SOC 5250 - Research Design and Analysis in Social Psychology

This course will provide students with the knowledge necessary to evaluate research, to understand the relationship between theory and the research operations that are used to test and generate theory, and to design and carry out original research on social psychological topics. Students will learn about the appropriate use of survey, observational, experimental and quasi-experimental methods as applied to both field and laboratory settings. Class projects will teach students to design and conduct original research in social psychology, and to analyze data using relevant statistical techniques.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: SOC 2820, SOC 3200 and six hours of other upper-level (3000- or 4000-level) sociology courses.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.