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Graduate Certificate in Data Analysis and Evaluation Methods
Students may earn the Graduate Certificate in Data Analysis and Evaluation Methods after completing 15
graduate semester credit hours as specified below:
1. Foundation course:
a. CRIM or SOCI 6013: Social Research
b. POLS 6202: Research Methods for Public Administration
3. One course in program evaluation:
a. CRIM or SOCI 6275: Planning and Evaluation
b. POLS 6204: Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation
4. Two courses in research methods:
a. SOCI 6613: Qualitative Research
b. SOCI 6660: Institutional Ethnography
c. CRIM 6015: Managing Data
d. SOCI 6003: Advanced Statistics for Sociology
e. POLS 6202: Research Methods for Public Administration
f. GEOG 5551: Introduction to GIS and Mapping Science
g. EDRS 6303: School-Based Research Methods
h. ECON 6430: Business Forecasting
i. ECON 6485: Econometrics and Analytics
j. PSYC 6083: Research Methods
5. One elective in your area of interest or expertise:
a. Education, planning, child development, nonprofit management, public administration, social or
environmental policy, nursing, sociology, or criminology.
Overlap with Existing Degree Programs and Additional Course Needs
Students enrolled in the data analysis and evaluation methods program may use certificate courses toward the
completion of MA degrees in Sociology or Criminology. Since both departments regularly teach these courses, no
additional courses are required to support the certificate program. Both majors allow six credits outside of the
department to count toward the major and an additional three with DGS approval. Also, students seeking the
certificate in conjunction with other MA degree programs in the college of Social Sciences must consult their
graduate advisors to ensure that they are on track to meet degree requirements.
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Student Signature Date
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Director of Graduate Studies/Authorize Representative Date 05/30/2014
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