SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS, UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Department of Sociology
Undergraduate Certificate in Social Science Research Methods
The student must obtain a grade of at least C in any course used to satisfy the certificate requirements, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 over all courses used for the certificate. 12 of the 15 required credit hours must be earned at UAB, and 12 of the credits must be at the 300-level or above.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations in Research Methods | 3 | |
| Research Methods in African American Studies | ||
| Communication Research Methods | ||
| Research Methods in Criminal Justice | ||
| The Historian's Craft | ||
| Data, Politics, and Policy | ||
| Research Literacy in Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Research Methods | ||
| Sociological Literacy | ||
| Advanced Data Collection | 6 | |
| Peace through Global Governance | ||
| Technological Monitoring of Cultural Resources, Human Rights and Conflict | ||
| Real World Remote Sensing Applications | ||
| Research Methods in Psychology | ||
| Quantitative Research Methods | ||
| Qualitative Research Methods | ||
| Computer Forensics | ||
| Grants Management | ||
| Intro to Applied Sociology Research Methods | ||
| Advanced Data Analysis | ||
| Select one class from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods and Elementary Statistical Methods Laboratory |
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| Honors Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| Statistics for Social Work Research | ||
| Social Statistics and Social Statistics Laboratory |
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| Select one class from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Spatial Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Statistics and Measurement and Lab for Introduction to Statistics and Measurement |
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| Regression Analysis | ||
| Statistical Programming for Social Sciences | ||
| Total Hours | 15-17 | |
