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SOC 489 Practicum in Applied Research

Students gain practical experience applying social research methods to real-world issues. The course emphasizes data literacy, research design, data collection and analysis, client communication, ethics review and technical report writing. Projects focus on developing professional skills for entry-level research and evaluation work.

Credits

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Prerequisite

SOC 231 with a minimum grade of D-

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours.