The 2016 presidential elected has raised questions for Americans across the aisle.

To answer some of those questions, The McCourtney Institute for Democracy will be offering a new course entitled “Trump,” that analyzes the campaign and candidacy of the Republican Party’s nominee Donald Trump.

The course, Liberal Arts LA 297, is a one-credit honors course that will run on Tuesdays from Sept. 13 to Nov. 15, 2016 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Christopher Beem, managing director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, offered an explanation as to why the course is being offered at an irregular timeframe.

“The purpose of the class is to offer students the real-time exposure to what is undoubtedly an important and unique political phenomenon,” Beem said. “Our objective is to bring faculty from a variety of disciplines throughout the liberal arts to examine [Trump’s] campaign and his candidacy.”

Beem said the McCourtney Institute felt an obligation to address a campaign as unique and distinct as Trump’s.

The course aims to answers questions such as, “Does Trump’s nomination reflect fundamental changes in the electorate?” and “How does his brand of populism/nativism compare to earlier populist movements in the U.S.?”

Sessions will include discussions and presentations from guest instructors of various departments in the College of Liberal Arts, including History, African American Studies, Political Science, Communication Arts and Sciences and Women’s Studies, according to the course description.

The course description also states that students who enroll will “will acquire a historical and comparative frame of reference with which to understand and evaluate Trump’s candidacy, and its implications for American democracy.”

Beem said the institute is using this course as a “pilot” for offering courses on short and contemporary topics on a regular basis.

“This is the first time we have done this, but if things go well and people are satisfied and think [the course] is a useful investment of their time, then we would try to do it going forward,” Beem said.

Founded in 2012, the McCourtney Institute for Democracy is an interdisciplinary center for research, teaching, and outreach on issues of democracy within the Penn State College of Liberal Arts, according to the institute’s website.

Students who wish to enroll in the course are required to submit a one or two paragraph answer as to why they wish to take the class. Enrollment for the course ends Sept. 6.