Demography Certificate Courses
The Demography Certificate Program at The University of Utah is designed for graduate students, especially those majoring in the social and health sciences. It is also designed for non-matriculated students seeking to enhance their skill set in demography. Students enroll in a sequence of courses which provide an overview of methods, materials and issues in demography. The certificate will complement many degree programs, especially sociology, economics, geography, public health, public policy and interdisciplinary social sciences. Students who wish to enroll may apply any certificate courses which they have already completed, providing that the grade earned for any such course is at least C-.
Required Courses
15 Semester Credit Hours
The Demography Certificate course curriculum is shown below. In addition to the three core courses (nine semester credit hours), you will complete one "special topics" course (three semester credit hours), and work with a faculty mentor to complete an independent research project or internship (three semester credit hours).
Introductory multivariate statistics, through linear regression, preferrably with exposure to statistical software, is a prerequisite for the certificate program.
Once you have completed all of the requirements for the Certificate, please send us the Completion Form.
| required Core
courses (9 Credits) |
Special
Topics electives (select 1 for 3 credits) |
required Research
Project (3 Credits) |
|---|---|---|
Demographic Concepts and Methods Required: Urban
Research (usually offered fall semester)
Demographic Methods (usually offered spring semester) FCS 5120 or 6120 Database Management/ Statistics Choose one: Database
Theory &
Design (usually offered spring semester) Graduate Multivariate Statistics (usually offered spring semester) Applied Quantitative Methods in Public Policy (usually offered fall semester) Note: Students may complete all four of the core courses listed above and count one core as the elective special topics course. |
The semesters in which elective courses are offered vary. Please consult the U Course Schedule for information. Population
Change World Population and Problems Population and Health Divorce
and
Remarriage Families
and
Social
Policy Maternal and Child Health FPMD 6958 Families and Health Families, Consumers, and Health FCS 5430 Economic Demography Families and Economic Policy FCS 5400 or 6400 Discrimination in Labor Markets ECON 5140 Poverty
and
Inequality Health
Economics Environmental and Natural Resource ECON 5250 Principles of Economic Development HealthPerinmatal Epidemiology Medical Sociolgy Seminar Introduction to Medical Geography GIS and Environmental Health |
Independent Research Study - Students register individually with their project faculty mentor. |