Overview
The Certificate in Social Science Research, offered by the Department of Sociology, provides undergraduate students the opportunity to acquire a diverse range of skills in applied statistics and research. The acquisition of these skills places students in a competitive position in a labor market that requires not only the mastery of specific skill sets, but also the flexibility to respond to changing jobs and job requirements.
The program is inherently interdisciplinary and students can design a program of study that pushes them to develop a wide range of skills. Where there is an overlap in requirements, students in CLA may "double count" up to two courses in their major with this program. (Note: These do not carry additional credits.)
This program is open to any matriculated Temple University undergraduate student.
Certificates are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main, Japan
Program Code: LA-SSR-CERT
Contact Information
Main Campus
Kimberly Goyette, Department of Sociology
215-204-0134
kimberly.ann.goyette@temple.edu
Temple Japan Campus
Students interested in more information or declaring this certificate should contact the TUJ Academic Advising Center (AAC), aac@tuj.temple.edu, Room 102, TUJ Building.
Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Social Science Research.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Five courses, distributed as follows: | 15 | |
| Select one course from the following Statistics list: | ||
| Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology | ||
| Criminal Justice Statistics | ||
| Spatial Statistics | ||
| Statistics for Psychology | ||
| Statistical Methods in Sociology | ||
| Select one course from the following Research Methods list: | ||
| Criminal Justice Research Methods | ||
| Research Design in Environmental Studies | ||
| Research Design in Geography and Urban Studies | ||
| Conducting Neuroscience Research | ||
| Evidence and Knowledge | ||
| Critical Thinking in Psychology | ||
| Conducting Psychological Research | ||
| Research Design and Methods | ||
| Select three courses from the following Electives list, in consultation with a faculty advisor: | ||
| Techniques in Archaeology | ||
| Economic Theory of Networks | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Fundamentals of Cartography | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Environmental Remote Sensing | ||
| Qualitative Methods | ||
| Introduction to Public History | ||
| Material Culture for Historians | ||
| Special Topics: Research Preparation Seminar | ||
| Special Topics: Research Preparation Seminar | ||
| Special Topics: Research Preparation Seminar | ||
| Special Topics: Research Preparation Seminar | ||
| Special Topics: Research Preparation Seminar | ||
| Special Topics: Research Preparation Seminar | ||
| Foundations of Social Psychology | ||
| Advanced Undergraduate Statistics | ||
| Population Studies | ||
| Qualitative Research | ||
| Data Analysis | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Other electives may be added to this list as new courses are developed. See advisor for more information.