This Graduate Academic Certificate is primarily intended for two groups of students: 

(1) Graduate students in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and other related social science fields who wish to develop a competency in human subjects qualitative inquiry.

     
(2) Graduate students in Philosophy and related humanities fields who wish to develop a competency in the scientific and technical dimensions of qualitative research.

Who Needs this Certificate? 

Potential and practicing researcher scholars, both within and outside of the academy, who are or foresee being in a position to engage in qualitative research practices in education, policy, business, evaluation, intervention work, and more.

Prerequisites

There are no particular prerequisites for this GAC. However, courses listed under the GAC may have prerequisites that need to be satisfied. Students should consult the instructors prior to taking the individual courses.