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Social Science Research Methods
College of Arts and Sciences
Departmental E-mail: pmcmanus [at] indiana [dot] edu
Departmental URL: www.indiana.edu/~soc/
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Curriculum
Ph.D. Minor in Social Science Research Methods (SSRM)
Description
The multidisciplinary, cross-school SSRM minor draws on faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and other IUB units to provide students the opportunity to pursue a broad-based and comprehensive training program in social science research methods. The minor is open to Ph.D. students at Indiana University (IUB and IUPUI campuses). The program emphasizes advanced training in qualitative and quantitative methods for the analysis of social science data. Course offerings span diverse perspectives on data collection and analysis strategies. The course of study must include at least one course outside of the major field, and all coursework for the minor is in addition to any courses required for the major field. As a result, the minor in Social Science Research Methods is especially useful to those interested in moving beyond the required methodological coursework of their disciplinary specialization to acquire a multifaceted view of approaches to social science phenomena.
Course Requirements
Four courses for a minimum of twelve (12) hours of credit in courses approved for the Social Science Research Methods program, including at least one course outside the major field of study. A minimum of one course must be from area A (Methods of Qualitative Data Analysis) and a minimum of one course must come from area B (Methods of Quantitative Data Analysis). No more than six (6) credits can be transferred in from another institution. Courses taken to fulfill the requirements for the major field of study cannot also be counted towards the minor in Social Science Research Methods. Students must officially declare the minor during the early phase on their Ph.D. studies by consulting with the major advisor and the director of the minor. Courses outside the currently approved list may be considered for the minor in consultation with the director. The director of the minor retains formal authority for approving each minor student's course plan.
Grades
A minimum grade of B (3.0) is required in all courses that count towards the minor.
Courses
Group A (Qualitative Research Methods)
Foundational Courses in Qualitative Research Methods (Group A)
Note: no more than one foundational course from Group A can count towards the minor
Criminal Justice:
CJUS-P 680 Seminar: Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.) Topic: Qualitative Methods
Education:
EDUC-Y 611 Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3 cr.)
Journalism:
JOUR-J 651 Qualitative Research Methods (3 cr.)
Political Science:
POLS-Y 579 Qualitative Methods in Political Research (3 cr.)
Public and Environmental Affairs:
SPEA-V 710 Topics in Public Policy (3 cr.) Topic: Qualitative Research Methods
Public Health:
SPH-F 650 Seminar: Human Development & Family Studies (3 cr.) Topic: Interpretive Qualitative Research Methods
Topical and Advanced Qualitative Methods (Group A)
Anthropology:
ANTH-L 600 Seminar in Ethnography of Communication (3 cr.) Topic: Discourse Analysis
Linguistics:
LING-L 700 Seminar on Current Issues (1-4 cr.) Topic: Discourse Analysis
Education:
EDUC-Y 612 Critical Qualitative Inquiry I (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 613 Critical Qualitatve Inquiry II (3 cr.)
EDUC-P 674 Advanced Topical Seminar in Learning Sciences (3 cr.) Topic: Issues and Applications in Qualitative Coding
EDUC-Y 650 Topical Seminar in Educational Inquiry (3 cr.) Topic: Mixed Methodology
EDUC-Y 750 Seminar in Inquiry Methodology (3 cr.) Topics: Advanced Ethnographic Methods; Advanced Qualitative Research; The Meaning of Mixed Methods
Geography:
GEOG-G 538 Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 539 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
Information and Library Science:
ILS-Z 642 Content Analysis for the Web (3 cr.)
Sociology:
SOC-S 652 Topics in Qualitative Methods (3 cr.) Topics: Analyzing Textual Data; Ethnography; Historical Methods; Topic: In-Depth Interviewing
Telecommunications:
TEL–T 510 Research Methods in Message Analysis
Group B (Quantitative Research Methods)
Foundational Courses in Quantitative Research Methods (Group B)
Note: no more than one foundational course from Group B can count towards the minor, and no Group B foundational course will count towards the minor if the doctoral major includes two graduate courses in statistics or quantitative data analysis.
Business:
BUS-X 610 Statistics for Research I (3 cr.)
BUS-X 611 Statistics for Research II (3 cr.)
Economics:
ECON-E 571 Econometrics I - Statistical Foundations (3 cr.)
ECON-E 572 Econometrics II – Regression and Time Series (3 cr.)
Education:
EDUC-Y 603 Statistical Design in Education Research (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 604 Multivariate Analysis in Education Research (3 cr.)
Geography:
GEOG–G 588 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
Public Health:
SPH-Q 602 Multivariate Statistical Analysis (3 cr.)
SPH-Q 603 Categorical Data Analysis (3 cr.)
Sociology:
SOC-S 554 Stat Techniques in Sociology I (3 cr.)
SOC-S 650 Stat Techniques in Sociology II (3 cr.)
Statistics:
STAT-S 501 Statistical Methods I (3 cr.)
STAT-S 503 Statistical Methods II (3 cr.)
Policy and Environmental Analysis:
SPEA-V 606 Statistics for Research in Public Affairs I (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 607 Statistics for Research in Public Affairs II (3 cr.)
Psychological and Brain Sciences:
PSY-P 553 Advanced Statistics in Psychology I (3 cr.)
PSY-P 554 Advanced Statistics in Psychology II (3 cr.)
Topical and Advanced Quantitative Methods (Group B)
Economics:
ECON-E 626 Game Theory (3 cr.)
ECON-E 627 Experimental Economics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 671 Econometrics 3 – Nonlinear and Simultaneous Models (3 cr.)
ECON-E 672 Macroeconometrics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 673 Microeconometrics (3 cr.)
ECON-E 724 Seminar in Economic Theory (3-6 cr.) Topic: Bayesian Methods
Education:
EDUC-Y 525 Survey Research Methodology (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 535 Evaluation Models & Techniques (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 617 Psychometric Theory (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 637 Categorical Data Analysis (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 639 Multilevel Modeling (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 645 Covariance Structure Analysis (3 cr.)
EDUC-Y 655 Longitudinal Data Analysis (3 cr.)
Geography:
GEOG–G 504 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography (3 cr.)
Political Science:
POLS-Y 576 Political Data Analysis (3 cr.) Topic: Experimental Research Design and Methods
POLS-Y 577 Topics in Data Analysis (3 cr.) Topic: Topics in Dynamic Analysis / Time Series
Psychological and Brain Sciences:
PSY-P 557 Representation of Structure in Psychological Data (3 cr.)
PSY-P 648 Choice Behavior (3 cr.)
PSY-P 654 Multivariate Analysis (3 cr.)
PSY-P 657 Topical Seminar (3 cr.) Topic: Time Series
Public Health:
SPH-Q 601 Experimental Analysis & Design (3 cr.)
SPH-Q 612 Survival Analysis (3 cr.)
Sociology:
SOC-G 591 Methods of Population Analysis (3 cr.)
SOC-S 655 Experimental Methods in Sociology (3 cr.)
SOC-S 651 Topics in Quantitative Sociology (3 cr.) Topics: Covariance Structure and Latent Growth Models; Hierarchical Linear Models; Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis; Multivariate Data Analysis; Social Network Analysis; Survey Research Methods
Statistics:
STAT-S 625 Nonparametric Theory in Data Analysis (3 cr.)
STAT-S 632 Applied Linear Models II (3 cr.)
STAT-S 637 Categorical Data Analysis (3 cr.)
STAT-S 640 Multivariate Data Analysis (3 cr.)
STAT-S 645 Covariance Structure Analysis (3 cr.)
STAT-S 650 Time Series Analysis (3 cr.)
STAT-S 670 Exploratory Data Analysis (3 cr.)
STAT-S 681 Topics in Applied Statistics (3 cr.) Topics: Spatial Statistics; Network Analysis; Statistical Methods For Causal Inference; ultivariate Methods II
STAT-S 682 Topics in Mathematical Statistics (3 cr.) Topic: Statistical Model Selection