PhD Demography at University of Pennsylvania

Penn Demography trains independent researchers who are prepared to fill leading roles in social demography and population analysis at a variety of organizations and are well versed in the growth, structure, health and well-being of human populations. Graduates have a firm grasp of both the substance and methods of study in the core areas of demography and population sciences (mortality, fertility, migration, population aging, and demographic — economic interrelations) from both a domestic and international perspective. The Graduate Group in Demography is responsible for training students through course work and supervised research.

Duration: 19 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 19 course units in total. Listed required courses include SOCI 6070 Introduction to Demography; SOCI 6090 Basic Demographic Methods; SOCI 5350 Quantitative Methods I; SOCI 5351 Quantitative Methods; SOCI 6040 Methodology of Social Research; DEMG 7070 Second Year Research Seminar I (Part I of a two-part course).

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