The Applied Social Research Certificate is an interdisciplinary, 15-hour program of study administered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.  It is designed to provide students with the opportunity to acquire practical and communicative research tools.  Students must complete SOC 6270 (Advanced Social Research Methods), SOC 6290 (Advanced Social Research Statistics), and at least nine hours of electives.

To be accepted into the certificate program, students must have earned at least nine hours of graduate credit and a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.  Those who have not earned at least nine hours of graduate credit are required to have a baccalaureate degree.  Applicants with an undergraduate GPA of less than 3.0 must submit GRE scores.

Students should consult with the graduate director for additional information about program requirements and options.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SOC 6270	Advanced Social Research Methods	3
SOC 6290	Advanced Social Research Statistics	3
Electives
Select 9 credits from the following:		9
SOC 5100	Community Organizing And Development
SOC 5450	Exploring the City
SOC 5830	Social Movements
SOC 5840	Globalization
SOC 6280
SOC 5530	Qualitative Approaches in Social Science Research
SOC 5440	People, Population, and Society: Demographic Analysis
ANTH 5300	Heritage Preservation and Cultural Resource Management - WAC
BUAD 6400	Results-Based Management
PSC 5590	Law, Policy And The Politics of Sexuality
GEPL 5110	Geographic Information Systems
GEPL 5420	Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research
SOC 5560	Fieldwork in Sociology
Total Hours		15