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The Program
Demographers study various types of human population processes and play a key role in the fields of education, international development, environmental impact analysis, marketing, urban planning, healthcare, public safety, government, actuarial science and academia. (For specifics on the career application of population studies, see here). Using empirical, evidence-based data, demographers shape government policy and contribute ideas to the betterment of society. The certificate in Population Studies prepares undergraduate students for careers requiring demographic skills or for entering graduate programs in related areas. The certificate program is not a major in itself. It requires 18 semester hours of coursework, some of which may satisfy other University and major requirements. Contact: Sociology Advising Office Requirements Students must take 18 credits: 1) Soc 261 Population Studies (or ECO 232 at Smith) 2) One (1) of the following substantive courses: Soc 222 The Family Soc 237 Gender and Work Soc 244 Sociology of Immigration Soc 293M S-Intro to Human Rights Soc 320 Work and Society Soc 361 Demography Of Minority Groups Soc 360 Urban sociology Soc 387 Sexuality & Society Soc 388 Gender & Globalization Soc 395 Gender & the Family Soc 442 Sociology of Medicine 3) Soc 212 Statistics (a statistics course in another department or college, such as Psych 240, PUBHLTH 391B, ResourceEcon212, etc. may be substituted) 4) One (1) of the following methods courses: Soc 213 Data Collection & Analysis Soc 313 Survey Design and Analysis Comm 355 Behavioral Research in Communication Geo-Sci 352 Computer Mapping Psych 241 Methods of Inquiry in Psychology PubHlth 324 Epidemiology in Public Health Res-Econ 313 Quantitative Methods in Applied Economics (Methods courses from the surrounding four colleges may be substituted with prior approval from the Sociology Chief Undergraduate Advisior) 5) Two (2) elective courses: Global Development Comm 297A Intro Global Communication Econ 367 Post Independence African Development Econ 397D Latin American Economic Development Geo-Sci 360 Economic Geography Geo-Sci 364 Geography of Development Geo-Sci 450 Indigenous Peoples and Conservation Res-econ 263 Natural Resource Economics Urbanization Geo-Sci 370 Urban Geography Geo-Sci 372 Urban Issues Immigration Anth 218 Anthropology of Transnational Migration BLST 294 Black Europe His 297E Immigration and Migration in the US 1877-Present Labor 204 Labor & The Global Economy Global Environment Anth 208 Human Ecology Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment Envirsci 213 Introduction to Environmental Policy Envirsci 214 Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Global Change Geo-Sci 250 Natural Disasters Geo-Sci 364 Geography Of Development REGIONPL 587 People and the Environment Health Anth 233 Kinship and Social Organization Comm 319 - Health Communication PubHlth 303 Intro to Environmental Health Sciences PubHlth 397A ST-Intro to Global Health PubHlth 301 Principles of Community Health Education PubHlth 290C Public Health Foundations PubHlth 324 Epidemiology in Public Health PubHlth 390E Understanding Health Disparities (Elective courses from the surrounding four colleges may be substituted with prior approval from the Sociology Chief Undergraduate Advisior) |
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