SOC 302 - Sociological Research Methods

[3 Credit Hours]

A focus on issues of social and behavioral research design, covering such topics as the relationship between theory and research, the ethics of social science research, units of analysis, identification of variables and statement of hypotheses, sampling, measurement, and modes of social observation. Required for majors. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Prereq: 3 credit hours of SOC.

Course Attributes:
Distance Learning Approved
Meets Graduate Composition and Communication Requirement