POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND THE ECONOMY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the role of members of the public in a democracy. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the connections between the economy and public opinion and political behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain, with nuance, the role of the economy in our contemporary political divisions and challenges. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the connections between policy, experience in the economy, mass mediated messages about the economy, and perceptions of the economy and attitudes about it. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss course content well with small groups of people, practice listening and appreciate learning alongside other people. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the intertwined effects of the economy and culture on political behavior. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the role of members of the public in a democracy. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the connections between the economy and public opinion and political behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain, with nuance, the role of the economy in our contemporary political divisions and challenges. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the connections between policy, experience in the economy, mass mediated messages about the economy, and perceptions of the economy and attitudes about it. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss course content well with small groups of people, practice listening and appreciate learning alongside other people. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the intertwined effects of the economy and culture on political behavior. Audience: Undergraduate