Research Courses

Some professors offer courses with an authentic research experience embedded within the course. These experiences are called course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). Students often work collaboratively on a research project using the methods of the discipline to contribute new knowledge. Ask your professors if they teach a course with a CURE. Many disciplines offer courses specifically about research and methodology. See the list below.

Africana Studies
AAS 2010 = Interdisciplinary Research Methods

Anthropology
ANT 2710 = Archaeological Field Research
ANT 4710 = Advanced Archaeological Field Research
ANT 3680 = Practical Archaeology
ANT 390R = Laboratory Methods in Archaeology

Art History, Theory and Criticism
ARTH 4720 = Directed Research in Art History

Chicana and Chicano Studies
CHS 2030 = Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Social Issues
CHS 4850 = Research Experience Chicana/o Studies

Communication Design
CDES 3222 = Design Research Methods

Communication Studies
COMM 3110 = Applied Communication Research Methods
COMM 4910 = Applied Communication Research Project

Criminal Justice and Criminology
CJC 2020 = Research Methods and Basic Statistics for Criminal Justice Professionals

English
ENG 1020 = Research and Argument Writing

Fire and Emergency Services
FER 3000 = Applications of Fire Research

Gender, Women and Sexualities
GWS 2200 = Feminist and Queer Research Methods
GWS 4750 = Feminist Research and Activism

Health Care Management
HCM 3500 = Health Care Research Methods

Human Services and Counseling
HSP 3710 = Research Methods and Program Evaluation in Human Services

Hospitality, Tourism and Events
HTE 4040 = Hospitality Senior Research

Journalism and Media Production
JMP-3740 Public Relations Research, Planning, and Management

Marketing
MKT 3010 = Marketing Research

Nursing, RN to BSN
NUR 3400 = Evidence-Based Practice through Nursing Research

Nursing, Traditional
NURS 3400 = Evidence-Based Practice through Nursing Research

Nutrition
NUT 4040 = Nutrition Research Design and Evaluation

Political Science
PSC 490D = Applied Political Research Lab

Psychology
PSY 3010 = Research Methods in Psychological Science
PSY 3011 = Laboratory for Research Methods in Psychological Science
PSY 4320 = Advanced Psychological Research Methods

Secondary Education
EDS 4010 = Action Research within Communities of Practice

Social Work
SWK 4300 = Research Methods in Social Work

Sociology
SOC 3600 = Research in the Social Sciences
SOC 4600 = Advanced Survey Research

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