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SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS

Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Spring 2. Summer. Fall 1. Fall 2.

Social research provides answers to questions about people and the social settings and systems in which they are involved. This social science research course introduces the fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Students learn how to formulate a viable research question, collect and analyze data, understand the ethical issues of social science research, and write a formal research proposal.

Prerequisite: At least one introductory course in the discipline of a social science concentration. The course does not require a working knowledge of Statistics as a prerequisite, although it does include some elementary statistics as part of the subject matter of the course.

Important Note: This course was renamed effective the September 2016 term and was formerly offered as Survey of Social Science Research Methods. Students who have successfully completed 283424 should not enroll in this course.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.