Applied Statistics and Research Methods

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

A Doctoral Minor in Applied Statistics and Research Methods is available to students in any UNC doctoral program with the approval of their doctoral program advisor.

Doctoral Minor Requirements — 15 Credits

Required courses — 15 hours

A minimum of 15 credit hours completed during the student’s UNC doctoral program with grades of “B-” or better from the following courses:

SRM 519	Qualitative Analysis Software	1
SRM 520	Introduction to Statistical Computing	1
SRM 521	Statistical Computing with SPSS	1
SRM 522	Introduction to R	1
SRM 523	Introduction to SQL	1
SRM 602	Statistical Methods I	3
SRM 603	Statistical Methods II	3
SRM 606	Multiple Linear Regression Analysis	3
SRM 607	Non-Parametric Statistics	3
SRM 608	Experimental Design	3
SRM 609	Sampling Methods	3
SRM 610	Statistical Methods III	3
SRM 611	Advanced Statistical Data Analysis	3
SRM 625	Applied Multiple Regression Analysis	3
SRM 626	Applied Multilevel Modeling	3
SRM 627	Survey Research Methods	3
SRM 629	Structural Equation Modeling	3
SRM 635	Categorical Data Analysis	3
SRM 636	Applied Bayesian Statistics	3
SRM 637	Applied Time Series Analysis	3
SRM 660	Mixed Methods Research	3
SRM 665	Data Analysis for Decision-Making	3
SRM 670	Evaluation: Models and Designs	3
SRM 671	Grant Writing for Evaluators	3
SRM 673	Evaluation: Advanced Methods	3
SRM 680	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3
SRM 683	Visual and Virtual Inquiry	3
SRM 684	Research Ethics	1
SRM 685	Educational Ethnography	3
SRM 686	Qualitative Case Study Research	3
SRM 687	Narrative Inquiry	3
SRM 688	Writing Qualitative Research	3
SRM 705	Advanced Issues in Research Methods	3

NOTE: SRM 502 or SRM 617 may be substituted for SRM 602.

Features and Conditions

1. Completion of the minor will be noted in the student’s transcript as Minor in Applied Statistics and Research Methods.
2. No other course substitutions are permitted.
3. This minor is not available to students in the Applied Statistics and Research Methods degree program.
4. Some or all of the SRM courses used for the minor may be part of a student’s program of required or elective classes.

No application to the Applied Statistics and Research Methods program is required. In consultation with their doctoral program advisors, students may include sufficient SRM courses in their programs of study to meet the requirements for the minor.

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