Offers students the opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge and training in applied social research methods without necessarily pursuing a graduate degree. Students may pursue the certificate simultaneously while completing an advanced degree. Completion of the program will enable students to (1) obtain marketable job/career skills in applied social research with expertise in qualitative analysis and writing, quantitative methods, data analysis software packages, and program evaluation methods; and 2) apply ethically and socially informed judgment to social research by using sociological concepts to effectively inform academic audiences, policy makers, community planners, and organizational units.
Required Courses (15 hours)
SOC 6620 - Quantitative Research Methods 3 credit hours
SOC 6661 - Program Evaluation 3 credit hours
SOC 6675 - Social Statistics 3 credit hours
SOC 6720 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 credit hours
One of the following:
SOC 6010 - Social Policy Analysis 3 credit hours
SOC 6510 - Independent Study 3 credit hours
SOC 6900 - Practicum: Applied Analysis 3 credit hours
One elective from outside of Sociology 3 credit hours
* السعر الظاهر هو سعر توضيحي، يرجى تواصل مع الجامعة
1 June 2024, 1 October 2024
تاريخ البدء
26 أغسطس 2024, 21 يناير 2025
College of Graduate Studies
Middle Tennessee State University,
1301 East Main Street,
MURFREESBORO,
Tennessee,
37132, United States
Admission to the Applied Social Research Graduate Certificate program requires
a B.A. or B.S. degree with beginning level skills in statistics/research methods;
an acceptable grade point average in all college work taken.
TOEFL- IBT minimum score 71 (We ONLY accept ETS official test scores for the TOEFL)
IELTS- overall score of 6
UMELI- minimum score 85
ELS Level 112 Certificate of Completion
Duolingo English Test - minimum score 95
Application deadlines: Fall: June 1 of the same year; Spring: October 1 of the previous year
قد يكون هناك متطلبات أيلتس مختلفة بناء على التخصص المحدد.
يتكون مجتمع الطلاب الودود في جامعة ولاية تينيسي الوسطى من طلاب من أكثر من 50 دولة، مع خدمات الدعم التي تضمن أن يشعر الجميع بالترحيب والأمان.