Fall 2012

American Politics

• POLS W1201x or y. Introduction To American Government and Politics. 3 pts.

  Lecture and discussion. Dynamics of political institutions and processes, chiefly of the national government. Emphasis on the actual exercise of political power by interest groups, elites, political parties, and public opinion.

  Discussion Section Required.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W1201 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 1201	29987 001	MW 10:10a - 11:25a 417 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG	J. Phillips	128 / 130

• POLS W3220x. Logic of Collective Choice. 3 pts.

  Much (most?) of politics is about combining individual preferences or actions into collective choices. We will make use of two theoretical approaches. Our primary approach will be social choice theory, which studies how we aggregate what individuals want into what the collective "wants." The second approach, game theory, covers how we aggregate what individuals want into what the group gets, given that social, economic, and political outcomes usually depend on the interaction of individual choices. The aggregation of preferences or choices is usually governed by some set of institutional rules, formal or informal. Our main themes include the rationality of individual and group preferences, the underpinnings and implications of using majority rule, tradeoffs between aggregation methods, the fairness of group choice, the effects of institutional constraints on choice (e.g., agenda control), and the implications for democratic choice. Most of the course material is highly abstract, but these abstract issues turn up in many real-world problems, from bargaining between the branches of government to campus elections to judicial decisions on multi-member courts to the allocation of relief funds among victims of natural disasters to the scoring of Olympic events. The collective choice problem is one faced by society as a whole and by the smallest group alike.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W3220 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3220	21605 001	TuTh 11:40a - 12:55p 602 HAMILTON HALL	J. Lax	35 / 40

• POLS W3290x. Voting and American Politics. 3 pts.

  Elections and public opinion; history of U.S. electoral politics; the problem of voter participation; partisanship and voting; accounting for voting decisions; explaining and forecasting election outcomes; elections and divided government; money and elections; electoral politics and representative democracy.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W3290 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3290	21639 001	TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a 603 HAMILTON HALL	R. Erikson	27 / 40

• POLS V3313x. American Urban Politics. 3 pts.

  Patterns of government and politics in America's large cities and suburbs: the urban socioeconomic environment; the influence of party leaders, local officials, social and economic notables, and racial, ethnic, and other interest groups; mass media, the general public, and the state and federal governments; and the impact of urban governments on ghetto and other urban conditions.
  

• POLS W3322x. The American Congress. 3 pts.

  
  Prerequisites: POLS W1201 or the equivalent, or instructor's permission.
  
  

  Inquiry into the dynamics, organization, and policy-making processes of the American Congress. Particular emphasis on the relationship of legislators to constituents, lobbyists, bureaucrats, the president, and with one another.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W3322 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3322	61311 001	TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p 702 HAMILTON HALL	G. Wawro	68 / 80

Comparative Politics

• POLS V1501x or y. Introduction to Comparative Politics. 3 pts.

  Lecture and discussion. Introduction to some of the major approaches and issues in the contemporary study of politics within nations, including the causes of revolution, the roots of democracy, and the nature of nationalism, through systematic study of politics in selected countries.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS V1501 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 1501	63864 001	TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a 501 SCHERMERHORN HALL	T. Frye	138 / 160

• POLS W4445x. Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. 3 pts.

  Comparative analysis of regime types, political development and political decay, nation-state building, and the role of political groups in the Middle East and North Africa.
  

• POLS W4454x. Comparative Politics of South Asia. 3 pts.

  This course first compares the post-independence political histories of South Asian countries, particularly India and Pakistan. It then explores selected topics across countries: social and cultural dimensions of politics; structures of power; and political behavior. The underlying theme is to explain the development and durability of the particular political regimes - democratic or authoritarian - in each country.
  

• POLS W4461x. Latin American Politics. 3 pts.

  Comparative theoretical and empirical analysis of political development and regime change in the region through close study of the interrelated nature of polity, society, and economy in selected cases.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4461 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4461	28401 001	TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a 602 HAMILTON HALL	M. Murillo	59 / 70

• POLS G4471x. Chinese Politics. 3 pts.

  An introduction to the politics of the People's Republic of China since 1978 that examines why and how a Leninist system attempts to reform and the consequences. Topics covered include one party rule, market transition, property rights, and grassroots democracy among many others.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS G4471 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4471	25824 001	W 2:10p - 4:00p 404 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG	K. Shimizu	31 / 40

• POLS G4472x. Japanese Politics. 3 pts.

  Surveys key features of the Japanese political system, with focus on political institutions and processes. Themes include party politics, bureaucratic power, the role of the Diet, voting behavior, the role of the state in the economy, and the domestic politics of foreign policy.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS G4472 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4472	21637 001	W 4:10p - 6:00p 503 HAMILTON HALL	G. Curtis	32 / 40

• POLS W4496x. Contemporary African Politics. 3 pts.

  Prerequisite: POLS V1501 or the equivalent, or the instructor's permission. Topics include the transition from colonialism to independence, ethnic and class relations, the state, strategies for development, international influences, and case studies of selected countries.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4496 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4496	61882 001	TuTh 11:40a - 12:55p 104 KNOX HALL	K. Kasara	8 / 25

Political Theory

• POLS W4134x. Modern Political Thought. 3 pts.

  Interpretations of civil society and the foundations of political order according to the two main traditions of political thought--contraction and Aristotelian. Readings include works by Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Montesquieu, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Saint-Simon, Tocqueville, Marx, and Mill.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4134 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4134	80280 001	MW 6:10p - 7:25p 517 HAMILTON HALL	N. Urbinati	43

International Relations

• POLS V1601x or y. Introduction To International Politics. 3 pts.

  Lecture and discussion. The basic setting and dynamics of global politics, with emphasis on contemporary problems and processes.Discussion Section Required.
  

• POLS W3631x. American Foreign Policy. 3 pts.

  Introduction to American foreign policy since 1945 with an emphasis on post-cold war topics. Will cover major schools of American thought, the policy making process, and key policies and issues.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W3631 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3631	66368 001	TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p 702 HAMILTON HALL	E. Blanchard	71 / 70

• POLS W4895x. War, Peace, and Strategy. 3 pts.

  Survey of the causes of war and peace, functions of military strategy, interaction of political ends and military means. Emphasis on 20th-century conflicts; nuclear deterrence; economic, technological, and moral aspects of strategy; crisis management; and institutional norms and mechanisms for promoting stability.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4895 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4895	68036 001	MW 11:40a - 12:55p 501 NORTHWEST CORNER	R. Betts	109

Research and Methods

• POLS W3720x or y. Scope & Methods. 3 pts.

  Why do citizens vote? Do Get-Out-the-Vote campaigns work to increase turnout? Does campaign spending increase the likelihood of electoral success? How do electoral rules aff ect the political representation of the poor? What determines the success of ethnic insurgencies? Why do some civil wars last longer than others? Do international laws protect civilians during military conflict? How we go about answering these questions (and other important questions about politics and our world) determines the quality of our answers. This course is about evaluating the quality of answers to political and social science research questions, and introduces fundamental topics in research design, choice of method, and data analysis. Although the material introduces concepts that are relevant to both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this course emphasizes quantitative research and provides an introduction to basic statistical analysis. At the successful completion of the course, students will be well-prepared to conduct independent research, including senior honor theses.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W3720 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3720	67897 001	TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p 603 HAMILTON HALL	D. Corstange	14 / 15

• POLS W4210x. Research Topics in Game Theory. 3 pts.

  
  Prerequisites: POLS W4209 or Instructor's Permission.
  
  

  Advanced topics in game theory will cover the study of repeated games, games of incomplete information and principal-agent models with applications in the fields of voting, bargaining, lobbying and violent conflict. Results from the study of social choice theory, mechanism design and auction theory will also be treated. The course will concentrate on mathematical techniques for constructing and solving games. Students will be required to develop a topic relating political science and game theory and to write a formal research paper. Prerequisite: W4209 or instructor's permission.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4210 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4210	60710 001	MW 4:10p - 5:25p 403 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG	M. Ting	8

• POLS W4360x. Mathematical Methods for Political Science. 3 pts.

  Provides students of political science with a basic set of tools needed to read, evaluate, and contribute in research areas that increasingly utilize sophisticated mathematical techniques.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4360 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4360	14479 001	MW 8:40a - 9:55a 304 HAMILTON HALL	N. Beauchamp	11

• POLS W4910x. Principles of Quantitative Political Research. 3 pts.

  Introduction to the use of quantitative techniques in political science and public policy. Topics include descriptive statistics and principles of statistical inference and probability through analysis of variance and ordinary least-squares regression. Computer applications are emphasized.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4910 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4910	16240 001	MW 10:10a - 11:25a 603 HAMILTON HALL	M. Lindeman	28 / 60

• POLS W4912x. Multivariate Political Analysis. 3 pts.

  Prerequisite: basic data analysis through multiple regression (e.g., POLS W4910) and knowledge of basic calculus and matrix algebra. More mathematical treatment of topics covered in POLS W4911. Examines problems encountered in multivariate analysis of cross-sectional and time-series data.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Fall 2012 :: POLS W4912 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4912	23054 001	MW 10:10a - 11:25a 516 HAMILTON HALL	S. Hirano	19 / 40

Spring 2013

American Politics

• POLS W1201x or y. Introduction To American Government and Politics. 3 pts.

  Lecture and discussion. Dynamics of political institutions and processes, chiefly of the national government. Emphasis on the actual exercise of political power by interest groups, elites, political parties, and public opinion.

  Discussion Section Required.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W1201 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 1201	25996 001	MW 11:40a - 12:55p 614 SCHERMERHORN HALL	J. Russell	99 / 100
  POLS 1201	00338 002	TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p 405 MILBANK HALL	S. Minkoff	99 / 100

• POLS W3208y. State Politics. 3 pts.

  This course is intended to provide students with a detailed understanding of politics in the American states. The topics covered are divided into four broad sections. The first explores the role of the states in America's federal system of government. Attention is given to the basic features of intergovernmental relations as well as the historic evolution of American federalism. The second part of the course focuses on state-level political institutions. The organization and processes associated with the legislative, executive, and judicial branches are discussed in depth. The third part examines state elections, political parties, and interest groups. Finally, the fourth section looks closely at various policy areas. Budgeting, welfare, education, gay marriage, and environmental policy are each considered.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3208 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3208	66873 001	TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a TBA	J. Phillips	70 / 70

• POLS W3210y. Judicial Politics. 3 pts.

  This course provides an introduction to the study of law and courts as political institutions and judges as political actors. The topics we will consider include: what courts do; different legal systems; the operation of legal norms; the U.S. judicial system; the power of courts and constraints on judicial power; judicial review; the origin of judicial institutions; how and why Supreme Court justices make decisions; case selection; conflict between the Court and the other branches of government; decision making and conflict within the judicial hierarchy; trials and juries; plea-bargaining and pre-trial settlement; the impact and implementation of court decisions; courts as agents of social change; the place of courts in American political history; and judicial appointments. Our main focus will be U.S. courts, but we will discuss other courts as well. This is not a course on constitutional law. The focus will not be on doctrinal analysis or the exegesis of cases.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3210 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3210	13780 001	TuTh 11:40a - 12:55p 603 HAMILTON HALL	J. Lax	40 / 40

• POLS W3218y. Mass Media and American Democracy. 3 pts.

  The course considers the development and current practices of the mass media in the United States in terms of the expectations of democratic government.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3218 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3218	13818 001	TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p 413 KENT HALL	K. Knight	70 / 70

• POLS W3245y. Race and Ethnicity In American Politics. 3 pts.

  Historical and contemporary roles of various racial and ethnic groups; initiation, demands, leadership and organizational styles, orientation, benefits, and impact on the structures and outputs of governance in the United States.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3245 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3245	61734 001	TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p 503 HAMILTON HALL	R. Smith	35 / 35

• POLS W3260y. The Latino Political Experience. 3 pts.

  This course focuses on the political incorporation of Latinos into the American polity. Among the topics to be discussed are patterns of historical exclusion, the impact of the Voting Rights Act, organizational and electoral behavior, and the effects of immigration on the Latino national political agenda.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3260 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3260	18223 001	MW 6:10p - 7:25p 303 HAMILTON HALL	C. Vargas-Ramos	35 / 35

Comparative Politics

• POLS V1501x or y. Introduction to Comparative Politics. 3 pts.

  Lecture and discussion. Introduction to some of the major approaches and issues in the contemporary study of politics within nations, including the causes of revolution, the roots of democracy, and the nature of nationalism, through systematic study of politics in selected countries.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS V1501 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 1501	74812 001	TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a 614 SCHERMERHORN HALL	K. Kasara	97 / 100

Political Theory

• POLS W3100y. Justice. 3 pts.

  An inquiry into the nature and implications of justice, including examinations of selected cases and issues such as Roe v. Wade, the O.J. Simpson case, the Pinochet case, affirmative action, recent tobacco litigation, and the international distribution of income and wealth.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3100 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3100	75022 001	MW 11:40a - 12:55p 501 NORTHWEST CORNER	D. Johnston	110 / 110

• POLS W3170y. Nationalism, Republicanism & Cosmopolitanism. 3 pts.

  Do we have obligations to our co-nationals that we do not owe to others? Might our loyalties or obligations to our fellow citizens be based on a commitment to shared political principles and common public life rather than national identity? Do we have basic duties that are owed equally to human beings everywhere, regardless of national or political affiliation? Do our commitments to co-nationals or compatriots conflict with those duties we might owe to others, and if so, to what extent? Is cosmopolitanism based on rationality and patriotism based on passion? This course will explore these questions from the perspectives of nationalism, republicanism and cosmopolitanism. We will consider historical works from Herder, Rousseau, Kant, Fichte, Mill, Mazzini and Renan; and more contemporary contributions from Berlin, Miller, Canovan, MacIntyre, Viroli, Sandel, Pettit, Habermas, Nussbaum, Appiah, and Pogge, among others.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3170 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3170	71535 001	MW 10:10a - 11:25a 603 HAMILTON HALL	J. Kimpell	35 / 35

• POLS G4133y. Political Thought - Classical and Medieval. 3 pts.

  
  Prerequisites: One course on the history of political theory (this is an advanced undergraduate/introductory graduate level course, not meant for students with no prior knowledge of political theory)
  
  

  Selected writers and doctrines in the tradition of Western political and social thought from Plato and Aristotle through Middle Age.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS G4133 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4133	70634 001	W 11:00a - 12:50p 401 HAMILTON HALL	M. Schwartzberg	13 / 20

• POLS G4610y. Recent Continental Political Thought. 3 pts.

  This course will compare and contrast the theories of the political, the state,freedom, democracy, sovereignty and law, in the works of the following key 20th and 21st century continental theorists: Arendt, Castoriadis, Foucault, Habermas, Kelsen, Lefort, Schmitt, and Weber.It will be taught in seminar format.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS G4610 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4610	29447 001	Tu 2:10p - 4:00p 413 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BLDG	J. Cohen	37 / 40

International Relations

• POLS V1601x or y. Introduction To International Politics. 3 pts.

  Lecture and discussion. The basic setting and dynamics of global politics, with emphasis on contemporary problems and processes.Discussion Section Required.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS V1601 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 1601	18224 001	MW 2:40p - 3:55p 501 SCHERMERHORN HALL	R. Jervis	160 / 160

• POLS W3616y. Global Order: Civilizations & Society in International Relations. 3 pts.

  "Global Order" is a course designed to help students make sense of one of the fundamental questions we can ask about international relations and politics in general: how is order established, maintained, or destroyed? In an important sense, order is what the "study of politics seeks to discern and the practice of politics seeks to achieve" (Zartman 2009: 3). A focus on order in world politics can help us answer several interesting questions: Are we seeing the modern era of world politics ending and a new postmodern era beginning? What do these changes mean for the current period of American international political dominance?
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3616 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3616	74061 001	TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p 503 HAMILTON HALL	E. Blanchard	35 / 40

• POLS W3626y. Gender & International Relations. 3 pts.

  This course is designed as a comprehensive introduction to a way of analyzing and researching global politics and international relations that takes gender seriously as a category of analysis. The course is particularly concerned with the ways in which gender is implicated in the construction of international relations, how this impacts the foreign policies of states, and what this means for the actions of other actors in world politics, such as non- governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations (IOs), and social movements.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3626 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3626	13738 001	TuTh 4:10p - 5:25p 603 HAMILTON HALL	E. Blanchard	40 / 40

• POLS W4808y. Weapons, Strategy & War. 3 pts.

  An examination of how the interrelationships among military technology, strategy, foreign policy, and the cultural ethos have shaped warfare from the introduction of gunpowder to the present; special attention to selected cases from World Wars I and II and the development of US strategy for nuclear weapons.
  

Research and Methods

• POLS W3720x or y. Scope & Methods. 3 pts.

  Why do citizens vote? Do Get-Out-the-Vote campaigns work to increase turnout? Does campaign spending increase the likelihood of electoral success? How do electoral rules aff ect the political representation of the poor? What determines the success of ethnic insurgencies? Why do some civil wars last longer than others? Do international laws protect civilians during military conflict? How we go about answering these questions (and other important questions about politics and our world) determines the quality of our answers. This course is about evaluating the quality of answers to political and social science research questions, and introduces fundamental topics in research design, choice of method, and data analysis. Although the material introduces concepts that are relevant to both quantitative and qualitative research methods, this course emphasizes quantitative research and provides an introduction to basic statistical analysis. At the successful completion of the course, students will be well-prepared to conduct independent research, including senior honor theses.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W3720 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 3720	61179 001	MW 10:10a - 11:25a 313 FAYERWEATHER	D. Warren S. Hirano	56 / 40

• POLS W4209y. Game Theory and Political Theory. 3 pts.

  Application of noncooperative game theory to strategic situations in politics. Solution concepts, asymmetric information, incomplete information, signaling, repeated games, and folk theorems. Models drawn from elections, legislative strategy, interest group politics, regulation, nuclear deterrence, international relations, and tariff policy.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W4209 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4209	62684 001	MW 8:40a - 9:55a 603 HAMILTON HALL	M. Morelli	40 / 40

• POLS W4291y. Advanced Topics in Quantitative Research. 3 pts.

  Instruction in methods for models that have dependent variables that are not continuous, including dichotomous and polychotomous response models, models for censored and truncated data, sample selection models and duration models.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W4291 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4291	67824 001	TuTh 8:40a - 9:55a 602 NORTHWEST CORNER	G. Wawro	25 / 40

• POLS W4365y. Design & Analysis of Sample Surveys. 3 pts.

  
  Prerequisites: Basic statistics and regression analysis (for example: POLS 4911, STAT 2024 or 4315, SOCI 4075, etc.)
  
  

  Survey sampling is central to modern social science. We discuss how to design, conduct, and analyze surveys, with a particular focus on public opinion surveys in the United States.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W4365 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4365	61730 001	MW 10:10a - 11:25a 425 PUPIN LABORATORIES	A. Gelman	27 / 40

• POLS W4368y. Experimental Research: Design, Analysis & Interpretation. 3 pts.

  
  Prerequisites: One or two semesters of statistics; basic understanding of probability, hypothesis testing, and regression are assumed. Basic familiarity with statistical softward (Stata and R) is helpful but not required.
  
  

  In this course, we will discuss the logic of experimentation, its strengths and weaknesses compared to other methodologies, and the ways in which experimentation has been -- and could be -- used to investigate social phenomena. Students will learn how to interpret, design, and execute experiments.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W4368 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4368	25422 001	MW 11:40a - 12:55p 503 HAMILTON HALL	D. Green	23 / 40

• POLS W4911y. Analysis of Political Data. 3 pts.

  Prerequisite: POLS W4910 or the equivalent. Multivariate and time-series analysis of political data. Topics include time-series regression, structural equation models, factor analysis, and other special topics. Computer applications are emphasized.
  

  Course Number	Call Number/ Section	Days & Times/ Location	Instructor	Enrollment
  Spring 2013 :: POLS W4911 :: Credit Sections
  POLS 4911	11568 001	TuTh 10:10a - 11:25a 963 SCHERMERHORN HALL	M. Lindeman	28 / 60

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