Certificate in Mixed Methods Research Online

Mixed Methods Research Certificate (online) – CTMMRG, CTMMCG

Delivery Mode: Online 

Terms of Entry: Fall

Enrollment Eligibility: Non-degree seeking (CTMMRG) and degree-seeking students (CTMMCG)

Terms of Entry Requiring Program Permission: None

Certificate Overview

The Online Certificate in Mixed Methods Research is designed to prepare students to become effective users who can utilize mixed methods in practice. Mixed methods systematically integrate quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in order to answer research questions and provide opportunities for the inclusion of a variety of theoretical perspectives.

We offer the certificate in a 100% online format to optimize flexibility and convenience for students from a broad geographic area, including flexible synchronous office hours with instructors and asynchronous lectures.

This online certificate is available to degree-seeking students, using program code CTMMRG, who wish to complete this certificate while completing a graduate degree program. It is available to non-degree seeking students, using program code CTMMRG, who are typically working professionals who wish to expand their knowledge and expertise in mixed methods. This certificate requires 9 credit hours, including two 4-credit hour courses and one 1-credit hour practicum for a mixed methods research project. Students can complete this certificate in as little as one year.

Certificate Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• gain applied knowledge of how to design, conduct, and evaluate mixed methods research.
• use mixed methods to inform a meaningful intervention.
• write a mixed-methods research proposal.

Further Information

Link to Program: https://www.ohio.edu/education/mixed-methods

Admission Requirements

Applicants should submit:

• Online non-degree application
• Official undergraduate transcripts
• Proof of English proficiency (required for those who are not native English speakers) 
• Evidence of research experience in qualitative and quantitative methods. This evidence could be a transcript of research courses that cover the topics of qualitative and quantitative research methods or research projects that used qualitative and/or quantitative methods. This certificate program will not cover the topics of qualitative or quantitative research. It focuses solely on how to design and implement effective integration of qualitative and quantitative methods and data.
• Though not required, applicants may wish to support their application by supplying recommendation letters that speak to your expertise in qualitative and quantitative research.
• No GRE is required.

International Students

An I-20 cannot be issued based on admission to this program.

Completion Requirements

This certificate requires 9 credit hours: