Politics

Mathematics and Programming Skills for Policy Analytics
Module POLM030 for 2018/9

Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM030: Mathematics and Programming Skills for Policy Analytics

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	15	ECTS Value	7.5
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (11 weeks)
Academic staff	Lorien Jasny (Lecturer)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
Available via distance learning	No

You will cover the maths and programming skills needed to progress through the MSc Policy Analytics. You will be a social science student with an introductory understanding of quantitative methods. This mathematics and programming coursewill aim to provide you with the essential mathematical skills to undertake data analysis, the programming skills to acquire and analyse data. You will need a sufficient level of quantitative methods training and a willingness to engage with new material.

Module created	28/11/2016	Last revised