POLS 220 : TOPICS IN CAMPAIGNS/ELECTIONS (CS)

This course covers the politics of American campaigns and elections, focusing on election laws, candidate recruitment, campaign strategy, voting behavior, issues, and the roles played by national, state, and local politics. Students in this course also gain hands-on experience through campaigning and organizing campus voter registration drives, debate watching parties, and an election night watch party. This course has three different versions and students may take each one: presidential elections, gubernatorial elections, and congressional elections.