What You’ll Learn
You’ll learn how to collect, manage, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data.
This program prepares you to succeed as an entry-level professional in a research office of an organization. Broaden skills that are central to many professional roles. These include communication, teamwork, problem-solving, organization, and analysis.
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Curriculum
Students completing the minor learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data about people’s behaviors and opinions. These skills train students to make sense of a data-rich world.
Apply your knowledge from gained from our curriculum to jobs and internships on campus or beyond.
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Admission Requirements
We recommend submitting first-year applications in October or early November. We decide your admission once you complete your application.
Next Deadline for Transfer Students
Fall Semester: August 1
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Real World Projects
The program offers many opportunities to foster their education through research and internships. For example, our students recently completed an original study of how student identities relate to their academic engagement. They presented their results in both on-campus forums and regional conferences.
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Career Outlook
Social researchers work in many large organizations and at all levels of government. Students completing the minor will be competitive for jobs in program evaluation, data analysis, and institutional and market research.
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