Certificate in Applied Social Science Research
The Certificate in Applied Social Science Research is an interdisciplinary certificate aimed at developing students’ research skills in the social sciences through a combination of course work and hands-on research experience.
Overview
Completing the certificate allows students to develop their research skills and provides students with marketable skills and experiences in applied social research and substantial preparation for graduate study in the social sciences or other employment pathways.
Eligibility
This certificate is available to all undergraduate students at the University of Alberta. Note that although this Certificate is open to undergraduate students across faculties, it is primarily geared toward those enrolled in the Faculty of Arts.
Requirements
- 3 units in an introductory overview course in social science methodology from:
- HGEO 399: Research Methods in Human Geography
- HIST 290: Introduction to History as a Discipline
- LING 375: Linguistics Directed Research I
- LING 523: Introduction Statistics for Linguistic Data
- NS 390: Research Methods in Indigenous Studies
- PLAN 399: Research Methods in Planning
- PSYCH 212: Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- SCI 101: Foundations of Science
- SOC 315: Introduction to Social Methodology
- WGS 302: Feminist Research and Methodologies
- 6 units in advanced methods or statistics courses from list of approved courses
- 3 units in
- SOC 415: Applied Research Internship OR
- 3 units in a Capstone social science research project involving either a research internship or research-based honors thesis/individual study, usually with a faculty member in the student’s home department or program. See list of approved courses.
Program Contact
For more information, please contact an Advisor for the Certificate in Applied Social Science Research at cassr@ualberta.ca
Get Started
Complete this enrolment form to get started with the Certificate in Applied Social Science Research.