POLS 4180 - Interest Groups in American Politics

Organization and tactics of pressure groups and their impact on the policy-making process.

Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Familiarity with how social movements represent the interests of those left out of the traditional political arena.
Knowledge and understanding of how interest groups operate practically and theoretically in American politics.
The ability to research, plan, and strategize a lobbying campaign on a significant public matter.

Ohio University

Ohio University

POLS 4180 - Interest Groups in American Politics