EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
Experimental methods in the social sciences, with specific application to political science. Covers the logic of experimentation and how experiments can be used to investigate social phenomena. Interpret, design, execute and analyze experiments.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 3 number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain important concepts and arguments made by prominent scholars in causal inference and experimental methods Audience: Graduate 2. Design, analyze and field experiments suited to your own particular research question Audience: Graduate 3. Understand and explain the ethical debates that surround experimental research Audience: Graduate 4. Assess varied types of experimental designs on several dimensions Audience: Graduate 5. Apply course concepts to analysis of current research and contemporary social scientific debates Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain important concepts and arguments made by prominent scholars in causal inference and experimental methods Audience: Graduate 2. Design, analyze and field experiments suited to your own particular research question Audience: Graduate 3. Understand and explain the ethical debates that surround experimental research Audience: Graduate 4. Assess varied types of experimental designs on several dimensions Audience: Graduate 5. Apply course concepts to analysis of current research and contemporary social scientific debates Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027