The Interdisciplinary Political Campaigning Minor provides the student with the concepts and principles on what it takes to run and win a political campaign. It is designed to provide a well-rounded approach to success in the political arena. The Minor consists of six credit hours each in Political Science, Public Relations, and Theatre courses for a total of 18 credit hours.
Total Hours: 18
Required Courses: 9 hours (complete one course from each discipline)
CMN 2920
Strategic Communication & Advocacy in Today's World. (3 credits)
OR
CMN 4820
Political Communication. (3 credits)
PLS 2333
Political Campaigning. (3 credits)
THA 2244
Acting I. (3 credits)
Political Science Electives: (select 3 hours)
PLS 2000
Introduction to Public Affairs. (3 credits)
PLS 3603
State and Local Government. (3 credits)
PLS 3613
Public Policy. (3 credits)
PLS 3623
Public and Nonprofit Management. (3 credits)
PLS 3723
Political Behavior. (3 credits)
PLS 3743
Congress. (3 credits)
PLS 3753
The American Presidency. (3 credits)
PLS 3903
Women & Politics. (3 credits)
PLS 4275
Internship. (1 to 12 credits)
PLS 4943
American Political Thought. (3 credits)
Public Relations Electives: (select 3 hours)
CMN 3930
Message Strategies & Influence. (3 credits)
CMN 4919
Principles and Practices of Public Relations Campaigns. (3 credits)
(pre-req CMN 2920)
CMN 3960
Public Relations Writing & Content Creation. (3 credits)
CMN 3980
Strategic Social Media Communication. (3 credits)
Note: may take CMN 2920 or CMN 4820 if not selected as one of the CMN required courses
Theatre Electives: (select 3 hours)
THA 3343
Devised Theatre. (3 credits)
THA 3345
Topics in Acting I. (1 to 3 credits)
THA 3345
Topics in Acting II. (1 to 3 credits)
THA 3345
Topics in Acting III. (1 to 3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
