GOVT 1101

GOVT 1101

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the study of political power and the interaction of citizens and governments and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by semester.


When Offered Fall, spring.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Thucydides for Today

  • 17914 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics on the Athenian Stage

  • 17915 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Democracy and Secrecy

  • 17916 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Military Innov in World Pol

  • 17917 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Public Opinion & US Militarism

  • 17918 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: African Elections

  • 17919 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:PWR/POL:Social Movements to Political Parties

  • 18016 GOVT 1101   SEM 107

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the U.S

  • 18235 GOVT 1101   SEM 108

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute