PLSC 578 Quantitative Methods in Public Administration

Provides a comprehensive treatment of research design as well as a range of quantitative techniques for public and nonprofit administration, including a rigorous examination of multiple regression analysis. This course helps students develop competencies for designing their own quantitative research and for analyzing quantitative work done by others.

Credit 3 hrs
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall (in-person)

Prerequisites -
Restriction by Major - Public Administration [MPA], Public and Nonprofit Administration Combined [BA + MPA], Political Science Combined [BA + MPA]
Restriction by Degree Type - Graduate standing

Additional Information - Students not in the MPA program may request permission to enroll. Enrollment is not guaranteed.

Equivalent Course(s) - PLSC 677
Course History -
Change to title, description, and major restriction 4/2021, effective Fall 2021; Change to number, title, credit hours, description 3/2015, effective Fall 2015

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