Undergrad. Certificate In Demography
ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE
This certificate is designed to afford undergraduate students, especially those
majoring in the social sciences, the opportunity to enroll in a sequence of
courses which will provide an overview of methods, materials and issues in
demographics. The certificate will complement many undergraduate majors in the
College of Social Sciences, especially sociology, economics, geography, and
interdisciplinary social sciences. Students who wish to apply at this time may
claim credit for any component courses of the certificate which they have
already completed, providing that the grade earned for any such course is at
least C-.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested students are invited to contact the Demography Program
to discuss course selection. Application for the Certificate consults of a letter to the Director of
the program that explains why you are interested in the certificate and how you expect that completing the program
will further your career objectives. If possible a transcript for all completed course work
should accompany your letter. Each student should meet with the Director regarding choice of courses and
their progress toward completion of the certificate. EARNING THE CERTIFICATE The certificate will be
awarded to students who successfully complete the block of six courses dealing
with population and demographic issues within a social science framework, or approved substitutes. The
courses chosen include treatment of demographic data and methods and the theory
of population from a variety of perspectives. A total of 18 semester hours from
the following list must be completed with an overall GPA of 2.25 (C+); no grade
in any individual course below C- may be counted towards the certificate.
REQUIRED COURSES (Updated July 2008) GEO 4142 Geographic
Information Processing and Systems Dr. Isaac Eberstein,
Director
There are three courses which
make up the core of the certificate program; these must be successfully
completed by all students who wish to earn the certificate:
ECP 3113 Economics of Population
SYD 3020 Population and Society
GEO 4930 Population Geography
One course is required in Research Methods. Three hours, choose one from:
SYA 4300 Methods of Social Research
SYA 4400 Social Statistics
ECO 4420 Econometrics
The remaining two courses may be chosen from the following courses, but they must be
from different groups:
GROUP ONE: ENVIRONMENT
ECP 3302 Economics of Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment
URP 4423 Introduction to Environmental Planning and Resources Management
GROUP TWO: HEALTH
ECP 3530 Economics of Health
SYP 3730 Sociology of Aging
SYO 4400 Medical Sociology
GROUP THREE: SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECS 4013 Economics of Development
URP 4615 Planning for Developing Regions
URP 4741 Housing and Community Development
GROUP FOUR: URBAN STUDIES
ECP 4613 Urban Economics
GEO 3540 Economic Geography
GEO 4602 Urban Geography
SYD 3600 The Community in Urban Society
URP 3000 Introduction to Planning and Urban Development
URS 1006 World Cities
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT:
Center for Demography and Population Health
The Florida State University
Tallahassee Fl 32306-2240
voice: (850) 644-7108
fax: (850) 644-8818
email: eberstein@fsu.edu
