Research and Analytical Skills Certificate
A certificate in Research and Analytical Skills will provide students with a robust training in research methodology, date collection, descriptive and advanced statistical data analysis, spatial analysis, and data communication skills. Students will learn to use industry-standard software for online survey design and collection, and data and spatial analysis techniques.
The certificate can be completed in one academic year. Students may not earn both the Interdisciplinary Research Minor and this certificate. Students must have an area or major and minor on file, or have earned a college degree. Completion of a certificate program does not replace a minor. Students are responsible for reviewing prerequisite courses or seeking permission of instructor for enrollment in some courses. The certificate will be awarded upon degree completion.
Certificate Requirements
Core
Complete the following:
| COMS 200 | Strategic Communication Research | 3 |
| GEO 349 | Mapping Social Life | 3 |
| POLS 200 | Methods of Political Inquiry | 3 |
| SOC 450 | Sociological Research | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Electives
Choose three hours from the following:
Total Credit Hours: 15