**New Certificate** in Quantitative Social Data Analysis
After taking Sociology 261 (Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology) or another introductory statistics courses, students may become interested in learning more advanced statistics and data analysis skills, and would like to obtain a formal credential to help with post-graduation employment.
Sociology department offers the Quantitative Social Data Analysis (QSDA) certificate program. The admission to the QSDA certificate program requires an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
For more information, please visit Quantitative Social Data Analysis or contact one of the program advisors: Dr. Aki Roberts or Dr. Thomas Holbrook.
Requirements
To obtain the certificate, the student must obtain a grade of at least C in any course used to satisfy the certificate requirements, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 over all courses used for the certificate. Twelve of the 15-18 required credits must be earned in residence at UWM. 9 of the credits must be on the 300-level or above. Courses for the certificate may not be taken on a credit/no credit basis.
Students currently enrolled at UWM who have fulfilled some of the program’s requirements prior to the program’s approval may have their credits applied retroactively to the certificate program.
Students are required to take one course each from 5 areas:
- Introductory statistics (3-4 credits);
- Research methods (3-4 credits);
- GIS (3 credits);
- Multiple regression (3 credits); and
- Electives (3-4 credits).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Statistics | 3-4 | |
| Choose one: | ||
| Introduction to Statistics in African and African Diaspora Studies | ||
| Economic Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Analysis in Geography | ||
| The Quantitative Analysis of Historical Data | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology | ||
| Research Methods | 3-4 | |
| Choose one: | ||
| Research Methods in African & African Diaspora Studies | ||
| Quantitative Research in Communication | ||
| Introduction to Political Science Research | ||
| Research Methods in Psychology | ||
| Research Methods in Sociology | ||
| Methods of Social Welfare Research | ||
| GIS | 3 | |
| Choose one: | ||
| Anthropological Applications of GIS | ||
| Analysis Oriented Technology: Spatial Data Analysis; Crime Mapping; ArcGIS | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Multiple Regression | 3 | |
| Choose one: | ||
| Introduction to Anthropological Statistics | ||
| Research Methods for Economics | ||
| Statistics for Economists | ||
| Introduction to Econometrics | ||
| Political Data Analysis | ||
| Experimental Design | ||
| Social Data Analysis Using Regression | ||
| Electives | 3-4 | |
| Choose one: 1 | ||
| Economic Forecasting Methods | ||
| Geographic Information Science | ||
| Spatial Analysis | ||
| Survey Research | ||
| Advanced Psychological Statistics | ||
| Social Networks | ||
| Total Credits | 15-18 | |
| 1 | Other courses not on this list but relevant to quantitative social data analysis may be accepted with the approval of the Certificate Program Coordinator. A student making such a request must submit syllabi from the courses involved to the coordinator. |
Awarding the Certificate
Students currently involved in baccalaureate studies who successfully complete the requirements of the program will be awarded the certificate at the time of graduation. Students who already have a bachelor’s degree will receive the certificate upon completion of the program requirements.