Social Research Methods Certificate

A Special Opportunity for Your Schooling and Your Career
in
Social Science Research

When the certificate program in social research methods began, Dean Arthur Tucker called it “an especially welcome addition to the array of educational opportunities” at the university.

"Applied social research is growing by leaps and bounds. Trained researchers are in great demand," says sociologist John deRoche.

This five-course program (30 credits) includes hands-on experience in a range of research methods, grounded in basic social-science concepts and issues. It emphasizes surveys, computerized data analysis, and the increasingly popular qualitative strategies (such as in-depth interviewing, in-person observation, and focus groups). In the final course, each student will complete an independent research project under the supervision of an experienced faculty researcher.

Students enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program can easily fit the certificate requirements into a BA, BACS, or BBA without needing extra credits, and so can enhance their access to the many careers that utilize social research skills.

The certificate is also available outside a degree program, for people who want to acquire or upgrade research skills useful in their current jobs.

For the page in the online Cape Breton University Academic Calendar which spells out in detail the requirements for the courses and the marks for the certificate, go to the Certificate Programs section in the link below, and scroll down to the Certificate in Social Research heading: http://www.cbu.ca/cbu/_main/default_main.asp?topic=calendar&id=calendar_2006_2007_s2.asp#o6

Or go to pages 54-55 of the online version in PDF format: http://www.cbu.ca/cbu/calendar/pdf/Calendar_2006-2007.pdf

Download our pamphlet introducing the Social Research Certificate
in Adobe Acrobat PDF form
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For more information, phone Prof. John deRoche, in the Dept. of Anthropology & Sociology, at 563-1253, or e-mail john_deroche@capebretonu.ca

Wondering what kinds of job prospects the Social Research Certificate will help you with?

• Visit our own Careers section at http://faculty.caprebretonu.ca/cdr/careers.htm; Or go directly to the Graduate Bios section to read about how a recent grad is using her Social Research Certificate to act as an indigenous economic developer in Chile!

• Plus, Degrees & Careers from Thomson Nelson (a Canadian textbook publisher) helps to answer the question "What can I do with a Degree in Sociology?"