3850NES 3850

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1009 GOVT 3313   LEC 001

    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

GOVT 3686

Climate change, pandemics, wars and warlike politics, polarization, tribalism, raging anxieties, AI advancement - these are just some of the many existential troubles and challenges we all, and our very ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Winter Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1012 GOVT 3686   LEC 001

    • Jan 2 - Jan 16, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Winter Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.