The Survey Research Certificate will prepare students for work as a professional or academic survey researcher. Course requirements ensure that students are well-trained as designers and analysts for surveys, and that they have an understanding of the use and application of survey methods.
Total Credit Hours Required: 12 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
12 - 13 Total Credits
- In order to complete the certificate, students must complete one course in survey research methodology (Group 1), one course in research design (Group 2), an eligible advanced research methods course (Group 3), and an eligible course in which survey research is the principal mode of empirical inquiry (Group 4). 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.
Group 1: Survey Research Methods Course
3 Total Credits
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- INP6072 - Survey Research Methods and Program Evaluation in Indust. and Org. Psychology (3)
- POS6757 - Survey Design for Political Science Research (3)
- STA6223 - Conventional Survey Methods (3)
- SYA6425 - Design and Conduct of Social Surveys (3)
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 - Quantitative Social Research Methods (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 Quantitative Data Analysis (3)
Survey Research in Context
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
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