POLS 316 - Campaign Management

Offered fall semester only. Academic and applied political techniques designed to provide students with skills to be effective participants in political or advocacy campaigns. Open to students of all majors or political affiliations and part of requirements for the Hinckley Institute of Politics Campaign Management minor. This course is designed to introduce students to practical politics and the management of political campaigns and to help them develop analytical and practical campaign skills through course lectures, guest speakers, and required assignments and readings. Students are strongly encouraged, though not required, to actively participate in a political or advocacy campaign of their choice an average of 5 hours per week during the semester.