SOCI 60The Practice of Social Research
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of the design of social research. It examines the key varieties of evidence, sampling methods, logic of comparison, and causal reasoning researchers use in their study of social issues. Will not receive credit for SOCI 60 and SOCL 60.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (8 programs).
Required in (9)
- Education Sciences (B.S.)
- Sociology (B.A.)
- Sociology-Social Inequality
- Sociology—American Studies (B.A.)
- Sociology—Culture and Communication (B.A.)
- Sociology—Economy and Society (B.A.)
- Sociology—International Studies (B.A.)
- Sociology—Law and Society (B.A.)
- Sociology—Science and Medicine (B.A.)
One of the options in (2)
- Data Science (B.S.)
- Media Industries&Comm
Courses that list SOCI 60 as a prerequisite (9)
- SOCI 102 Network Data and Methods
- SOCI 103M Computer Applications to Data Management in Sociology
- SOCI 104 Field Research: Methods of Participant Observation
- SOCI 106 Comparative and Historical Methods
- SOCI 106M Holocaust Diaries
- SOCI 107 Epidemiological Methods: Statistical Study of Disease
- SOCI 108 Survey Research Design
- SOCI 109 Analysis of Sociological Data
- SOCI 110 Qualitative Research in Educational Settings