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

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 Hours15

Other electives may be added to this list as new courses are developed. See advisor for more information.