SCHOOL of INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

American University · Washington, D.C.

GRADUATE ADVISING

Graduate Advising Information

The following courses are listed in the Schedule of Classes for the indicated semester and may be used to fulfill the second-level methods requirements for SIS Masters degrees, subject to individual program requirements. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR or FIELD DIRECTOR TO ENSURE THE COURSE(S) YOU CHOOSE WILL QUALIFY AS A METHODS COURSE FOR YOUR FIELD. As always, check specific courses for prerequisites.

Lists for the following semesters are currently available: Fall 2008 and Spring 2009.

Fall 2008

Offered in SIS

SIS-609 Conflict Analysis & Resolution: Theory & Practice
SIS-612 Research Seminar in IPCR
SIS-619-003 Political Risk Analysis
SIS-619-008 Dialogue: Approaches and Applications
SIS-623 International Policy Analysis
SIS-695 Research Seminar in IC

SIS Skills Institutes* Skills Institutes are offered by the following fields:

International Communication: SIS-566 and SIS-633
International Development: SIS-638
International Peace and Conflict Resolution: SIS-639

*ID/DM, IP, and IC Students please note: skills institutes are not approved for methodology course requirements for your program.

Offered outside SIS

ACCT-607 Accounting
ACCT-742 Accounting Periods and Methods
ANTH-552 Anthropological Research Methods
ECON-505 Intro to Mathematical Economics
ECON-523 Applied Econometrics I
ECON-524 Applied Econometrics II (prereq: ECON-523)
ECON-724 Adv Econometric Methods (prereq: ECON-723)
EDU-610 Methods of Inquiry (2 credits)
EDU-621 Participatory Action Research (1 credit)
EDU-642 Training Program Design
ENVS-580 Environmental Science I
GOVT-614 Quantitative Research Designs
GOVT-656 Voting Behavior, Elections & Campaigns
HIST-667 Oral History
ITEC-614 Quant Methods for Business I (1.5 credits) (note: very similar to SIS-600)
ITEC-615 Quant Methods for Business II (1.5 credits) (note: very similar to SIS-600)
ITEC-630 Business Analysis/Data Design
PUAD-601 Methods of Problem Solving I (note: very similar to SIS-600)
PUAD-604 Public Program Evaluation
PUAD-610 Management Analysis
PSYC-550 Psychological Research
SOCY-580 Social Policy Analysis
STAT-514 Statistical Methods
STAT-515 Regression
STAT-524 Data Analysis
STAT-530 Mathematical Statistics I
STAT-600 Adv Mathematical Statistics

WGST-500 Current Issues and Research in Women’s and Gender Studies

Spring 2009

Offered in SIS

SIS-619-002 Adv Analytical Tech & Methods
SIS-619-004 Political Risk Analysis
SIS-619-014 Dialogue: Approaches and Applications
SIS-623-001 International Policy Analysis
SIS-634-001 Field Survey Research Methods
SIS-680-001 Qualitative Methods & Methodology

SIS Skills Institutes* Skills Institutes are offered by the following fields:

International Communication: SIS-566 and SIS-633
International Development: SIS-638
International Peace and Conflict Resolution: SIS-639

*ID/DM, IP, and IC Students please note: skills institutes are not approved for methodology course requirements for your program.

Offered outside SIS

ACCT-607 Accounting
ACCT-670 International Accounting
ANTH-596 Writing Ethnography for Social Change
COMM-738 Research Methods in Communication
CSC-610 Intro to Geographic Info Systems
ECON-505 Intro to Mathematical Economics
ECON-523 Applied Econometrics I
ECON-665 Project Evaluation in Developing Countries
ECON-723 Econometric Methods
EDU-642 Training Program Design
MKTG-764 Survey Methods in Marketing Research (1.5 cr)
MKTG-766 Qualitative Methods in Marketing Research (1.5 cr)
PERF-596-005 Strategic Planning
PUAD-602 Methods of Problem Solving II
PUAD-604 Public Program Evaluation
PUAD-685-002 Cost Benefit Analysis
STAT-514 Statistical Methods
STAT-524 Data Analysis