Overview
Description
Focusing on electoral politics, covering electoral systems, campaign strategy, the effects (or non-effects) of campaigns on citizens, voting, and elections at the national, state, and local levels.
Requirements
Prerequisites
PSC 101
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): PSC 101.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- recognize of the basic tenants of the key concepts in the study of campaigns and elections.
- evaluate evidence and arguments used in scholarly sources to summarize current thought on the topic being investigated.
- use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for a presentation or essay.
- acquire and employ a conceptual framework that will allow them to interpret the meaning of campaign events and election outcomes.
- create complex research questions or problems in clear thesis statements.
- identify the key debates in the study of campaigns and elections; utilize relevant concepts and approaches to systematize their analysis of campaign strategy; and thus analyze electoral politics in the U.S.
- conduct original research in the context of prior literature, demonstrating an understanding of the discipline’s scope and methods.