Course #
38615
Day(s)
Th
Time(s)
3:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Term
Winter 2018
Syllabus

“I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or nonpolitical, that does not have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular.” -- E.B. White

Public policy does not pass and implement itself. It is born out of the social and political environment surrounding it and often is shaped by strategic messaging from candidates, elected officials, and political organizations. Politicians and policy-makers cultivate specific narratives around public policy to create and control public perception through messaging campaigns. This course will teach students a theoretical framework for understanding political communications and examining historical and modern examples of
messaging across politics, government, and issue-based organizations. This course places a strong emphasis on critically examining how race, class, gender impact and are impacted by public policy. Through their regular coursework, students will expand their understanding of political communication and the ways in which it is related to public policy.