Dec 05, 2025  
Graduate Catalog 2025-26 
    
Graduate Catalog 2025-26

Graduate Certificate Program in Qualitative Research (QLRC)


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Advisors: Brooks Applegate, Beixi Li, Regina Garza Mitchell, Gary Miron, Jianping Shen, Ya Zhang
Room 3571 Sangren Hall

Program Overview 
The Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research prepares students with skills in qualitative inquiry design and analysis to generate, collect, prepare, and analyze the expanding array of qualitative data, and to produce written reports aligned with the expectations of their specific disciplinary audience. This certificate program consists of five, three-credit hour courses (15 total credit hours). Graduate students in this applied program will develop knowledge and skills related to designing, conducting, and analyzing qualitative research.

Courses


Required:

Electives


In conjunction with their advisor, students will choose six credits from the following:

  • Credits: 3 hours (May require prerequisites outside of certificate program or permission of the instructor to register.)
  • Credits: 3 hours
  • Credits: 1 to 6 hours (May require prerequisites outside of certificate program or permission of the instructor to register.) Credits / Units: 3 hours
  • Other elective course approved by advisor (May require prerequisites outside of certificate program or permission of the instructor to register.) Credits / Units: 3 hours

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