NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Graduate Course Certificate in Social Sciences in Sociology

  • Eligibility Criteria

    Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    5

  • Course Duration

    3 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $1,560

Courses Offered

A graduate certificate offered by NYMU is respected by many accreditation authorities worldwide and the decree that t holds will serve to create a line of fantastic job opportunities that will eventually progress your career.

Applied Social Psychology (SOC-318)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Study Of Culture, Ethnicity, And Race In American Psychology
     College Sophomores In The Laboratory: Influences Of A Narrow Data Base On Psychology'S View Of Human Nature
     Most Of The Subjects Were White And Middle Class: Trends In Published Research On African Americans In Selected Apa Journals
     Standing Out And Standing In: The Psychology Of Control In America And Japan
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Token Status And Problem-Solving Deficits: Detrimental Effects Of Distinctiveness And Performance Monitoring,
     Perceptions Of Social Responsibilities In India And In The United States: Moral Imperatives Or Personal Decisions
     Universals And Cultural Differences In The Judgments Of Facial Expressions Of Emotions
     Culture And The Self: Implications For Cognition, Emotion, And Motivation,
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Persuasion And Culture: Advertising Appeals In Individualistic And Collectivistic Societies
     Psychological Impact Of Biculturalism: Evidence And Theory
     Negotiating Social Identity When Contexts Change: Maintaining Identification And Responding To Threat
     Collectivism-Individualism In Everyday Social Life: The Middle Kingdom And The Melting Pot,
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Individualistic And Collectivistic Perspectives On Gender And The Cultural Context Of Love And Intimacy,
     Cooperation-Competition And Self-Esteem: A Case Of Cultural Relativism
     Violence And U.S. Regional Culture
     Race And The Schooling Of Black Americans
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Sociocultural Context Of African-American And White American Women'S Rape
     The Pace Of Life
    

Industrial Sociology (SOC-503)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Industrial Sociology
     Early Societies
     Pre-Industrial Europe
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Industrial Revolution
     Social And Economic Characteristics Of Industrial Societies
     Industrial Organizations
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Quality And Empowerment Revolutions
     The Economics Of Industrial Societies
     Occupational Roles: Life At The Top And Middle Of Organizations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Occupational Roles: Life At The Bottom
     Strains In The Workplace
     Union Management Relations
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Forms Of Industrial Relations
     The Challenges And Future Of Industrial Society

Advanced Sociology (SOC-505)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Through The Lens Of Science
     In The Beginning.
     Culture: Product And Guide To Life In Society
     Group Interaction: From Two To Millions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Becoming A Person: The Birth Of Personality
     Deviance And Criminality: The Need For Social Control
     The Great Divide: Ranking And Stratification
     Minority Status: Race And Ethnicity
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Minority Status: Age, Gender, And Sexuality
     From The Plow To The Computer: Change, Collective Behavior, And Social Movements
     Population, Urbanization, And Environment
     Pivotal Institutions: Marriage And The Family
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pivotal Institutions: Religion And Education
     Government: The Institution And The Ideologies That Underlie It
     The Government Of The United States Of America
     Democracy In Action: We The People
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Economy: Concepts And History
     Principles Of Economic Behavior: Microeconomics And Macroeconomics
     Nation Among Nations: Perspectives On International Relations

Methods Of Analysis In Inequality (SOC-506)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Role And Importance Of Research
     The Research Process: Coming To Terms
     Sampling And Generalizability
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Measurement, Reliability, And Validity
     Methods Of Measuring Behavior
     Data Collection And Descriptive Statistics
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Introducing Inferential Statistics
     Nonexperimental Research: Descriptive And Correlational Methods
     Non-Experimental Research: Qualitative Methods
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pre- And True Experimental Research Methods
     Quasi-Experimental Research: A Close Cousin To True Experimental Research
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Writing A Research Proposal
     Writing A Research Manuscript

Contemporary Social Theory Application (SOC-563)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Contemporary Relevance Of Old Theories
     The Janus-Faced Nature Of Society
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Private Lives And Public Connections
     Separatism And Status
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cynicism, Distrust, And Corruption
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Commodification And The Value Of Human Life
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Polarization Of Economic Resources

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