Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis

The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences offers a Graduate Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis. This graduate certificate is designed for students who wish to acquire competencies in research design, quantitative analysis, and statistical modeling for applications in various fields, including public policy, urban affairs, public health, economic development, criminology, public management, financial institutions, and marketing.

Program Overview

The Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis may be acquired by both graduate degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students. To earn the certificate, students must complete 15 graduate semester credit hours, which is equivalent to 5 courses.

Faculty

The faculty members associated with this program include:

• Professors: Kurt J. Beron, Patrick T. Brandt, Dohyeong Kim
• Associate Professor: Simon M. Fass
• Associate Professor of Practice: Timothy M. Bray

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Graduate Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis consists of two main components: Core Method Courses and Prescribed Electives.

Core Method Courses

Students must complete 6 semester credit hours from one of the following series:

• Algebra-based Series:
  • EPPS 6313 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
  • EPPS 6316 Applied Regression
• Calculus-based Series:
  • EPPS 7313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
  • EPPS 7316 Regression and Multivariate Analysis

Prescribed Electives

Students must choose at least three courses from the following list to complete 9 semester credit hours:

• EPPS 6326 Machine Learning for Socio-Economic and Geo-Referenced Data
• EPPS 7318 Structural Equation and Multilevel (Hierarchical) Modeling
• EPPS 7344 Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables
• EPPS 7370 Time Series Analysis I
• EPPS 7371 Time Series Analysis II
• EPPS 7386 Survey Research
• EPPS 7390 Bayesian Analysis for Social and Behavioral Sciences
• EPPS 7V81 Special Topics in Social Science Research Methodology
• GISC 7364 Demographic and Epidemiological Analysis and Modeling Other courses may be approved by the Coordinator of the certificate program or the Associate Dean of Graduate Education.

Admission and Completion Requirements

Students seeking the certificate who do not plan to pursue a degree must submit an application and an undergraduate transcript. No GRE score is required. Up to 15 semester credit hours of coursework taken to fulfill the Graduate Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis can be applied later to a graduate degree. Certificate-seeking students interested in continuing their graduate education must formally apply to the University and their program of interest to be considered for admission. All courses for the certificate must be completed within a 3-year period with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.