Research Methods in Political Science

Course content

1. 1Science and the study of politicsComing
2. 2Research questions and theoryComing
3. 3Concepts and measurementComing
4. 4Research designComing
5. 5Case studies and process tracingComing
6. 6Comparative designsComing
7. 7Interviews and fieldworkComing
8. 8Surveys and samplingComing
9. 9Descriptive statisticsComing
10. 10Experiments in political scienceComing
11. 11Research ethicsComing
12. 12Writing a research proposalComing

Description

Designing studies of politics and using qualitative and quantitative evidence well.

Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 2.