11 courses with the subject PLAD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PLAD 1500Introductory Seminar in Politics3
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Introduces the discipline of political science through intensive study of the political dimensions of a selected topic.
open to first- and second-year students; only one PLAD seminar per student. Credits: 3
PLAD 2222Research Methods3
Effective Date 03/29/2010 This course is an introduction to political science research methods. We will address basic principles of research design and data analysis, including hypothesis testing, measurement, case selection and data gathering. What are the strengths and weaknesses of particular methods? How can we improve our ability to draw inferences from data? Our goals are to learn how to ask good questions and to consider different approaches to answering them.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 Studies politics, poverty, and health in developing countries and what are today developed countries. How much and why do policy responses to health problems differ under varied political and socioeconomic conditions? How might differences in health outcomes shape political processes? We also ask how much poverty undermines health and how and how much politicians can design policy to alleviate poverty and enhance health.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 The seminar is on migration and displacement: why people born and rooted in one place move somewhere else. The course explores why migrants chose different destinations, how host and home communities encourage/discourage mobility, and how those who move remain connected with those who remain. Throughout, we will draw from a rich variety of sources while exploring displacement across countries, contexts, and histories.
PLAD 4990Honors Proseminar on Research Design and Thesis Writing3
Effective Date 08/01/2025 A critical analysis of important issues in political analysis and research design. Issues include: framing research questions, causal analysis, rational choice, comparative historical institutionalism, interpretivism, case studies, and quantitative analysis.
