Phase I

Qualitative Research Methods
Choose one of the following, with potential for substitution of alternative courses at an equivalent or more advanced level:

URBDP 598 Qualitative Research Methods  
GEOG 425 Qualitative Methodology in Geography  
HIST 598 Methods of Historical Research  
HSERV 526 Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health  
POL S 493 Qualitative Research Methods  

Spring Quantitative Research Methods
Choose one of the following, with potential for substitution of alternative courses at an equivalent or more advanced level:

CS&SS 594C Multivariate Data Analysis for Social Sciences  
CS&SS 504 Applied Regression  
CEE 584 Analytic Methods in Transportation  

Note: for students needing a refresher in mathematics, the following one-credit course would be a useful refresher before taking one of the courses above:

CS&SS 505 Review of Mathematics for Social Scientists  
   
And the following one-credit course is valuable for obtaining skills in computing environments for quantitative analysis:

CS&SS 506 Computer Environments for the Social Sciences