POL 409
Research In Govt · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
Prerequisites: ENG 201, POL 225, any 300-level (or higher) course in Political Science, and senior standing. Students must be majoring in Political Science.
About this course
This course is a research colloquium in which students initiate, develop, and present independent work related to government, politics, and the state. The diversity of projects undertaken by students emphasizes the breadth of concerns related to government, law, and politics, identifying emerging scholarly interests and concerns. Students design projects in conjunction with faculty instructors and report regularly on progress to the seminar. The final project will demonstrate the student's familiarity with relevant literature in the subfield, competence in research, research methods, writing and analysis, and the mastery of basic concepts in the discipline.
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