THE MINOR IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
Course Requirements for the Minor: 21-23 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
You may take a maximum of three courses from any one department, excluding internship credit.
Statistics
3-4 units selected from:| BADM | 103 | Statistics of Business & Econ | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: For Business Administration majors: MATH 107. For others: Completion of General Education Breadth Area A4 requirement.
| MATH | 105 | Statistics | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement.
| PSYC | 364 | Statistical Methods in Psych | 4.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, PSYC 101, PSYC 261.
| SOCI | 315 | Stat Analysis for Soc Sciences | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: SOCI 310 or SWRK 330.
Mathematics
0-4 units selected from:| MATH | 109 | Survey of Calculus | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement. This course is not intended for majors in mathematics, physics, chemistry, or engineering.
| MATH | 120 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement; both MATH 118 and MATH 119 (or high school equivalent); a score that meets department guidelines on a department administered calculus readiness exam.
Research Methodology
3-6 units selected from:| ANTH | 495 | Proseminar in Applied Anthro | 3.0 | S1 |
Prerequisites: ANTH 303 or permission of instructor.
| CMST | 332 | Communication Research | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 425 | Research & Eval in Health | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, MATH 105; HCSV 260 or equivalent.
| POLS | 331 | Intro to Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| PSYC | 261 | Research Methods in Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher. Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 101.
| SOCI | 310 | Social Research Methods | 3.0 | FS |
Advanced Research Methods
6 units selected from:| ANTH | 483 | Field Methods in Ethnography | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: ANTH 303 or permission of instructor.
| GEOG | 319 | Intro to Geog Info Systems | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: GEOG 219 or equivalent.
| MATH | 305 | Conceptual Statistics | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MATH 120 or MATH 109 (may be taken concurrently).
| MATH | 315 | Biometrics | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: Completion of ELM requirement.
| MATH | 350 | Intro to Probability/Stat | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: MATH 121.
| MATH | 351 | Intro to Probability/Stat | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: MATH 350.
| MATH | 457 | Multiple Regression | 3.0 | S2 |
Prerequisites: MATH 350 (or MATH 105 with faculty permission), MATH 335, MATH 150 (may be taken concurrently).
| MATH | 458 | Sampling Methods | 3.0 | S2 |
Prerequisites: One course chosen from MATH 105, MATH 305, MATH 350, or MATH 315.
| POLS | 421 | Methods of Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 331 or permission of instructor.
| PSYC | 560 | Principles of Psy Measurement | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: A course in statistics including research design.
Applied Research
3-9 units selected from:| ECON | 481 | Introductory Econometrics | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 301, ECON 302, ECON 380.
| ECON | 483 | Economic Forecasting | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 302; ECON 380 or equivalent.
| GEOG | 315 | Spatial Analysis | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: GEOG 219 or MATH 105 or equivalent.
| MKTG | 380 | Marketing Research | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: BADM 103, MKTG 305.
| POLS | 425 | Survey Research Methods | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: SOCI 310 or SWRK 330; SOCI 315 or other statistics course by permission of instructor. CMST majors: COM 202. POLS majors: POLS 421.
| SOCI | 410 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: SOCI 310 and SOCI 315 (or other statistics course by permission of instructor).
| SOCI | 411 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: SOCI 310 and SOCI 315 (or other statistics course by permission of instructor).