If you can get into this class you should definitely take it. I have been lucky enough to take several classes with Professor Sabato. He is incredibly nice and knowledgable. This class is very much hands on. You work in groups to run a mock campaign.

This is a really good class that is heavy reading but you don't have to read in detail - just skim. Sabato has fun giving students a hard time and making them think differently. Stroupe teaches a lot of the class and he is really helpful and charismatic as well. Tests are straight forward. Guaranteed to get in the B range, A is harder

Good class, but I don't recommend it for people who don't live and breathe politics.