This course offers students an opportunity to participate in and contribute to a research project by a political scientist. The nature of the work should be mutually agreed on by the supervisor and the student at the time of the registration.

Students cannot be paid for the work if they also receive credit.

Course Requirements:

To be determined by each supervisor. Work difficulty should match 300-level political science courses.

ork can involve a variety of research assistantship activities: coding, collecting and annotating materials, data analysis, summarizing results, and equivalent. Workload should amount to roughly 3-4 weekly hours per credit hour in the full term (6-8 in the half term). Students can work on a graduate student's research project if a faculty member supervises it.

Although no independent product by the student is required, the student's contribution must be reported at the end of the term.

Intended Audience:

Majors in Political Science.

Students should have the faculty member they are working with contact the Political Science Department to request a student application and to request student permissions.

Class Format:

Independent; to be determined by faculty supervisor.