Political Science and International Relations (MA)

Methods Sequence

All students must complete ten credits of methods training.

• POSC 801 - Scope and Methods in Political Science Credit(s): 1
• POSC 815 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis for Political Science Credit(s): 3
• POSC 816 - Philosophy of Science and Research Design Credit(s): 3

Skills Requirement

All students must complete a skills requirement, either:

• a competency in a foreign language (0 credits); or
• a 3-credit methods course from outside the department or participation in a research methods workshop (with approval from the DGS); or
• one of the following (3 credits):

• POSC 812 - Proseminar in Political Theory Credit(s): 3
• POSC 817 - Statistical Analysis for Political Science II Credit(s): 3
• POSC 819 - Qualitative Methods for Political Science Credit(s): 3
• POSC 849 - Experimental Methods in Political Science Credit(s): 3

Primary Field Requirements

Fifteen credits. All students must select a primary field from the four subfields offered (International Relations, American Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Theory). Students must complete the proseminar for their primary track in addition to four elective courses from the track electives.