Programs
Bloomington Campus
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy
Research Tool Skills
Required course work for research skills includes a basic two-semester statistics sequence and two additional elective courses or proficiency in a foreign language.
Basic Tool Skills
The two-semester quantitative analysis sequence requirement is generally fulfilled through one of the course sequences listed below.
| SPEA-V 706 | Statistics for Research in Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
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| SPEA-V 707 | Statistics for Research in Public Affairs II | (3 cr.) |
or
| POLS-Y 575 | Political Data Analysis I | (3 cr.) |
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| POLS-Y 575 | Political Data Analysis I | (3 cr.) |
or
| SOC-S 554 | Statistical Techniques in Sociology I | (3 cr.) |
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| POLS-Y 650 | Statistical Techniques in Sociology II | (3 cr.) |
Advanced Tool Skills
In addition, students must demonstrate either (1) advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis or specialized research skills by completing two additional courses approved by the student’s Progress Review Committee, or (2) proficiency in a language appropriate to the student's field of study approved by the Progress Review Committee. To qualify as language-proficient, a student must take a language proficiency exam from the appropriate language department at Indiana University.