Data Analysis for the Social Sciences Advanced Certificate

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Are you a social scientist with intellectual drive and curiosity, who wants to think more critically about the importance of data in your field? This program lets students apply a variety of methodologies to a discipline of their choice. If you are an interdisciplinary student who wants to add even more value to your social sciences training in the digital age, this program is for you.

Required Core

Basic Statistics (3 credits)

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GEO 505LLB - Univariate Stat in Geog Credits: 4
PSC 508SEM - Basic Statistics for Social Sciences Credits: 3
PSY 607LEC - Adv Statistics Methods 1 Credits: 3
SOC 504SEM - Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 3

Computational Text Manipulation (3 credits)

LIN 514LEC - Corpus Linguistics Credits: 3

Research Methods I (3 credits)

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APY 541SEM - Anthro Demography Credits: 3
COM 504LEC - Research Methods Credits: 3
GEO 501SEM - Research Design Credits: 1
PSC 500SEM - Introduction to Political Inquiry Credits: 3

Intermediate Statistics for Social Sciences (3 credits)

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PSC 531SEM - Intermed Stats for Soc Sc Credits: 3
PSY 608SEM - Adv Statistics Methods 2 Credits: 3

Advanced Statistics for Social Sciences (3 credits)

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GEO 509LEC - Multivariate Stat in Geog Credits: 3
PSC 631SEM - Advanced Stats for Soc Sc Credits: 3
PSY 609SEM - Multivariate Statistics Credits: 3
SOC 608SEM - Advanced Statistical Methods for Social Science Credits: 3

Research Methods II (3 credits)

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APY 733SEM - Topics: Analytical Methods in Archaeology Credits: 3
GEO 577LEC - Environmental Statistics Credits: 3
GEO 597LEC - Geostatistics Credits: 3
PSC 632SEM - Field Res Meth in Soc Sc Credits: 3
PSC 731SEM - Empiric Politcl Frontiers Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 18

3.0 GPA required

Instruction Method

In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)

Full/Part Time Options

Full Time
Part Time

Credits Required

18 Hours

Time-To-Degree

1 to 3 Years

Application Fee

$75

Program Contact

Mary Wlodarczyk
213 Park Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Email: psych@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-8617
Fax: 716-645-3801

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Online programs/courses may require students to come to campus on occasion. Time-to-degree and number of credit hours may vary based on full/part time status, degree, track and/or certification option chosen. Time-to-degree is based on calendar year(s). Contact the department for details.