Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Inquiry Methods at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

Be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, conduct and analyze qualitative research effectively in the social sciences. If you are interested in understanding human experiences, behaviors, and social phenomena you will gain the essential inquiry skills, tailored for both practitioners and academic researchers with this certificate.

Department: Department of Education, Health & Behavior | Duration: 1 year (9 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time; online | Intake: Fall (Aug. 15), Spring (Dec. 15), Summer (May 1) | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April. A graduate certificate is a short series of graduate-level college courses that offer specialized training in a specific industry. Required courses include EFR 520 Designing the Qualitative Study: Advanced Methodologies; EFR 508 Advanced Ethnographic Methodology: Inquiry into Culture.

Career pathways

By choosing the Qualitative Inquiry Methods graduate certificate, you'll gain access to the latest skills and methods for conducting deep and meaningful research. This research can make a big difference in schools, communities, and other settings. Roles include Researcher, Policy Analyst, Higher Education Administrator, Program Evaluation Specialist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A four-year bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university. An overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or greater for all undergraduate work or a GPA of at least 3.0 for the junior and senior years of undergraduate work (based on A=4.0). Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/graduate/apply.html

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