The Qualitative Research graduate certificate provides advanced training in research methods, data analysis and theoretical approaches to qualitative research across a variety of disciplines. Whether you are a graduate student seeking to enhance your research skills or a professional looking to expand your expertise, this program will help you achieve your goals.
Qualitative Research - Graduate Certificate
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Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research provides targeted education in qualitative research best practices. This program offers career benefits for students looking to specialize in qualitative research.
Program Information for Qualitative Research - Graduate Certificate
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Program Description
Full Description
The Qualitative Research graduate certificate is for students who wish to improve their ability to design, conduct, analyze and quality-assess qualitative approaches to research used in the context of funded research, educational assessment, program evaluation, critical, creative, exploratory or theoretical endeavors or other applications.
The courses in this program offer students inter- and trans-disciplinary opportunities to learn and develop skills in qualitative methodologies, including grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography and descriptive approach; as well as methods, including observation, interviewing, transcription, data analysis, use of software, analytic memoing and others.
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Admissions
for Qualitative Research - Graduate Certificate
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
- Official transcript(s)
- Résumé
- Goal statement
- Two letters of recommendations
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:1
- Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 DET score
Review of applications will be handled by one of the certificate co-coordinators, who will also evaluate prerequisites (if substitute syllabi are submitted by student).
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International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Application Deadlines
- Fall Semester
- Rolling admissions
- Spring Semester
- Rolling admissions
- Summer Term
- Rolling admissions
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Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Argue for the value of qualitative methodological approaches and help others understand the value of this form of inquiry to enhance understanding within their respective fields.
- Critique and review a wide variety of qualitative research in their respective fields.
- Create and enact a variety of forms of high-quality, ethical qualitative research in their respective fields.
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Coursework
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Program Requirements
Certificate Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Certificate Requirements Introductory Elective, choose from the following: 1 3 COMM 65040QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNICATION GEOG 60900QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY POL 60010QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS SBS 63010QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH SOC 62219QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY RMS 65516QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN Research Design/Analysis Electives, choose from the following: 6 COMM 65040QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNICATION GEOG 60900QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY NURS 70742ADVANCED QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES POL 60010QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS RMS 65516QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN RMS 85518ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SBS 63010QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH SBS 63011QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS SOC 62219QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY SOC 62221ADVANCED QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY Certificate Electives, choose from the following: 2 9 CULT 60050HUMANITIES-ORIENTED RESEARCH IN EDUCATION GEOG 52053GEOGRAPHIES OF MEMORY AND HERITAGE MUS 63283RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION MUS 63285PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC EDUCATION MUS 63286SOCIOLOGY OF MUSIC EDUCATION NURS 70742ADVANCED QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES RMS 65522BASICS OF QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWING RMS 65530PRACTITIONER INQUIRY RMS 65533INTRODUCTION TO NARRATIVE INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS RMS 68795SPECIAL TOPICS IN EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT RMS 85520MIXED METHODS RESEARCH RMS 85540GROUNDED THEORY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH RMS 85550ETHNOGRAPHY AND CASE STUDY RESEARCH RMS 85560CRITICAL SOCIAL RESEARCH RMS 88795SPECIAL TOPICS: EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT SBS 60030CODING FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH SBS 60040TRANSCRIBING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INTERVIEWS FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Minimum Total Credit Hours: 18 - 1
These courses can be used to fulfill the requirement for other required courses if the following conditions are met: (1) the course was not previously taken to fulfill the required first course requirement; (2) the course is outside of the student's primary major or degree area.
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Other courses that may be applied toward this elective requirement are special topics and independent study courses offered by faculty/departments with courses represented by the certificate—or in Anthropology (ANTH), Computer Science (CS), Interior Design (ID) or in others—as approved by a program co-coordinator.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary - Certificates Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA 3.000 3.000 - Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral-level version of these courses if offered.
- Prior coursework may be counted for all requirements, as long as it is substantially similar as judged by syllabi from the course and is less than six years old at time of earning the certificate. Students may substitute courses at the discretion of the program coordinators.
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Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
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Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Qualitative Research - Graduate Certificate
Those who complete the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research at Â鶹ÊÓƵ can benefit from specialized career opportunities in qualitative research.
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Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
4.9%
about as fast as the average
13,400
number of jobs
$78,840
potential earnings
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Education teachers, postsecondary
4.8%
about as fast as the average
77,300
number of jobs
$65,440
potential earnings
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Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
-0.3%
little or no change
19,300
number of jobs
$69,340
potential earnings
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Social scientists and related workers, all other
0.8%
little or no change
38,800
number of jobs
$87,260
potential earnings
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Sociologists
3.6%
about as fast as the average
3,200
number of jobs
$86,110
potential earnings
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Survey researchers
-3.7%
decline
12,200
number of jobs
$59,870
potential earnings
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Additional Careers
- Epidemiology investigator
- Rural sociologist
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Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' . Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.