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minor: Political Campaigns

2023-2024

Minor: Political Campaigns (15 credits)

A grade of C or higher is required in all minor coursework. Only 2 courses or 6 semester hours may be transferred in to satisfy minor requirements. No more than 1 course or 3 semester hours at the lower level may apply toward the minor. Students with previous significant, documented campaign experience can petition the Chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration for a waiver of the internship requirement, to be substituted with a minor elective from the list below.

CORE REQUIREMENTS (9 CREDITS)
POS 3444 Parties, Campaigns, and Elections (3 Credits)
POS 4945 Internship/Field Experience (3 Credits)
POS 4750 Survey Research (3 Credits)

MINOR ELECTIVES (6 CREDITS)
SELECT 2 FROM THE FOLLOWING:
ADV 3008 Principles of Advertising (3 Credits)
ADV 3101 Advertising Creative Strategy (3 Credits)
INR 3102 Real World Policy (3 Credits)
MMC 3402 Political Advertising (3 Credits)
POS 3114 Issues in State and Local Government (3 Credits)
POS 3142 Politics and Policy in Urban Government (3 Credits)
POS 3235 Governement and Mass Media (3 Credits)
POS 3413 The American President (3 Credits)
POS 3424 Congress and Legislative Process (3 Credits)
POS 4905 Directed Individual Study (1-4 credits)
PUP 4003 The Policy-Making Process (3 Credits)
PUR 3000 Principles of Public Relations (3 Credits)
PUR 3100 Public Relations Writing
PUR 4400 Crisis Communications (3 Credits)
PUR 4450 Public Relations and Event Planning (3 Credits)
RTV 3601 Multimedia Announcing and Performance (3 Credits)