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2025 Fall
Dec 12, 2025
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SOST 203 - Introduction to Social Research Methods
An introduction to the social research process and the ethical dilemmas faced by social scientists. A survey of the essential procedures for investigating social research problems, including writing literature reviews, stating testable hypotheses, specifying conceptual and operational definitions for relevant concepts, sampling, and selecting appropriate methods for data collection. *** Prerequisite: 12 credit hours or permission of the Department Head *** *Note: It is recommended that sociology majors take SOST 201 and 203 in the Fall semester.*
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, Examination

Sociology Department

Course Attributes:
Experiential Learning

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Undergraduate
      Graduate

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