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College of Letters and Science

Quantitative Social Data Analysis, Undergraduate Certificate

  • Overview
  • Requirements

Aki Roberts, Associate Professor of Sociology, Co-Coordinator, aki@uwm.edu
Thomas Holbrook, Wilder Crane Professor of Government, Political Science, Co-Coordinator, holbroot@uwm.edu

The Certificate in Quantitative Social Data Analysis is structured to ensure that students are exposed to a breadth of data analysis topics, including research methods, Geographical Information System (GIS), multiple regression, and advanced electives on a variety of quantitative topics in various social science fields, as well as software packages that are in common use by potential employers. The program is interdisciplinary in that it draws on courses from 9 departments (Africology, Anthropology, Communications, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology) in social science-related fields, but it is intended to complement students’ social science degree with additional concrete quantitative skills in social data analysis.  Different majors have distinctive emphases in the topics that are most central to their practice of quantitative research, so that methods courses in different fields will significantly differ in their content. Therefore, the choice of courses embodied in the certificate program will allow students to focus their training in their own field, while still ensuring a strong base of general knowledge.

Eligibility

The certificate is open to current UWM undergraduates, UWM bachelor’s degree holders, or graduates of other accredited four-year colleges; to be admitted to the certificate program, students must have a current overall GPA of 3.0 at UWM or their bachelor’s degree institution. Students completing the certificate not in conjunction with a degree are not eligible for financial aid. 

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:

  1. Introductory statistics (3-4 credits);
  2. Research methods (3-4 credits);
  3. GIS (3 credits);
  4. Multiple regression (3 credits); and
  5. Electives (3-4 credits).
Course List
Code Title Credits
Introductory Statistics3-4
Choose one:
AFRIC 220
Introduction to Statistics in African and African Diaspora Studies
ECON 210
Economic Statistics
GEOG 247
Quantitative Analysis in Geography
HIST 595
The Quantitative Analysis of Historical Data
PSYCH 210
Psychological Statistics
SOCIOL 261
Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology
Research Methods3-4
Choose one:
AFRIC 301
Research Methods in African & African Diaspora Studies
COMMUN 370
Quantitative Research in Communication
POL SCI 203
Introduction to Political Science Research
PSYCH 325
Research Methods in Psychology
SOCIOL 361
Research Methods in Sociology
CRM JST 662
Methods of Social Welfare Research
GIS3
Choose one:
ANTHRO 380
Anthropological Applications of GIS
CRM JST 520
Analysis Oriented Technology: Spatial Data Analysis; Crime Mapping; ArcGIS
GEOG 215
Introduction to Geographic Information Science
Multiple Regression3
Choose one:
ANTHRO 568
Introduction to Anthropological Statistics
ECON 310
Research Methods for Economics
ECON 413
Statistics for Economists
ECON 513
Introduction to Econometrics
POL SCI 390
Political Data Analysis
PSYCH 610
Experimental Design
SOCIOL 461
Social Data Analysis Using Regression
Electives3-4
Choose one: 1
ECON 411
Economic Forecasting Methods
GEOG 525
Geographic Information Science
GEOG 547
Spatial Analysis
POL SCI 392
Survey Research
PSYCH 510
Advanced Psychological Statistics
Total Credits15-18
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.

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Letters and Science (College of)

  • African and African Diaspora Studies
  • American Indian Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Biological Sciences
  • Business and Technical Communications, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Celtic Studies
  • Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Childhood and Adolescence Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Communication
  • Conservation and Environmental Science
  • Cultures and Communities, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Digital Arts and Culture
  • Economics
  • English
  • English for Academic Purposes
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Film Studies
  • Food &​ Beverage Studies
  • Foreign Languages and Literature
  • French, Italian, and Comparative Literature
  • Geography
  • Geosciences
  • Global Health, Undergraduate Certificate (College of Letters and Science)
  • Global Studies
  • History
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations
  • International Studies
  • Jewish Studies
  • Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies
  • Language, Literature &​ Translation
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies
  • Latino Studies
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-​Professional Programs
  • Psychology
  • Public and Non-​Profit Administration
  • Quantitative Social Data Analysis, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish and Portuguese
  • Translation and Interpreting Studies
  • Urban Studies
  • Women's and Gender Studies
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