Advanced Quantitative Methods

Education facts

Code: 2SC204

The course aims to provide in-depth knowledge of and skills in the use, interpretation and evaluation of quantitative methods in sociology. The course advances the student's skills in the practical application of statistical methods within the subject. Examples of areas covered during the course are inference, relationship between variables, correlation, regression analysis, causality analysis (experimental and semi-experimental methods). The course also gives an increased awareness of the prerequisites for and limitations of statistical analyses.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) within the social sciences including at least 30 credits in sociology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries. Detailed instructions on how to provide evidence of your English proficiency are available at universityadmissions.se.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Advanced Quantitative Methods

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 18 February 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %