What Courses Will I Take for the Certificate?
Course requirements for the certificate ensure that you will acquire the skills to both understand the theoretical ideas underlying survey research design as well as an understanding of the practical use and application of survey methods.
One course is taken from each of the following groups:
Group 1: Survey Research Methods Course
3 Total Credits
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
Group 2: Quantitative Research Course
3 – 4 Total Credits
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- CCJ6706 – Data Analysis in Criminal Justice I (3)
- COM6304 – Quantitative Research Methods in Communication (3)
- POS6746 – Quantitative Methods in Political Research (3)
- POS7745 – Advanced Quantitative Methods in Political Research (3)
- PSY6216C – Research Methodology (4)
- STA5206 – Statistical Analysis (3)
- SYA6305 – Social Research (3)
Group 3: Advanced Methodological Course
3 Total Credits
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- POS6729 – Political Network Analysis (3)
- POS6743 – Geographic Tools for Political Science Research (3)
- POS6747 – Advanced Topics in Quantitative Political Analysis (3)
- STA6224 – Bayesian Survey Methods (3)
- STA6226 – Sampling Theory and Applications (3)
- SYA6452 – GIS Applications (3)
- SYA7309 – Advanced Sociological Research Methods (3)
- SYA7407 – Advanced Data Analysis (3)
Substantive topics using survey research
3 Total Credits
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- MMC6567 – New Media (3)
- MMC6600 – Media Effects and Audience Analysis (3)
- MMC6735 – Social Media as Mass Communication (3)
- POS6045 – Seminar in American National Politics (3)
- POS6079 – The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class in the United States (3)
- POS6207 – Political Behavior (3)
- SYD6705 – Seminar in Race and Ethnicity (3)
- SYD6809 – Seminar in Gender Issues (3)
- SYP5566 – Seminar on Domestic Violence: Theory, Research and Social Policy (3)
Grand Total Credits: 12 – 13
Coursework from Group 1, 2 and 3 will focus on topics such as sampling, methods of data collection, questionnaire design and evaluation and analysis of data. Coursework from Group 4 will allow you learn about substantive topics that utilize survey research.
Because survey research training is available in different departments, students may choose to fulfill these requirements using courses offered by a single department or by using courses offered by multiple departments (subject to availability). Certificate-only students will consult with the certificate program advisor in selecting their courses.