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PSCI 224Research and Methods in Political Science

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Political Science

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

How does one go about the study of politics? The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with how researchers attempt to explain political phenomena and the various methodological approaches used for designing and evaluating research. Through a variety of different assignments (both written and oral) students will develop research skills and basic methodological literacy in political science as a discipline.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001405259 / 75TTh 16:00–17:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

75% liked it63% easy88% useful

From 4 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • The content was honestly quite intimidating at first but it got bettet as time went on. It felt useless at the time I did it but now that i'm close to graduation I can say this class is actually quite useful. (F24)

    Oct 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Although this course is not incredibly hard I did dread going every morning. Dr. Mufti is an excellent and passionate professor and I learned A TON. The content is also very significant to a foundational understanding of processes and methods within political science. All of this said, I simply did not really connect with the class and thought the environment was a bit intimidating at times.

    Nov 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Fall 2024

Winter 2020

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