Approval for Changes to Minor in Applied Social Research Methods

From: Robin S. Wilson, President

Subject: Approval for Changes to Minor in Applied Social Research Methods

MINOR IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS

The proposed changes to the minor in Applied Social Research Methods are approved for implementation effective Fall 1989. The revised program, which will continue to require 24 total units, is shown below.

MINOR IN APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS: 24 Units

COMPUTER SKILLS

SOSC 010 - Computer Applications for the Behavioral and Social Sciences - 3 Units

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH (Select One of the Following)

HCSV 270 - Research Methods in Health Science - 3 Units

ICST 202 - Communication Research - 3 Units

POLS 221A - Introduction to Political Inquiry - 3 Units

SOCI 265 - Conduct of Sociological Inquiry - 3 Units

ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (Select One of the Following)

ANTH185 - Formal Methods for Anthropology - 3 Units

ECON 180 - Economic Statistics - 3 Units

GEOG 215 - Quantitative Methods - 3 Units

POLS 221B - Methods of Political Inquiry - 3 Units

PSY 107 - Measurement, Methods, and Statistics - 3 Units

SOCI 266 - Data Collection and Analysis - 3 Units

SURVEY RESEARCH (Select One of the Following)

ICST 225 - Survey Research Methods and Projects - 3 Units

POLS 225 - Survey Research Methods and Projects - 3 Units

SOCI 225 - Survey Research Methods and Projects - 3 Units

ADVANCED RESEARCH (Select One of the Following)

ECON 281 - Introductory Econometrics - 3 Units

GEOG 219 - Advanced Research Techniques - 3 Units

ADDITIONAL FIELDS OF STUDY (Select Two of the Following)

Field Research

ANTH 283 - Field Methods in Ethnology - 3 Units

GEOG 217 - Field Techniques - 3 Units

GEOG 227 - Environmental Impact Analysis - 3 Units

Legal Research

POLS 254 - Legal Research - 3 Units

POLS 255 - The Legal Para-Professional - 3 Units

POLS 256 - Legal Analysis - 3 Units

BLAW 212 - Business and Government Regulation - 3 Units

BLAW 213 - Employment Law - 3 Units

BLAW 214 - Labor Law - 3 Units

Laboratory Research

ANTH 281 - Methods in Physical Anthropology - 3 Units

PSY 104 - Biological Psychology - 3 Units

PSY 109 - Elements of Learning - 3 Units

Survey Research and Applications

POLS 224/ICST 224 - Public Opinion and Propaganda - 3 Units

POLS 226/ICST 226 - Organizational Communication Theories - 3 Units

POLS 228/ICST 228 - Politics and the Media - 3 Units

TUTORIAL STUDY

SOSC 199C - Special Problems - 3 Units

Students must complete 3 Units of tutorial study in a department other than the student's major department; the tutorial must focus on Applied Social Research methods and be directed by a faculty member approved by the minor's adviser or program coordinator