Program overview

Interested in exploring your interest in politics by taking on a political communications minor? This interdisciplinary minor is designed to investigate how  strategies of communication and new technologies shape political campaigns, public opinion, constituent relations with elected officials and government information campaigns. 

Department of Political Science

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Minor requirements

This minor integrates politics and communications to help students develop their skills in critical thinking, clear and persuasive communication, and political analysis, while learning the newest tools of the trade in political communication.

Contact

Political Communication (Minor)

Olivia Newman

Associate Professor, Department Chair

Department of Government, Politics and Law

Fine Arts Building

onewman [at] rider.edu

(609) 896-5268

Academic Focus: Political Science

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