Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

SOCI 506 - BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

Long Title: BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
Department: Sociology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The course provides a survey of basic demographic methods for assessing population change, fertility, mortality, and (im)migration and characteristics such with age, gender, race/ethnicity, household/family composition, marital status, economic, employment, and educational. Emphasis placed on the use of the methods in a variety of demographic and other settings. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: SOCI 406. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SOCI 506 if student has credit for SOCI 406.