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303. Seminar on Statistics (C-E). Application of advanced statistical methods to political science research problems.
Primary focus on multiple regression procedures. Emphasis on assumptions, interpretation of results, and use of the
computer. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
304. Classics in American Politics (A). Introduction to fundamental research and theoretic statements in American
politics. Instructor: Aldrich, or Paletz. 3 units.
305. Seminar in United States Foreign Policy (D). Decision making in American foreign policy. The sources, substance,
and consequences of United States policy will be examined. The emphasis is on the period since 1945. Instructor: Staff.
3 units.
306. Public Opinion (A). Intensive study of the causes and consequences of public attitudes toward politics, with special
attention given to recent research in the field. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
307. Formal Modeling in Political Science (C-E). Introduction to formal analysis of recent work in political science.
Focus on a number of important theorems and their proofs drawn from such areas as bargaining, deterrence, public
goods, collective choice, electoral politics, and new institutionalism. Students will in the process be expected to begin
work on formal proofs of their own. Prerequisite: one course in game theory. Instructor: Niou. 3 units.
308. Individual Research (A,B,C,D). Students will conduct research designed to evaluate hypotheses of their choice.
Reports on the research must be presented in appropriate professional style. Instructor consent required. Instructor:
Staff. 3 units.
309. Seminar in International Relations (D). Critical survey of theories and research in international relations and
foreign policy. Emphasis will be placed on the interrelation between theory and research. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
310. Scope and Methods in Political Science (C-E). Designed to explore philosophical assumptions in political science,
theory, and matters of evidence and judgment, the course is meant to be an introduction to variations in research design,
empirical methods, and the execution of research. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
312. Electoral Behavior (A). Survey of major themes and controversies in electoral behavior research. Aggregate and
individual level analyses of elections; historical and contemporary trends in voting behavior. Instructor: Aldrich or Staff.
3 units.
313. Seminar in Political Communications (A). A field survey with emphasis on politics and media in the United States.
Instructor: Paletz. 3 units.
314. Graduate Seminar on International Institutions (D). The role of international institutions in world politics.
Implications for international relations theory, analytical insights from economics and American politics; research
topics and issues. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
316. Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics. Graduate-level course on politics of the United States' four
principal racial minority groups Blacks, Latinos, American Indians, and Asian Americans. Importance of race and
ethnicity in American politics is also explored. Instructor: McClain. 3 units. C-L: Law 597, Public Policy Studies 345
317. The New Institutionalism in Political Science (C-E). Survey of recent developments in information economics,
theory of the firm, the property rights paradigm, and contract theory. Emphasis on using these techniques to answer
classic questions in political science. Instructor: McKean. 3 units.
319. Ethics and Policy-Making (A). 3 units. C-L: see Public Policy Studies 316
320. Political Psychology (A). Examination of the human political situation through the study of actual problems and
solutions at the level of: (1) the individual, (2) political discourse among government officials, (3) public discourse in
the media. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L: Psychology 317
321. Seminar in Political Theory (C-N). Prerequisite: 6 units in political science elected from 223, 224, 229, 231, or their
equivalents. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
324. Seminar in Comparative Politics (B). A field survey with emphasis on the politics of developing areas. Note: it is
generally expected that political science graduate students taking comparative politics as a preliminary field will take
both this course and Political Science 325. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
325. Seminar in Comparative Politics (B). A field survey with emphasis on the politics of advanced industrial
democracies. Note: it is generally expected that political science graduate students taking comparative politics as a
preliminary field will take both this course and Political Science 324. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
326. Research Seminar in Comparative Government and Politics (B). Seminar in major issues in comparative politics
and intensive individual student research projects. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
327. Comparative Political Behavior (B). This seminar critically examines research on variations in elite and mass
behavior as well as the conditions affecting that behavior in a variety of Western countries. Instructor: Kornberg. 3 units.
330. Research Design and Qualitative Methods. Systematic exploration of key issues in research design and methods:
Examines epistemology, observation and description, causality, case selection, and case study research design. Also
covers specific tools, methods, and special topics such as survey design and sampling, qualitative interviews, historiog-
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