Pathways Through the Government Major

Overview

Students often ask about ways to focus their studies in the Government major around tracks.  On this page you will find a few possible pathways covering popular political science topics. Remember, however, that you are encouraged to craft a pathway that meets your interests and needs.  Please share your ideas with your advisor to ensure your pathway will get you to where you want to go.  Each pathway is a Sample Schedule featuring Spring 2020 classes.  Course numbers, titles, and availability subject to change

Focus on Global Politics

Year 1

Fall

Spring

GOVT 1817: Making Sense of World Politics (Intro to Int’l Relations)

GOVT 1313: Introduction to Comparative Politics

 

Year 2

Fall

Spring

GOVT 2553: Inside Europe

GOVT 2817: America Confronts the World

GOVT 2897: Human Rights at War

 

 

Year 3 (and/or perhaps Cornell in Washington or Study Abroad)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 3353: African Politics

GOVT 3867: War: Causes and Conduct

GOVT 3990: Puzzle Solving with Data

GOVT 4503: Becoming a China Hand

 

Year 4 (and/or perhaps GOVT Honors Program)

Fall

Spring

 

GOVT 4000: American Grand Strategy

 
 

 

Focus on Authoritarianism and Violence in Countries Around the World

Year 1

Fall

Spring

GOVT 1817: Making Sense of World Politics (Intro to Int’l Relations)

GOVT 1313: Introduction to Comparative Politics

 

Year 2

Fall

Spring

GOVT 2264: Political Violence

GOVT 2553: Inside Europe

GOVT 2817: America Confronts the World

GOVT 2041: Electoral (Mal)Practice

GOVT 3293: Comparative Politics of Latin America

 

Year 3 (and/or perhaps Cornell in Washington or Study Abroad)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 3353: African Politics

GOVT 4365: Ethnonational Communities and Conflicts

GOVT 3044: China’s Next Economy

 

 

Year 4 (and/or perhaps GOVT Honors Program)

Fall

Spring

 

GOVT 4000: Russian Politics

 
 

 

Focus on Political Thought and Criticism

Year 1

Fall

Spring

GOVT 1111: Introduction to American Politics

GOVT 1615: Introduction to Modern Political Theory

 

Year 2

Fall

Spring

GOVT 3281: Constitutional Politics

GOVT 3715: Political Theories of Colonialism

GOVT 3072: The U.S. Constitution

 

Year 3 (and/or perhaps Cornell in Washington or Study Abroad)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 4021: American Conservative Thought

GOVT 3736: Ancient Political Thought

GOVT 3785: Civil Disobedience

 

Year 4 (and/or perhaps GOVT Honors Program)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 4816: Space, Territory, and Politics

GOVT 4846: Equality

 
 

 

Digitial Humanities Lecture: Marisa Parham

Wednesday, April 28, 5:00 p.m.
Virtual Event

Marisa Parham
Director for the African American Digital Humanities initiative, Associate Director for the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, and Visiting Professor of English, University of Maryland.

Interactivities I: difference and digital textuality

Dr. Parham discusses what might be made possible at the intersection between Black expressive traditions, digital humanities, and electronic literature, with an eye to describing the chain of interactions that link theory to practice in her digital texts, which can be found here

 

Focus on Public Policy and U.S. Politics

Year 1

Fall

Spring

GOVT 1111: Introduction to American Politics

GOVT 1313: Introduction to Comparative Politics

 

Year 2

Fall

Spring

GOVT 3082:  American Political Campaigns

 

GOVT 3042: The Politics of Technology

GOVT 3072: The U.S. Constitution

 

Year 3 (and/or perhaps Cornell in Washington or Study Abroad)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 3161: American Presidency

GOVT 3032: Politics of Public Policy in the U.S.

GOVT 3112: Congress and the Legislative Process

GOVT 3142: Incarceration, Policy Response, and Self-Reflection

 

Year 4 (and/or perhaps GOVT Honors Program)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 4000: Democracy and Representation

 

 
 

 

Focus on Race and Politics in the U.S.

Year 1

Fall

Spring

GOVT 1111: Introduction to American Politics

GOVT 1313: Introduction to Comparative Politics

 

Year 2

Fall

Spring

GOVT 2225: Controversies about Inequality

GOVT 3152: Prisons, Politics, and Policy

GOVT 3012: Politics of Poverty in the U.S.

 

Year 3 (and/or perhaps Cornell in Washington or Study Abroad)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 3161: American Presidency

GOVT 3032: Politics of Public Policy in the U.S.

GOVT 3112: Congress and the Legislative Process

GOVT 3142: Incarceration, Policy Response, and Self-Reflection

 

Year 4 (and/or perhaps GOVT Honors Program)

Fall

Spring

GOVT 4283: Latino Politics as Racial Politics

 

 


 

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