The following courses in Harvard's General Education Program count for credit in Government, as noted below:
FALL 2022
Course | Faculty | Gen Ed category* | Counts for Gov concentration elective credit? | Counts for Gov concentration subfield credit? | Counts for the secondary field in Government? |
Gen Ed 1181: Meritocracy & its Critics |
Michael Sandel | EC | Yes | Yes (Political Theory subfield) | Yes |
SPRING 2023
Course |
Faculty | Gen Ed category* | Counts for Gov concentration elective credit? | Counts for Gov concentration subfield credit? | Counts for the secondary field in Government? |
Gen Ed 1032: Res Publica: A History of Representative Government |
Daniel Carpenter | EC or HSI | Yes | Yes (American Politics subfield) | Yes |
Gen Ed 1052: Race in a Polarized America |
Jennifer Hochschild | HSI | Yes | Yes (American Politics subfield) | Yes |
Gen Ed 1123: Islam and Politics in the Modern Middle East |
Malika Zeghal | HSI | Yes | No | No |
*Gen Ed categories: EC = Ethics & Civics; HSI = History, Societies, Individuals
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