ClassInfo - Fall 2020 Political Science Classes Taught by Kathryn Pearson

Fall 2020 | POL 3325 Section 001: U.S. Campaigns and Elections (33068)

Instructor(s): Kathryn Pearson
Elizabeth Badger (TA)
Ivan Juca (TA)
Minyoung Kim (TA)
Ashley Sorensen (TA)
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: Online Course
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020

Off Campus

Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:: Open (212 of 215 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2024
(Tentative) Fall 2022

Course Catalog Description:: Presidential/congressional campaigns/elections in the United States. How political scientists study electoral politics. Theoretical generalizations about candidates, voters, parties, and the media. Ways electoral context and "rules of the game" matter.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?kpearson+POL3325+Fall2020 This course is completely online in an asynchronous format. There are no scheduled meeting times.
Class Description:: This course examines presidential and congressional campaigns and elections in the United States. We will explore how political scientists study and understand electoral politics. What theoretical generalizations can we make about candidates, voters, parties, and the media? In what ways do the electoral context and the "rules of the game" matter? What are the effects of incumbency and the economy? How do gender and race affect campaigns and elections? The 2020 elections promise to be interesting for many reasons. Students will monitor the presidential campaigns and some congressional campaigns to asses how theory and practice converge in 2020. In addition to exams, students will write short papers analyzing specific elements of major campaigns and elections and a research paper of around eight to ten pages that addresses one of the themes of the course.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33068/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 27 March 2020

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