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2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information
- Government Courses
| Course descriptions may be updated periodically to reflect changes since the last published catalog. | ||
| Course Number |
Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GVT-110 | Introduction to American Democracy | An introduction to the American political system and constitutional fr ... Read More » |
| GVT-120 | Research Methods | Building on the skills learned in GVT 110, students will be introduced ... Read More » |
| GVT-201 | Statistics for Political Science Science | This course is an introduction to statistics and empirical research m ... Read More » |
| GVT-203 | Women in World Politics | The relationship of women to their political culture and structures. ... Read More » |
| GVT-204 | Women in American Politics | An examination of women's place in the Constitution; policy concerns; ... Read More » |
| GVT-208 | Politics / Religion | This course explores what major religions say about the status and res ... Read More » |
| GVT-223 | American Politics & Institutions | This course will provide an examination of the institutions that are i ... Read More » |
| GVT-224 | American Politics & Policy | An introduction to the process by which public policies are made in th ... Read More » |
| GVT-240 | Acts of Courage and Political Conscience | This course will explore the actions and words of a range of individua ... Read More » |
| GVT-243 | American Constitutional Law | The growth of Constitutional law and the role of the Supreme Court is ... Read More » |
| GVT-244 | Civil Liberties | Analysis of Supreme Court decisions in regard to political and civil r ... Read More » |
| GVT-253 | State and Local Government | The development, structure and functions of state governments with emp ... Read More » |
| GVT-261 | Theory & Practical International Relations | Review of major approaches to the study of international relations. D ... Read More » |
| GVT-276 | Political Theory | Political thought and philosophy from antiquity to the present, includ ... Read More » |
| GVT-278 | Literature & Politics | This course will examine novels with an expressed political theme intr ... Read More » |
| GVT-279 | Minority Politics in the United States | This course is designed to provide an intensive survey of minority pol ... Read More » |
| GVT-280 | Law, Public Policy, and Psychology | The law affects and is affected by public policy. Beyond this, the law ... Read More » |
| GVT-281 | Intro to Comparative Politics | This course examines various methods of comparing political systems. I ... Read More » |
| GVT-283 | Third World Politics | Theories dealing with the process of political change in countries of ... Read More » |
| GVT-300 | The Legislature & Legislators | A brief history of the development of the legislative process; various ... Read More » |
| GVT-302 | Public Relations and Lobbying | Methods and practices of interest groups trying to influence legislati ... Read More » |
| GVT-306 | Women & Public Policy | This course examines women's issues and roles in the public policy pro ... Read More » |
| GVT-307 | Gender and Globalization | This course examines the interaction between gender and globalization. ... Read More » |
| GVT-308 | International Security | This course examines the dynamic evolution of the debates on Internati ... Read More » |
| GVT-310 | Global Political Economy | This course explores the main premises and approaches to study Global ... Read More » |
| GVT-311 | Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | An analysis of the origins and the local, regional, and international ... Read More » |
| GVT-312 | Gvt & Politics of Puerto Rico | Study of the system of government, history, and political parties of P ... Read More » |
| GVT-313 | The Atlantic Triangle: European Union, United States and Latin America | This course examines the main political, economic and social trends in ... Read More » |
| GVT-314 | Media, Chaos, and Culture That Changed America | The overall goal of this course is to understand why 1968 is considere ... Read More » |
| GVT-317 | Korean Summer Institute: East Asian Governance | Team-taught course will provide a balanced understanding of the influe ... Read More » |
| GVT-323 | Political Survey Research | Everything needed to design, carry out, and interpret a political surv ... Read More » |
| GVT-324 | The 1st Amendment in the Internet Age | Defamation, privacy, copyright, pornography, incitement to lawless con ... Read More » |
| GVT-328 | American Law, Government and Policy | This course provides and overview of the legal system in the United St ... Read More » |
| GVT-329 | Law for Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention | A course about how the constitution, common law and statutory law prov ... Read More » |
| GVT-333 | Conspiracy in American Politics and Culture | This basis of this course will be in depth examinations of various con ... Read More » |
| GVT-335 | Health Care Policy | Policies of the present United States health care system critically an ... Read More » |
| GVT-336 | Political Leadership | This course begins with the premise that leadership is a continuous pr ... Read More » |
| GVT-337 | Public Policy & Business | Public policy-makers' interests in formulating and implementing policy ... Read More » |
| GVT-339 | Community Advocacy | This course represents a unique opportunity for students to develop a ... Read More » |
| GVT-343 | State Court Process & Policy | Contemporary state court processes, progress and problems including tr ... Read More » |
| GVT-344 | Unleashing Legislative and Community Activism | This course will teach the students the importance of legislative advo ... Read More » |
| GVT-345 | New Directions in Advocacy and Lobbying | In this course we will examine the latest developments in interest gro ... Read More » |
| GVT-346 | The American Presidency | Perspectives on the role and problems of the presidency in American po ... Read More » |
| GVT-347 | Legislative Politics | The structure and functioning of legislatures. Particular emphasis on ... Read More » |
| GVT-348 | Law, Race and Gender | Covers the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, known as the Reconstructio ... Read More » |
| GVT-350 | Inside Massachusetts Community Courts | The object of this course is to teach the students the history of the ... Read More » |
| GVT-352 | Constitutional Reform | A critical analysis of whether our constitutional system is adequate t ... Read More » |
| GVT-353 | Politics in Film | A country's popular culture offers significant and accurate insights i ... Read More » |
| GVT-355 | American Parties & Politics | Historical overview of party development in the U.S. and of ideologica ... Read More » |
| GVT-357 | Urban Politics & Government | This course examines the political process and problems characteristic ... Read More » |
| GVT-358 | Politics and the Media | This course will explore the influence of the media on contemporary po ... Read More » |
| GVT-360 | Elections and Voting | How are elections administered in the United States? Do Americans have ... Read More » |
| GVT-363 | American Foreign Policy | A decision-making approach to understanding the domestic and instituti ... Read More » |
| GVT-366 | Massachusetts Legislative Process | This course examines fundamental framework, legislative oversight of t ... Read More » |
| GVT-367 | Politics of Spain | This course is designed to provide students with a basic grounding in ... Read More » |
| GVT-371 | Water: Plan for Future | This course is a comprehensive introduction to the economies and ecolo ... Read More » |
| GVT-372 | Coastal Zone Management | This course presents a survey of a coastal environment, its physical c ... Read More » |
| GVT-378 | Public Budgeting Systems | Examines the determinants of the budgetary process which are encounter ... Read More » |
| GVT-382 | Crisis and Integration in Europe | Why did 17 European countries surrender the sovereign control of their ... Read More » |
| GVT-383 | African Politics | The political development of Africa in colonial and post-colonial peri ... Read More » |
| GVT-384 | U.S. and the Middle East | This course will explore the role played by the United States in the M ... Read More » |
| GVT-385 | Politics of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics | This course will examiner political and economic institutions of newly ... Read More » |
| GVT-387 | Caribbean & Central American Politics | Examines the social and economic conditions and current political tren ... Read More » |
| GVT-388 | The United States and East Asia | This course will examine US relations with East Asia through the lens ... Read More » |
| GVT-389 | Politics of China | Emphasis on a particular approach to the problems of economic moderniz ... Read More » |
| GVT-390 | Global Politics of Resistance | Utilizing the theoretical frameworks of Comparative Politics and Inter ... Read More » |
| GVT-391 | Canada: Multicultural Politics | This course examines the Canadian model of incorporating diverse commu ... Read More » |
| GVT-392 | Rise and Fall of Global Powers in Times Of Crisis | This course provides elements to compare and assess how still today do ... Read More » |
| GVT-393 | Politics of Mexico and South America | Introduction to the government and politics of contemporary Mexico, wi ... Read More » |
| GVT-394 | Nation Building and International Intervention | What is the role of the international community in nation building? Wh ... Read More » |
| GVT-395 | Politics of Eastern European Transitions | This course focuses on the developments in all countries formerly call ... Read More » |
| GVT-397 | South American Politics | This course will examine the principal issues in the study of 20th Cen ... Read More » |
| GVT-399 | Politics of Ethnic Conflict | The course will survey various theories of nationalism and ethnic con ... Read More » |
| GVT-401 | Political Marketing | This class will examine the techniques used to market political candid ... Read More » |
| GVT-402 | Town Government; Origins and Practice | Town Government helped shape the early origins of our democracy in Ame ... Read More » |
| GVT-403 | Government 2.0 | What is the next version of government? How will emerging technologies ... Read More » |
| GVT-410 | Politics of Korea | Study of the government and politics of North and South Korea, includi ... Read More » |
| GVT-411 | Politics of North Korea | This course focuses on the historical origins, evolution, and current ... Read More » |
| GVT-420 | German Greens and Environmentalism | The rise of the Green Party, from its grass-roots beginnings to partic ... Read More » |
| GVT-429 | Congress and the Federal Budget: Procedure, Politics & Public Policy | Focus is ont he federal budget process, political interactions, and pu ... Read More » |
| GVT-431 | Congress: the Broken Branch | This course will examine the changes in the US Congress in recent year ... Read More » |
| GVT-432 | Legal Issues in Campaign and Elections | This course will explore legal issues affecting campaigns and election ... Read More » |
| GVT-434 | Immigration Policy and Politics | This course examines how American governmental institutions, political ... Read More » |
| GVT-435 | Race and Public Policy | Public policy's impact on Blacks Chicano's, Native Americans Puerto Ri ... Read More » |
| GVT-438 | Environmental Policy & Politic | From Rio to the Boston Harbor Project, this course examines the polici ... Read More » |
| GVT-439 | Global Environmental Threat | In the 20th century the general public became aware of the need for fo ... Read More » |
| GVT-449 | The Crisis Presidency | This course will examine the nature of the American presidency during ... Read More » |
| GVT-450 | Environmental Issues in Media, Public Opinion, and Politics | As a result of new environmental and energy concerns championed by the ... Read More » |
| GVT-456 | Urban Economic Development & Plan | This course is designed to provide a solid foundation in the creative ... Read More » |
| GVT-458 | Fundamentals of Political Fundraising | Political campaigns aim for votes, but they run on money. This course ... Read More » |
| GVT-462 | Approaches to Foreign Politics & Diplomacy | The objective of this course is to analyze the mechanisms and processe ... Read More » |
| GVT-463 | International Law & Organizations | Examination of the development, principles and role of international l ... Read More » |
| GVT-464 | Preventive Diplomacy At the UN | The purpose of this course is to understand how preventive diplomacy a ... Read More » |
| GVT-465 | Non-Governmental Organizations | This course will explore the nature and varied roles in theory and pra ... Read More » |
| GVT-466 | Globalization, Regionalization and Sovereignty | This course examines the intertwined nature of the globalization and r ... Read More » |
| GVT-467 | Comparative Social Movements | This class examines the political ramifications o social movements pri ... Read More » |
| GVT-468 | UN & Humanitarian Governance | This seminar will explore actors and issues in the context of the Unit ... Read More » |
| GVT-469 | Human Rights | An examination of human rights at the end of the 20th century. Attent ... Read More » |
| GVT-471 | Topics in Democracy | In this course, students will have an opportunity to examine the basic ... Read More » |
| GVT-472 | East Germany and the Cold Wat | When the German Democratic Republic was founded in 1949, observers in ... Read More » |
| GVT-473 | American Political Thought | Reading and discussion of original works by significant American polit ... Read More » |
| GVT-482 | Crisis and Integration in Europe | Why did 17 European countries surrender the sovereign control of their ... Read More » |
| GVT-483 | Politics of Europe | Comparative study of political development in Europe; politics in Euro ... Read More » |
| GVT-485 | Politics of the Middle East | Interlocking themes making the contemporary Middle East an area of chr ... Read More » |
| GVT-486 | Political Economy of Latin America | This course will examine the principal issues in the study of 20th Cen ... Read More » |
| GVT-489 | Islam & Politics | This course explores the political and cultural history of Islam, with ... Read More » |
| GVT-490 | International Relations of the Middle East | This course is designed to introduce students to the international rel ... Read More » |
| GVT-491 | Women and Islam: the Egyptian Feminist Movement | The course is meant to unearth the nature of Islamic public discourse ... Read More » |
| GVT-492 | Islamic Political Thought | What is the relationship between philosophy and Islam? Does the divin ... Read More » |
| GVT-503 | Washington Academic Seminar I | An intensive off-campus experience, normally of two-weeks duration, ar ... Read More » |
| GVT-504 | Washington Academic Seminar II | An off-campus experience, normally of one-week duration, arranged thro ... Read More » |
| GVT-507 | Gvt Study Trip: Civil Rights Tour | APPROVAL OF DEPT. CHAIRPERSON. Specially arranged study trip to a fore ... Read More » |
| GVT-509 | United Nations Seminar | This course provides an introduction to the study of the role of the U ... Read More » |
| GVT-510 | Independent Study | Individual program of reading and research on an approved topic under ... Read More » |
| GVT-521 | Internship in Government | Approximately 12 hours a week working in a government-related position ... Read More » |
| GVT-523 | Washington Internship | A full-time, one-semester internship in Washington, D.C. Consult the ... Read More » |
| GVT-524 | Washington Internship | A full-time summer internship in Washington D.C. Consult the Departmen ... Read More » |
| GVT-525 | Washington Internship Seminar | ECR ... Read More » |
| GVT-526 | International Internship-London | A full-time, one-semester International Internship in London. ... Read More » |
| GVT-527 | International Internship-Brussels | A full-time, one-semester International Internship in London. ... Read More » |
| GVT-528 | International Seminar I | One of two required seminars to be taken by International interns and ... Read More » |
| GVT-529 | International Seminar II | One of two required seminars to be taken by International interns and ... Read More » |
| GVT-530 | International Service Learning Program | Full-time, international service-learning in one of several countries. ... Read More » |
| GVT-531 | Washington/London Internship Program | This course combines a two week seminar in Washington, DC, with a 32 ... Read More » |
| GVT-532 | Washington/London Internship Program | This course combines a two week seminar in Washington, DC, with a 32 ... Read More » |
| GVT-533 | International Internship-Edinburgh | A full-time, one-semester International Internship in London. ... Read More » |
| GVT-555 | Senior Thesis | Individual program of reading, research, writing on an approved topic ... Read More » |
| GVT-H110 | Honors Intro to American Democracy | Special honors section of GVT 110. Offered every fall. ... Read More » |
| GVT-H120 | Honors Research Methods | A special honors section of Research Methods. Students will be introdu ... Read More » |