POLS 289 - Approaching Political Puzzles

4 Credit(s)

Introduces students to the process of writing an original undergraduate research paper in the field of Political Science. Part 1 of the course is devoted to reading and understanding professional research reports. The focus of part 2 is writing a literature review in response to a research question. In Part 3, students become familiar with common research designs and methods of analysis. Required for all Political Science majors. Methods of Evaluating Social Inequality course for the Social Justice minor. Counts as a Methods and Research Writing Course or a Political Science Elective for the International Studies major. Counts as a Political Science Elective for the International Studies minor. Spring.

Prerequisite(s): any 2 of the following: POLS 110, POLS 130, POLS 140, or POLS 200, and either STAT 100 or MATH 125 or CIS 125.