Research Practicums in Political Science

This course provides students with hands-on experience in political science research. Students work under the direct supervision of a single full-time faculty member. They participate in a variety of research activities pertaining to the collection and analysis of data and learn about emerging issues in specific areas of political science research. This is a course graded on a pass/fail basis. Students may take a total of up to 6 credits over two semesters, although completion of the two-semester sequence is not required and only one of the two courses may be taken each semester. A total of three, and only three, credits can be applied toward the Political Science major. The course cannot count as an elective course for the Political Science minor.