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PSCI-2024: Research Methods in Political Science

Description: Introduction to research in political science; formulation of theory, operationalization and measurement, gathering, analysis and interpretation of data.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (PSCI-1014 or PSCI-1014H) and (IS-1024 or PSCI-1024 or PSCI-1024H or IS-1024H)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: PPE-2024

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 150

Average GPA: 3.13 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.92%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.71%

Brandy S Faulkner201636.6%40.6%14.4%3.1%3.7%1.5%3.0326
Richard D Shingles201135.7%42.6%16.0%2.6%1.7%1.3%3.0610
Craig L Brians200848.0%39.2%8.3%1.6%2.9%0.0%3.256
Raquel L Becerra200435.6%49.2%11.9%3.4%0.0%0.0%3.161
Edwin K Morris201859.9%18.8%8.8%2.3%5.1%5.2%3.276
Courtney I Thomas201625.5%62.6%5.7%6.2%0.0%0.0%3.035
Christine D Luketic202141.9%39.5%14.4%0.7%1.6%1.8%3.215
Jong O Ra201619.7%53.2%17.3%4.8%3.5%1.5%2.817
Marc A Thomas201366.1%22.4%4.4%1.6%2.8%2.8%3.462
Jason P Kelly201826.1%30.5%13.1%4.4%4.4%21.7%2.921
Harpreet Singh Dhillon202171.1%16.0%8.4%2.5%1.2%1.0%3.526
Alexander T Stubberfield202278.3%9.1%7.5%2.5%0.0%2.6%3.692
Shaun D Respess202336.5%36.4%12.3%3.4%8.2%3.3%2.945
Christopher N Lawrence201224.5%36.6%22.2%4.4%8.6%3.8%2.703
Judson C Abraham202249.2%27.2%14.7%2.7%3.5%2.6%3.1910
Karin E Kitchens202452.5%29.3%9.9%2.8%1.7%3.7%3.319
Daniel A Gibbs202337.1%39.7%12.3%4.1%4.0%2.6%3.053
Chengqiu Wu200738.8%44.3%12.6%2.3%2.0%0.0%3.134
Caitlin E Jewitt202330.8%33.1%19.6%6.1%2.2%8.3%2.919
Maria Snegovaya202123.3%40.0%23.3%0.0%0.0%13.3%3.021
Christopher M Marcoux200945.2%35.5%11.3%2.9%5.2%0.0%3.094
Priya Dixit201267.8%17.8%7.1%3.6%0.0%3.6%3.481
Sascha Engel201648.2%33.7%10.2%2.3%3.5%2.2%3.223
Nicholas Goedert201731.7%44.4%8.2%1.5%1.7%12.6%3.172
Saad Andrea Davila202436.6%29.3%17.9%5.4%7.4%3.3%2.862
Anthony Szczurek201941.5%40.3%12.5%3.4%1.1%1.1%3.143
Dennis X Medina20149.4%81.2%9.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.941
Nicole V Asbeck201673.0%19.0%4.9%0.0%1.5%1.5%3.612
Mary K Ryan201757.8%35.0%3.7%0.0%1.2%2.4%3.472
Adriana N Seagle201440.1%38.5%11.4%2.4%4.9%2.6%3.062
Staff Georgakis201362.9%28.5%8.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.471
Patrick J Salmons202443.3%30.0%3.3%3.3%3.3%16.7%3.261
Clair Apodaca201327.6%31.0%24.1%6.8%10.3%0.0%2.641
Richard G Curtis201474.3%15.4%7.6%0.0%0.0%2.6%3.621
Jesse M Paul201753.6%34.1%7.3%0.0%0.0%4.9%3.491
Timothy A Clott201548.7%43.5%5.2%2.6%0.0%0.0%3.321
Hirbohd Hedayat201778.0%17.1%2.4%2.4%0.0%0.0%3.661

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