GOVT 1101

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GOVT 1101
FWS: Power and Politics

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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 term.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

Distribution Category (WRT-AG)

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Social Class in American Politics

  • 19763 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Brown, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Political Founding

  • 19764 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Nidumolu, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics of Performance in Democratic Athens

  • 19767 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Chen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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