Degree Requirements

The certificate consists of four three-credit courses (12 credits). A grade of “B” or higher must be earned in the four required courses for the certificate. All courses are offered one day per week at 4:30 or 7:10 pm Monday through Thursday on the UMBC main campus. Students may enter the program in the fall or spring semesters.

Course Requirements

Students must take the following courses:

• SOCY 681 - The Social and Institutional Roles of Nonprofit Organizations in American Society [3]

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  Plus one three-credit course in social research methods or statistics:

• SOCY 600 - Research Methodology [3]
• SOCY 685 - Structure and Function of Nonprofit Organizations [3]
• SOCY 604 - Statistical Analysis [3]
• SOCY 618 - SAS for Social Scientists [3]
• SOCY 619 - Qualitative Methods in Social Research [3]

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  Plus one three-credit course in any substantive area in Sociology.

   

  Relevant graduate courses in other disciplines may also be used with the prior permission of the Graduate Program Director.