GOVT 4000

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GOVT 4000
Major Seminar

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Major seminars in the Government department are small, advanced courses that cover an important theme or topic in contemporary politics in depth. Courses place particular emphasis on careful reading and classroom discussion, and students can expect to write a significant research paper. These courses are open to all Cornell students, but preference in admissions is given to seniors over juniors, and to Government majors over other students. Topics vary by semester and section. Fall 2024 Topics include: Empire and Black Radical Political Thought; Empire and (Anti)Colonial Violence; Feminisms: Simone de Beauvoir as Political Thinker; Pirates, Sailors, and Terrorists; Climate Change and International Security; Inequality and the Welfare State; Russian Politics. Spring 2025 Topics include: Equality; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Politics of Public Policy.


Enrollment Priority Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Politics of Public Policy

  •  6553 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

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    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is an advanced course, which builds on but does not duplicate GOVT 3032, and it is permissible to take both. Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Politics of Public Policy

  •  6555 GOVT 4000   IND 602

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6865, ASRC 6865, GOVT 6865, RELST 6865

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.

  •  6554 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.

  •  6556 GOVT 4000   IND 603

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Equality

  •  9194 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  •  9195 GOVT 4000   IND 604

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies