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ThefieldofPoliticalMethodologyincludestraininginstatistics,econometricsandformaltheory; reviewinganddevelopingnewmethodsforthescientificstudyofpolitics;hasparticularemphasesin Bayesianstatisticalinference,causalinference,computationallyintensiveapproachestostatistical inference,thedesignandanalysisofexperiments,gametheory,thegraphicaldisplayofquantitative information,samplingforsurveybasedresearch,theanalysisofspatialdata,thestatisticalanalysisof text.StudentsdesignatingPoliticalMethodologyasamajorfieldmustcompleteeitherthequantitative methodsstreamorformaltheorystream,asdetailedbelow: PoliticalMethodologyFieldRequirements: (a)BasicTraining.ThefollowingmethodologyclassesarerequiredofallstudentsinthePh.D.program regardlessoffield: PS350APoliticalMethodology1 PS350BPoliticalMethodology2 Insomecases,studentswhohavetakencomparableclassespriortoenteringthePh.D.program,orwish totakecomparableclasseselsewhereintheUniversity,maybewaivedfromtheserequirementsatthe discretionoftheconvenorofthemethodologyfield.

d. (b)AdvancedClasses.Threeadvancedclassesinthestudentsdesignatedstream: Inthequantitativemethodsstream,theseinclude(butarenotlimitedto),PS350C(Political MethodologyIII),PS352(GameTheory),PS354F(AppliedBayesianStatistics),PS451(Design andAnalysisofExperiments)andadvancedclassesineconometricsandstatistics.Examplesof advancedclassesintheStatisticsDepartmentinclude(butarenotlimitedto): 211StatisticalMethodsinMetaAnalysis 217IntroductiontoStochasticProcesses 261AnalysisofDiscreteDatainEpidemiology 262Regression,PredictionandSurvivalAnalysis 306MethodsforAppliedStatistics 310TheoryofProbability 315ModernAppliedStatistics 324MultivariateAnalysis 353SpatialStatistics 354Bootstrapping 362MonteCarloSampling 372Nonparametrics EconometricsclassessuchasEcon270andEcon271countasadvancedclasses. Intheformaltheorystream,theadvancedclassesinclude(butarenotlimitedto): ThreecourseGSB351politicaleconomysequence Econ203N(Coreeconomic,gametheoryandindustrialorganization) Econ281(Economicsofuncertainty) Econ282(Contracts,informationandincentives) Econ296(Gametheoryandeconomicapplications) 1

DepartmentofPoliticalScience PoliticalMethodologyFieldStatement SimonJackman PoliticalMethodologyFieldConvenor 201112

Studentsshouldconsultwiththefieldconvenerforadviceandapprovalofclassesnotspecifically mentionedabove.Studentsshouldcarefullyplanwhichadvancedclassestheywilltakeandwhen; obviously,thePoliticalSciencefacultydoesnotcontroltheavailabilityorschedulingofclassesoutside theDepartment.NotethatsomeoftheseadvancedclassesoutsidetheDepartmentmayhavepre requisities(e.g.,200levelclassesinEconomicsusuallyrequireEcon202N,butsometimesparticular instructorsmaywaivethisrequirement). (c)FieldExam.Aqualifyingexamwillbewrittenspecifictoeachstream.Studentsshouldinformthe methodsfieldconvenorthattheyintendtotaketheexamwellinadvance;thisallowsthefacultyto coordinateandtotailoranexamtothestudentsstreamandparticularcourseofstudy.

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