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Dec 06, 2025
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SOC 3500 - Social Research Methods
Teaches students the techniques that sociologists use to identify research problems, gather data, analyze data, and reach conclusions about their research ideas. Students learn how to identify a research problem, design a research proposal, employ various techniques for gathering data, learn ways of summarizing and analyzing data, and how to effectively communicate findings. A strong emphasis is placed on ethical considerations throughout the research process. Students are equipped with the tools to design and carry out a research project ethically and effectively and to critically evaluate research presented by others.
Requisites: SOC 1000 and 3000 and one of the following statistics courses (ANTH/SOC 2500 or COMS 3250 or ECON 3810 or GEOG 2710 or MATH 2500 or PSY 2110 or QBA 2010). ANTH/SOC 2500 is preferred for Sociology, SOC-CRIM, and Sociology Pre-Law majors.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to plan and execute a research project from conception to presentation.
- Students will be able to identify and discuss specific research problems in the field of social science.
- Students will be able to explain how theoretical frameworks shape and inform research methods.
- Students will be able to define and apply ethical considerations and principles throughout the research process.
- Students will be able to design research methodologies tailored to various sociological problems.
- Students will be able to gather data effectively using various techniques appropriate to their research questions.
- Students will be able to analyze and interpret sociological data using relevant quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Students will be able to summarize research findings clearly and succinctly.
- Students will be able to communicate research findings effectively, both in written and oral formats.
- Students will be able to critically evaluate the methodological design of published sociological research, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
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