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 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 20 to 25 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
�1D;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
http://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 back at
Rutgers. Emphasizing work in comparative politics and international
relations, the certificate program allows majors to develop research
skills relevant to further study and encourage 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 transnational organizations or institutions; American
foreign policy; 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 for approval and signatures to
the Director of the Center for Global Security and Democracy and to the
Undergraduate Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of
Political Science. As part of this application, students must also
submit a brief essay describing their interests and background.
3. Students must complete all political science major requirements as
modified and supplemented below with a grade of C or better:
a. 01:790:102 and 01:790:210
b. a minimum of four 300- to 400-level courses in foreign and
international politics, not including the senior thesis, internship,
independent study, or 01:790:395 Political Science Seminar.
c. a minimum of 13 3-credit courses in political science, at least nine
of which must be at the 300 to 400 level and one of which must be
01:790:395.
d. an international experience, defined as study
abroad through Rutgers or an accredited university; a CASE
international program through Rutgers; 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
only. Arrangements for the international experience must be approved by
the department in advance. Academic credit toward the major is 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
disciplines: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, psychology,
religion, sociology.
f. demonstrated proficiency in a relevant
foreign language, defined as qualifying by written and oral exam for
the equivalent of a 300-level course in that language or completion of
courses through the 300 level.
g. participation in four
extracurricular global program events approved by Director of Center
for Global Security and Democracy or the Undergraduate Vice Chair for
Undergraduate Studies in the Department Political Science, followed by
summary report for each event.
