University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences 46 courses 18 total credits
Are you a social scientist with intellectual drive and curiosity, who wants to think more critically about the importance of data in your field? This program lets students apply a variety of methodologies to a discipline of their choice. If you are an interdisciplinary student who wants to add even more value to your social sciences training in the digital age, this program is for you.
| Total Credits | 18 credits |
Basic Statistics
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 518 | Statistics I | 3 |
| CRX 504 | Intro Stats for Soc Sciences | 3 |
| ECO 580 | Econometrics 1 | 3 |
| GEO 505 | Univariate Stat in Geog | 4 |
| PSC 508 | Basic Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
| PSY 607 | Adv Statistics Methods 1 | 3 |
| SOC 504 | Intro Stats for Soc Sciences | 3 |
| Total Basic Statistics | 3 credits | |
Computational Text Manipulation
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECO 585 | Big Data and Application of Machine Learning in Economics | 3 |
| GEO 503 | Geography Seminar | 3 |
| GEO 555 | GIS Algorith & Data Struc | 3 |
| GEO 593 | Dynamic Modeling | 3 |
| GEO 655 | Adv Topic in Geog Inf Sys | 3 |
| LIN 514 | Corpus Linguistics | 3 |
| PSC 534 | Text as Data | 3 |
| PSY 862 | Topics | 3 |
| Total Computational Text Manipulation | 3 credits | |
Research Methods I
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 504 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CRX 606 | Social Research Methods | 3 |
| GEO 501 | Research Design | 1 |
| PSC 500 | Introduction to Political Inquiry | 3 |
| PSC 535 | Experimental Design and Analysis | 3 |
| SOC 606 | Social Research Methods | 3 |
| Total Research Methods I | 3 credits | |
Intermediate Statistics for Social Sciences
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 519 | Statistics II | 3 |
| PSC 531 | Intermed Stats for Soc Sc | 3 |
| PSY 608 | Adv Statistics Methods 2 | 3 |
| SOC 607 | Multiple Linear Regress | 3 |
| Total Intermediate Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 credits | |
Advanced Statistics for Social Sciences
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 674 | Special Topics | 3 |
| ECO 561 | Time Series Analysis & Forecst | 3 |
| ECO 567 | Economics and Game Theory | 3 |
| ECO 581 | Econometrics 2 | 3 |
| GEO 509 | Multivariate Stat in Geog | 3 |
| GEO 590 | Census Data & Their Use | 3 |
| GEO 605 | Spatial Statistics | 3 |
| PSC 631 | Advanced Stats for Soc Sc | 3 |
| PSC 632 | Event History Analysis | 3 |
| PSY 609 | Multivariate Statistics | 3 |
| PSY 614 | Structural Equations | 3 |
| SOC 607 | Multiple Linear Regress | 3 |
| SOC 608 | Adv Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Total Advanced Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 credits | |
Research Methods II
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| APY 733 | Topics: Analytical Methods in Archaeology | 3 |
| COM 519 | Statistics II | 3 |
| COM 674 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GEO 551 | Cartography and Geog Viz | 3 |
| GEO 577 | Environmental Statistics | 3 |
| GEO 597 | Geostatistics | 3 |
| LIN 624 | Advanced Linguistics | 1-3 |
| PSC 535 | Experimental Design and Analysis | 3 |
| PSC 632 | Event History Analysis | 3 |
| PSC 731 | Empiric Politcl Frontiers | 3 |
| PSY 605 | Introduction of Professional Issues in Clinical Psychological Science | 1 |
| PSY 704 | Social Psych Res Methods | 3 |
| SOC 605 | Quantitative Research Design | 3 |
| SOC 606 | Social Research Methods | 3 |
| Total Research Methods II | 3 credits | |
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