POLS 3600 - Political Science Research Methods

This course provides an introduction to the methods most commonly used in political science research. The primary aim of this course is to provide students with the knowledge to evaluate scholarly research in political science and other social science disciplines. Students will review the theoretical underpinnings and best practices of various approaches to gather and analyze both qualitative and quantitative evidence. Topics to be covered in this course include: surveys, experiments, elite interviews, regression, ANOVA, and longitudinal analysis.

Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisites: POLS 1101 or POLS 1101H, and POLS 2101

Hours:
3