SOC 8030 SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY & RESEARCH DESIGN (3 credits)
This course focuses on the research design process from a sociological perspective. It gives broad, intermediate-level coverage to social science research methodology, with an emphasis on the logic of research procedures. Topics covered include the relationship of theory and research, causal analysis, sampling, and quantitative and qualitative design approaches.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate; undergraduate course in research methods; permission of instructor if outside Sociology MA program.