ClassInfo - Fall 2018 Political Science Classes

Fall 2018 | POL 3325 Section 001: U.S. Campaigns and Elections (33545)

Instructor(s): Kathryn Pearson
Kristin Lunz Trujillo (TA)
Sophie Wallerstedt (TA)
Yakasah Wehyee (TA)
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM

UMTC, West Bank

Anderson Hall 370
Enrollment Status:: Open (158 of 182 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+Fall2018
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? The 2012 elections promise to be exciting for many reasons. Students will monitor the presidential campaigns and some congressional campaigns to asses how theory and practice converge in 2012. Students will write a series of short papers analyzing specific elements of major campaigns and a research paper of around ten pages that addresses one of the themes of the course.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33545/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 4 April 2014

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