Current Courses
POSC 3410: Quantitative Methods in Political Science
Introduction to quantitative research methods in political science. Topics include research design, measurement, data collection, sampling procedures, and applications of statistical techniques to research problems in political science. Also stresses computer use for elementary data analysis software.
POSC 4480: International Political Economy
Provides students with background knowledge and conceptual tools for understanding the politics of contemporary international economic relations. Students are introduced to the major issues of the international political economy and different perspectives approaching these issues (from Clemson Course Catalog).
Past Courses
PSCI 2075
Quantitative Research Methods
PSCI 7085
Introduction to Political Science Data Analysis
PSCI 3075
Applied Political Science Research
PSCI 3205
The Undergraduate Research Experience
This course teaches the basics of data analytics using R. These skills can be easily transferred to many other fields of study. Data analytics is one of the fastest growing fields of employment. This course seeks to provide a foundation of knowledge for data analysis upon which you can build further.
Provides intensive experience with quantitative techniques commonly employed in political science research, covering basic inferential and descriptive statistics through multiple regression. Students undertake substantive research projects, requiring lab instruction in the use of the computer in quantitative applications of political science research.
This course builds off PSCI 2075 to teach the basics of statistical analysis. These skills can be easily transferred to many other fields of study. This course seeks to provide a foundation of knowledge for data analysis upon which you can build further.
Broadens and strengthens social science methodological skills and training by providing research collaboration between undergraduates and advanced graduate students and faculty. Promotes hands-on learning, immersion in the research process, and professional relationships. Students will collectively design and execute an original research project on a topic chosen with guidance by the instructor
PSCI 2223
Introduction to International Relations
The main goal of this course is to provide students with the analytical tools for understanding events and their effects on the international system. Towards that end, this course will introduce students to the important actors in international politics, their interests, the institutions they work through, the patterns of their behavior, and the way these components interact to produce the political outcomes we observe.
PSCI 3193
International Behavior
Presents alternate theoretical frameworks for the explanation of international processes. Applies theories of conflict behavior and social organization to problems of war and peace