Adv Studies in Amer Politics

Catalog description

The Fall 2009 course will focus much attention on the 2009 Campaign for New Jersey Governor. The course will consist of highly interactive lectures, prominent guest speakers from the worlds of media and politics, as well as reading and viewing assignments from various disciplines including political science, journalism and mass communication. It will require students to examine television news clips, online video content, and political ads and commercials. Students will also be required to read and analyze selected newspapers on a regular basis and actively participate in class discussion. In addition, the course will take a historical look at past New Jersey Gubernatorial campaigns.