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| Course descriptions may be updated periodically to reflect changes since the last published catalog. | ||
| Course Number |
Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GVT-103 | American Government | Introductory analysis of U.S. national government and politics; the Co ... Read More » |
| GVT-110 | Intro American Democracy | An introduction to the American political system and constitutional fr ... Read More » |
| GVT-120 | Research Method | Building on the skills learnt in L110, students will be introduced to ... Read More » |
| GVT-201 | Statistics for Pol 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 conc ... Read More » |
| GVT-206 | Women and Political Leadership | The purpose of this course is the analysis of women’s political ... Read More » |
| GVT-207 | Women in Development | This course is based on Martha Nussbaum’s Women and Human Develo ... Read More » |
| GVT-208 | Politics / Religion | This course explores what major religions say about the status and res ... Read More » |
| GVT-211 | America in the World: Perspec | This course will look at U.S. foreign policies, their political and ec ... Read More » |
| GVT-223 | American Pol & 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 | 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 & Pract Intrnl Relation | Review of major approaches to the study of international relations. D ... Read More » |
| GVT-266 | Topics in European Politics | This is a team-taught course examining historical, sociological and go ... Read More » |
| GVT-276 | Political Theory | Political thought and philosophy from antiquity to the present, includ ... Read More » |
| GVT-277 | Understanding the 80’S Through | From the end of the Cold War to the ascent of Reaganism to Coke Classi ... 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 Us | This course is designed to provide an intensive survey of minority pol ... Read More » |
| GVT-280 | Law, Public Policy, and Psych | 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-301 | All Politics Is Local | Taught by Boston City Councilor Mike Ross, the course is structured ar ... Read More » |
| GVT-302 | Public Relations and Lobbying | Methods and practices of interest groups trying to influence legislati ... Read More » |
| GVT-304 | African Political Theory | This course examines some contemporary responses to human condition in ... Read More » |
| GVT-306 | Women & Public Policy | This course examines women’s issues and roles in the public poli ... Read More » |
| GVT-307 | Gender and Globilization | 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-309 | Critical Pers on Civil Rights | This course is designed to provide an intensive examination of the Civ ... 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 | 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: | This course examines the main political, economic and social trends in ... Read More » |
| GVT-314 | Politics of the 1960’S | The 1960s had a dramatic impact upon U.S. politics, society and cultur ... Read More » |
| GVT-315 | Labor in American Politics | Survey of the history and politics of the labor movement in the United ... Read More » |
| GVT-316 | Comm Based Orgs & Development | Seminar on how to strengthen Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to p ... Read More » |
| GVT-317 | Korean Summer Inst: East Asian | Team-taught course will provide a balanced understanding of the influe ... Read More » |
| GVT-318 | Korean Sum Inst: E. Asia Peac | These collaborative lectures will introduce some aspects and contents ... Read More » |
| GVT-319 | Problems of Political Reconcil | We will consider the dilemmas - moral and political- that arise after ... Read More » |
| GVT-320 | Twentieth Century Revolutions | The twentieth century was defined by revolution. Sandwiched between wo ... Read More » |
| GVT-322 | Governance, Equity & Developme | Seminar focusing on local governance, the strengths and weaknesses of ... Read More » |
| GVT-323 | Political Survey Research | Everything needed to design, carry out, and interpret a political surv ... Read More » |
| GVT-326 | Political Theory: Rawls & Crit | John Rawls (1921-2002) is widely recognized as one of the most importa ... Read More » |
| GVT-328 | American Law, Govt and Policy | This course provides and overview of the legal system in the United St ... Read More » |
| GVT-330 | Comparative Democratization | This course is designed to explore why some countries are democratic w ... Read More » |
| GVT-332 | Capitalism, Socialism, & Demo | This interdisciplinary course explores how, between 1877 and 1920, hig ... Read More » |
| GVT-335 | Health Care Policy | Policies of the present United States health care system critically an ... Read More » |
| GVT-337 | Public Policy & Business | Public policy-makers’ interests in formulating and implementing ... 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-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-349 | Legislating Gay Rights | Hate crimes legislation, civil unions, and gay marriage: all are or ha ... 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 insi ... Read More » |
| GVT-355 | American Parties & Politics | Historical overview of party development in the U.S. and of ideologica ... Read More » |
| GVT-356 | Massachusetts Politic & Elect | A look at the Commonwealth’s party organizations, platforms and ... 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 Legis. 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 Mgmt | 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-380 | Pol. War & Peace in N. Ireland | This course will focus on the history and politics of the conflict in ... 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 for | This course will examiner political and economic institutions of newly ... Read More » |
| GVT-386 | The Break-Up of Yugoslavia | This course will briefly examine the political history of what would b ... Read More » |
| GVT-387 | Caribbean & Cent Amer Pol | Examines the social and economic conditions and current political tren ... Read More » |
| GVT-389 | POLITICS OF CHINA | Emphasis on a particular approach to the problems of economic moderniz ... Read More » |
| GVT-391 | Canada: Multicultural Politics | This course examines the Canadian model of incorporating diverse commu ... Read More » |
| GVT-393 | Politics of Mexico | Introduction to the government and politics of contemporary Mexico, wi ... Read More » |
| GVT-395 | Polit of Eastern Euro Transiti | 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-403 | Introduction to E-Governance | E-governance may be understood as the perfomance via the electronic me ... Read More » |
| GVT-408 | Political Economy of East Asia | The objective of this course is to examine the relationship between po ... Read More » |
| GVT-410 | Politics of Korea | Study of the government and politics of North and South Korea, includi ... Read More » |
| GVT-418 | Terrosism & European Security | This course examines the actions of terrorist groups since the end of ... Read More » |
| GVT-419 | Politics Gender Iranian Cinema | Since the 1979 Revolution, Iranians are portrayed as terrorists, funda ... Read More » |
| GVT-420 | German Greens and Envtalism | The rise of the Green Party, from its grass-roots beginnings to partic ... Read More » |
| GVT-421 | Indigenous & Trad Econ System | Methods for understanding, framing and analyzing environmental and soc ... Read More » |
| GVT-425 | Indigenous & Trad Econ Sys II | Design of investments that enable indigenous and traditional peoples t ... Read More » |
| GVT-426 | Governance, Equity & Dev. II | This seminar continues the focus of GVT 322/622 on local governance in ... Read More » |
| GVT-430 | Intro to Campaign & Elections | Covers the political strategies, campaign organization, and legal requ ... Read More » |
| GVT-431 | Congress: Polarized Politics | This course will examine the changes in the US Congress in recent year ... Read More » |
| GVT-432 | Legal Issues Campaign & Elect | This course will explore legal issues affecting campaigns and election ... Read More » |
| GVT-434 | Immigration Policy and Politic | 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 America ... Read More » |
| GVT-436 | Topics in Public Policy | Prerequisites: GVT 110 or GVT 120 or GVT 223 or GVT 224 or instructor& ... Read More » |
| GVT-437 | Social Welfare Policy | This course examines the policy and politics of welfare in the United ... 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 | Emerg Trends Enviro Movement | New debates are surfacing in the environmental arena and those new deb ... Read More » |
| GVT-451 | Poli. State & Loc. GVT Financ | This course explores the issues and politics of financial policy-makin ... Read More » |
| GVT-456 | Urban Ec Dev & Plan | This course is designed to provide a solid foundation in the creative ... Read More » |
| GVT-461 | Topics International Relations | An in-depth examination of global political and political economy issu ... Read More » |
| GVT-462 | Approach Foreign Pol & Dipl | The objective of this course is to analyze the mechanisms and processe ... Read More » |
| GVT-463 | International Law & Organizat | Examination of the development, principles and role of international l ... Read More » |
| GVT-465 | Non-Governmental Organizations | This course will explore the nature and varied roles in theory and pra ... Read More » |
| GVT-466 | Free Trade Policy | This course, open to both undergraduate and graduate students, examine ... 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-470 | The Eu: Up Close & Personal | This course examines the dynamic evolution of the European integration ... Read More » |
| GVT-471 | Topics in Democracy | In this course, students will have an opportunity to examine the basic ... Read More » |
| GVT-473 | American Political Thought | Reading and discussion of original works by significant American polit ... Read More » |
| GVT-474 | French Roots of Amer Democ | |
| GVT-475 | Radical & Revol Pol Thought | This course focuses on those political thinkers, such as socialists, f ... Read More » |
| GVT-477 | Gender, Comm, Intntl Developme | This course examines issues of women, gender, communication and develo ... Read More » |
| GVT-481 | Topics in Compar Politics | Designed for government majors with a particular interest in politica ... Read More » |
| GVT-482 | Politics of European Integrat | The object of this course is to provide students with an overview of t ... Read More » |
| GVT-483 | Politics of Europe | Comparative study of political development in Europe; politics in Euro ... Read More » |
| GVT-484 | Women & Politics in Islam | The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with some of the ... Read More » |
| GVT-485 | Politics of the Middle East | Interlocking themes making the contemporary Middle East an area of chr ... Read More » |
| GVT-486 | Pol Econ of Latin America | This course will examine the principal issues in the study of 20th Cen ... Read More » |
| GVT-487 | Japan: Politics & Policy | Examining Japanese political culture, structures, processes and public ... Read More » |
| GVT-488 | Iran | An intensive study of the political dynamics and global relations of t ... Read More » |
| GVT-489 | Islam & Politics | This course explores the political and cultural history of Islam, with ... Read More » |
| GVT-490 | Int’ll Relations Middle East | This course is designed to introduce students to the international rel ... 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-505 | Studies in Government | Individual program of reading and research on an approved topic under ... Read More » |
| GVT-506 | Political Convention Program | An opportunity to do an internship through the Washington Center at ei ... Read More » |
| GVT-507 | Government Study Trip | APPROVAL OF DEPT. CHAIRPERSON. Specially arranged study trip to a fore ... Read More » |
| GVT-509 | United Nations Seminar | Intensive study of the U.N., its subsidiary bodies, and their role in ... Read More » |
| GVT-521 | Internship in Government | Approximately 12 hours a week working in a government-related position ... Read More » |
| GVT-522 | Internship Seminar | Weekly seminar for students in the government internship program. The ... 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 | Available in conjunction with Government 523 or 524. 1 term - 4 credit ... Read More » |
| GVT-526 | International Internship | A full-time, one-semester International Internship. Consult the Depart ... 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 | Inter. Service Leanring Progr | Full-time, international service-learning in one of several countries. ... Read More » |
| GVT-531 | Washington/London Intern Progr | This course combines a two week seminar in Washington, DC, with a 32 ... Read More » |
| GVT-555 | Senior Thesis | Individual program of reading, research, writing on an approved topic ... Read More » |
| GVT-H110 | Honors Intro to American Demo | Special honors section of GVT 110. By invitation only. 1 term - 3 se ... Read More » |
| GVT-H120 | Honors Research Methods | A special honors section of Research Methods. Students will be introdu ... Read More » |
| GVT-L120 | Research Methods Lab | Assignments for the lab involve exercises and projects that must be co ... Read More » |
| GVT-L210 | World of Politics/Soph Col | What does it mean to work in politics? Students will explore the world ... Read More » |
| GVT-L410 | Student/Faculty Colloquium | A true appreciation of politics and government does not end at the cla ... Read More » |
| GVT-LH120 | Honors Research Methods Lab | Assignments for the lab involve exercises and projects that must be co ... Read More » |