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Apr 30, 2024
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COM106 Communication in American Political Elections4 credit(s)
Communication in American Political Elections serves as an anchor for the First Year Learning Experience by welcoming you into the Saint Mary’s University community and providing an opportunity for the development of academic skills in the area of Communication. Inquiry into political communication will allow you to develop the academic habits and ways of thinking to take forward into any Interdisciplinary Minor of your choice. This class incorporates the common themes of Place, Purpose, and Well Being by developing academic skills and attitudes necessary to think critically about intellectual flexibility, identity development, community engagement, social responsibility, and the search for meaning. Topics include: identity, transition, university culture, diversity, interpersonal relations, and intellectual and moral development. This class will use political communication theories, tactics, topics, and case studies to examine “political identity” and give students a practical introduction to the communication profession. This course will provide an objective analysis of how politicians use various forms of communication, such as paid media, earned media, social media, and more, to reach potential voters. Communication tactics in past and present elections will be discussed, with special emphasis on the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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