Sweet
Briar College's Department of Government and International Affairs offers
a diversified program in the study of politics, law, and global affairs.
Four faculty members offer over two dozen courses ranging from Islamic
politics and globalization to media politics and American political development.
The department contains three distinct curricula: the majors in Government,
International Relations, and the Law
& Society program.
Along
with English and Psychology,
our majors are among the most popular at Sweet Briar.
Graduates
of the recent past can be found working in the United States State
Department, at the Nuclear Nonproliferation Program of the State & Defense
Departments, in the Secret Service, in the Peace Corps, as key staffers
in the Senate and House
of Representatives, working for lobbying and public relations firms,
teaching high school history, practicing environmental law, and screenwriting
in Hollywood.
Courses for Fall 2006
GOVT 101.01 Intro to Political Science
GOVT 109.01 Intro to Intl Politics
GOVT 159.02 Intro to American Government
GOVT 213.01 Politics of Legal Order
GOVT 303.01 President
GOVT 322.01 Conduct of U.S. Foreign Policy
GOVT 325.01 Topics in Contemp Eur Affairs
GOVT 335.01 Military Force in Intl Relations
GOVT 461.01 Independent Study
GOVT 470.01 Junior Honors Research
GOVT 472.01 Senior Honors Thesis
Courses for Spring 2007
GOVT 116.01 How Leaders Decide
GOVT 159.01 Intro to American Government
GOVT 208.01 Families, Juveniles & the Law
GOVT 224.01 Media and Politics
GOVT 312.01 American Political Development
GOVT 318.01 Comp Politics of Latin Amer
GOVT 332.01 Terrorism and Insurgency
GOVT 377.01 Internship
GOVT 452.01 Senior Seminar in Govt
GOVT 454.01 Senior Seminar in Intl Affairs
