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Electoral Politics

Political Management At-A-Glance │ Degree Requirements │
Advocacy Politics │ Advanced Political Skills

If you aspire to run for political office or wish to manage political campaigns, the Electoral Politics focus area of the Political Management Master's Degree will provide you with a solid foundation to work in politics at the local, state, and national levels.

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

PMGT 201 Fundamentals of Political Management

PMGT 202 Research Methods for Political Managers

PMGT 203 Communications Elements

(formerly PMGT 207 - Strategy and Message Development)

PMGT 204 Communications Strategy

(formerly PMGT 246 - Political Communications Strategy)

PMGT 205 Ethics for Political Managers

(formerly PMGT 260)

PMGT 206 Political Leadership

(formerly PMGT 265.12)

Electoral Focus Area Courses

Two required courses:

PMGT 250 Campaign Strategy

PMGT 251 Campaign Organization and Execution

And any one elective course:

PMGT 252 Campaign Advertising

PMGT 253 Presidential Campaigns

PMGT 256 International Political Consulting

PMGT 257 State Government and Politics

PMGT 258 State and Local Campaigns

PMGT 260 Running for Office

PMGT 228 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 semesters.

PMGT 295 Advanced Problems & Strategy

PMGT 299 Thesis I

PMGT 300 Thesis II