University General Course Catalog 2025-2026 (DRAFT)
Social Research Analytics, B.A.
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The Sociology Department at the University of Nevada, Reno offers the Bachelor of Arts in Social Research Analytics at the undergraduate level. Students who graduate with this degree possess a repertoire of qualitative and quantitative skills in social science research methods and statistics that prepare them for a variety of careers in the public and private sectors, or for graduate-level work in the social sciences.
https://www.unr.edu/sociology
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- formulate and articulate a social science research question and/or hypothesis and identify the appropriate method(s) to answer or test it. (CT)
- design and execute a social science research project using a variety of methods of data collection and analysis. (QR)
- present the findings of their original social science research to constituencies such as academic scholars, employers, policy makers, or community stakeholders. (C)
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Graduation Requirements
- Total Units | 120
- Cumulative GPA | 2.0
- University GPA | 2.0
- Major GPA | 2.0
- Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
- Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
- Upper-Division Requirement | 42 Upper-Division Units
I. Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)
NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy .”
Students in this major must meet all Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.
A. Composition & Communication; Critical Analysis & Use of Information (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Quantitative Reasoning (3 units minimum) - CO2
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO2 courses. The following course can also be used in the major requirement and is recommended:
C. Physical & Natural Phenomena (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO4 /CO4L courses.
D. Cultures, Societies, & Individuals (3 units) - CO6
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO6 courses. One of the following courses are strongly recommended:
E. Artistic Composition, Interpretation, & Expression (3 units) - CO7
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO7 courses.
F. History & Culture; Constitution (6 units) - CO5, CO8
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO5 /CO8 courses.
II. Additional Core Requirements (15 units maximum)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
A. Science, Technology & Society - CO9
Complete one course. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO9 courses.
B. Diversity & Equity - CO10
Complete one course. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO10 courses.
C. Global Context - CO11
Complete one course. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO11 courses.
D. Ethics - CO12
Complete one course. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO12 courses.
E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis - CO13
Complete one course. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO13 courses.
F. Application - CO14
Complete one course. The following courses may also be used in the Major Requirement.
III. Additional College Requirements (6-20 units)
Units may vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language coursework.
A. World Language Requirement (0-14 units)
Students seeking this bachelor’s degree must demonstrate proficiency in a world language other than English equal to a fourth semester course level through one of the following options:
- complete a fourth semester college course in a world language other than English;
- demonstrate proficiency through a means determined by the Department of World Languages and Literatures including but not limited to minimum standardized test scores (CBAPE, SAT II, or IB), attaining a minimum aptitude on an accredited world language assessment test, or providing transcript evidence of a high school or equivalent diploma in which English was not the language of instruction; or,
- participate in a study abroad language program pre-approved by the Department of World Languages and Literatures to meet the world language requirement.
Note: Four years of high school world language instruction does not automatically satisfy this requirement.
B. College Breadth Requirement (6 units)
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, 6 units that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill the Core General Education requirements (Core Objectives 1 through 8).
IV. Major Requirements (30-31 units)
A. Introductory Courses (6-7 units)
Students are required to complete one introductory course in statistics and one introductory course in research methods.
Introductory Statistics (3-4 units)
Students are required to take one introductory statistics course from the following options:
Introductory Research Methods (3 units)
Students are required to take one introductory research methods course from the following options:
B. Advanced Courses (24 units)
Students must complete at least 24 units from the following three categories. At least two courses in applied statistics and at least two courses in social science research methods is required.
Advanced Applied Statistics (6-15 units)
Students are required to take at least two advanced courses in applied statistics from the following options. No more than five of these courses may apply to the major requirement.
Advanced Research Methods (6-15 units)
Students are required to take at least two advanced courses in social science research methods from the following options. No more than five of these courses may apply to the major requirement.
Supervised Research Electives (0-6 units)
Students may apply up to two courses that entail supervised research with a faculty member or independent research, such as a senior thesis, as electives for this degree program.
V. Minor Requirements (18-21 units)
The Sociology Department accepts any minor approved by the College of Liberal Arts.
VI. Electives (6-27 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule
Spring Semester (16-18 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
- 300-400 Level Minor (6 units)
- 300-400 Level General Elective (3 units)
- Advanced social science research methods course (3 units)
- Advanced applied statistics course (3 units)
Fall Semester (15 units)
- Advanced social science research methods or advanced applied statistics course (3 units)
- Senior thesis or independent research (3 units)
- Ethics (3 units) CO12
- 300-400 Level Minor (3 units)
- 300-400 Level General Elective (3 units)
Spring Semester (11-13 units)
- Advanced social science methods OR advanced applied statistics (3 units)
- Senior thesis or independent research (3 units)
- General Elective (2-4 units)
- Capstone Integration & Synthesis (3 units) CO13
- 300-400 Level Minor (3 units)
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