FYSP 169 - Campaigns and Elections

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, WR
This first-year seminar engages students in a careful analysis of the 2010 congressional campaign. Students will analyze and interpret campaign events to get a sense of what candidates are doing, how the media covers these races, and how voters react. Through a combination of group projects, short assignments, and essays, students will learn what makes a campaign effective, why campaigns matter, and what can be done to improve campaign quality.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: M. Parkin
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes