Serving your constitents in public office isa great way to take a direct leadership role in making politics better. If you hope to run for political office or want to manage political campaigns, the Electoral Politics focus area will provide you with the strategic sense, communications skills, and planning capacity you'll need to succeed in politics at the local, state, and national levels.

Required Core Courses (6 courses, 18 credit hours)
Complete four before proceeding to any advanced coursework. Complete all six within your first eight courses.

PMGT 6201 Fundamentals of Political Management
PMGT 6202 Research Methods for Political Managers
PMGT 6203 Communications Elements
PMGT 6204 Communications Strategy
PMGT 6205 Ethics for Political Managers
PMGT 6206 Political Leadership

Electoral Focus Area Courses

Two required courses

PMGT 6250 Campaign Strategy
PMGT 6251 Campaign Organization and Execution

One elective course

PMGT 6252 Campaign Advertising
PMGT 6253 Presidential Campaigns
PMGT 6256 International Political Consulting
PMGT 6257 State Government and Politics
PMGT 6258 State and Local Campaigns
PMGT 6260 Running for Office
PMGT 6228 Law of the Political Process

Capstone Sequence Options
Students complete the final three classes (nine credits) by taking either two electives plus the capstone course (PMGT 295), or one elective plus the two-course thesis. The two thesis classes are usually taken during two successive semesters.

PMGT 6295 Advanced Problems & Strategy
PMGT 6299 Thesis I
PMGT 6300 Thesis

Other Resources
Political Management Degree Requirements
Political Management Courses and Syllabi
Political Management Faculty