Certificate Program in Quantitative Political Science Methods
The Certificate Program in Quantitative Political Science Methods is a
program designed to lead to an understanding of how social scientists
pose research questions, design tests of hypotheses, and analyze
quantifiable information. These are valuable skills for the workforce
and graduate school, as well as for informed citizens. A basic
understanding of how social science research is conducted can help
citizens evaluate the information they read about in the newspapers or
hear about on television. Students completing the program will have put
their methodological skills to use in their own in-class research
projects, as part of their required junior seminar.
Requirements
1. This program is only open to declared political science majors, and
will be awarded only in conjunction with or subsequent to the awarding
of a baccalaureate degree in political science.
2. To
participate in the program, students must register by submitting an
application, providing name and contact information. Applications are
available in the undergraduate political science office, Hickman Hall,
Room 509.
3. Students must satisfactorily complete 01:790:300 Introduction to Political Science Methods.
4. Students must satisfactorily complete an approved section of 01:790:395 as their junior seminar.
5. Students must satisfactorily complete any three of the following
courses (these courses also may be counted toward a student`s standard
political science degree requirements).
Political Science
01:790:307 Survey Research
01:790:349 Topics in American Politics
01:790:392 Applied Research Methods
01:790:481,482 Internship (with approved statistical or quantitative focus)
Economics
01:220:322 Econometrics
01:220:401 Advanced Econometrics
01:220:405 Economics of Risk and Uncertainty
01:220:436 Game Theory and Economics
Mathematics
01:640:104 Elementary Combinatorics and Probability
01:640:339 Mathematical Models in the Social Sciences
Psychology
01:830:200 Quantitative Methods in Psychology
01:830:300 Research Methods in Psychology
01:830:323 Research Methods in Social Psychology
Sociology
01:920:311 Introduction to Social Research
01:920:312 Computer Analysis of Social Science Data
Statistics
Any course in the statistics department.
Eagleton Undergraduate Associates Certificate (Eagleton Institute of Politics)
Each year twenty to twenty-five juniors are selected to participate as
undergraduate associates of the Eagleton Institute of Politics to study
government and politics. Students selected for this program begin
during the second term of their junior year and continue through their
senior year. By means of special seminars, a supervised internship, and
a series of visits by governmental officials and political
practitioners, undergraduate associates explore applications of
political science to the practice and processes of American politics.
To complete the program and receive an Undergraduate Associates
Certificate from the institute upon graduation, each student must
complete 12 credits of designated undergraduate and/or graduate courses
in American politics with an average grade of at least a B. During
the second term of their junior year, students are required to take
01:790:428 The Practice of Politics, which focuses on the idea of
politics as choice, with students analyzing different political
decisions each week. During the spring term of their senior year,
students are required to take 01:790:429 Processes of Politics, which
examines representation, leadership, campaigning, lobbying, management,
and ethics. The 6 remaining credits must be satisfied by taking 300
level or above political science course(s) in American politics and/or
an internship. Members of the faculty participate as guest lecturers in
the entry seminar, while the exit course includes participation by
political practitioners. Both courses emphasize individual and group
participation by students.
The Eagleton Undergraduate
Associates Program also offers students the opportunity to connect
classroom learning with the experience of working in government,
politics, or public affairs through a required internship experience.
In recent years, students have been placed in internships in the New
Jersey legislature, the governor`s Office of Policy and Planning,
various state departments, the public affairs` offices of corporations,
public-interest groups, state associations, and lobbying firms.
Students must submit a completed application by the first week in
October of their junior year to the director of the institute, along
with an unofficial transcript and two letters of recommendation from
faculty members, including at least one from a political science
professor. For further information, see www.eagleton.rutgers.edu.
Note: The Eagleton Undergraduate Associates Certificate is awarded
only with or subsequent to the awarding of a baccalaureate degree in an
approved major.
Global Politics Certificate
Within
the context of broad training in political science, this certificate
program structures multidisciplinary course work and overseas
educational experiences to offer a focused but flexible course of study
for students interested in understanding the transformation of
politics, political structures, and political institutions around the
globe. The certificate requires overseas experience as well as language
and political science training necessary to make such an experience
valuable. It offers the opportunity to employ and build upon the ideas
and insights acquired abroad in research and other activities at
Rutgers. Emphasizing work in comparative politics and international
relations, the certificate program allows majors to develop research
skills relevant to further study and encourages them to participate in
the research life of the department through the activities of the
Center for Global Security and Democracy.
While the career
interests of students undertaking this major are diverse and there is
no expectation that they will pursue any particular career track, the
preparation offered by this major will be valuable for students
interested in careers in international business and law, in
international or transnational organizations or institutions, and in
American foreign policy, or for those who are interested in graduate
study in international affairs, public policy, international business
and law, or an academic discipline.
Requirements
1. This program is open only to declared political science majors.
2. Students must submit an application to this program to the
undergraduate vice chairperson. As part of this application, students
must submit a brief essay describing their interests and background and
one letter of recommendation from a political science faculty member.
Applications are available in the undergraduate political science
office in Hickman Hall, Room 509.
3. Students must satisfactorily complete all political science major requirements as modified and supplemented below:
a. 01:790:102 and either 01:790:204 or 210;
b. a minimum of four 300- or 400-level courses in foreign and
international politics, not including the senior thesis, internship,
independent study, or 01:790:395;
c. a minimum of
thirteen 3-credit courses in political science, at least nine of which
must be at the 300 and 400 level;
d. an international
experience, defined as study abroad, a CASE international program, or
work with an international or transnational agency. A one-term
experience is the norm; one year is recommended; and one summer is
permissible under special circumstances. Arrangements for the
international experience must be approved by the department in advance.
Major credit awarded on a case-by-case basis;
e. a
minimum of six 3-credit courses (of which three must be in one
department) in the following cognate departments: anthropology,
economics, history, psychology, and sociology;
f.
demonstrated proficiency in a relevant foreign language, defined as
qualifying for a 300-level course in that language;
g. participation in extracurricular global programs events;
h. participation in an interdisciplinary "exit seminar" for all global politics certificate students.
