About the certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Psychology at Iowa State is designed for students and professionals who want to strengthen their skills in applying advanced statistical and research methods to real-world problems in psychology and related fields. In this program, you’ll gain experience in data analysis, measurement, and research design, equipping you to work with complex data and contribute to research.
Graduates of the program can pursue careers in applied research, data analysis, program evaluation, educational assessment, and research consulting, or use the skills to enhance their further graduate study in psychology, education, business, or health sciences.
Admissions
6 credits of graduate equivalent courses in Statistics (STAT 5101 and either STAT 5204 or STAT 5212, or equivalent) are required, plus 3 credits of graduate research methods in Psychology (PSYCH 5010 or equivalent). A minimum grade of B+ in all courses required for admission.
To apply, complete three forms:
- Request to Pursue a Graduate Certificate
- Certificate Program of Study form
- Certificate Completion form. (When all requirements are met.)
All forms can also be accessed on the Graduate College website.
Required courses (13 graduate credits required)
A. Any three of the following courses (9 credits)
- ECON 5000: Quantitative Methods in Economic Analysis 1
- ECON 5100: Experimental Economics
- ECON 5710: Intermediate Econometrics
- HDFS 6030: Advanced Quantitative Methods
- PSYCH 5420: Applied Psychological Measurement
- PSYCH 6050: Multilevel Modeling
- RESEV 5540: Intermediate Research Methods
- RESEV 5700: Surveys in Educational Research
- SOC 5120: Applied Multivariate Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
- STAT 5204: Regression for Social and Behavioral Research (if not completed for the pre-requisite)
- STAT 5212: Experimental Design and Data Analysis (if not completed for the pre-requisite)
- STAT 5215: Time Series Analysis
- STAT 5279: Statistical Computing for Data Analysis
- STAT 5730: Introduction to Survey Sampling
- STAT 5750: Introduction to Multivariate Data Analysis
- STAT 5770: Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis
- STAT 5840: Computer Processing of Scientific Data
B. Any four 1-credit sections of PSYCH 5940 (4 credits)
- PSYCH 5940A: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Classical Psychometric Theory (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940B: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Modern Psychometric Methods (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940C: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Construct Validation (1 cr)
- PSCYH 5940D: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Multi-dimensional Scaling (1 cr)
- PSCYH 5940E: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Cluster Analysis (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940F: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Meta-Analysis (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940G: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Longitudinal Analysis (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940K: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Mediation and Moderation (1Cr)
- PSYCH 5940L: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Missing Data (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940M: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Power Analysis (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940N: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Generalized Linear Models (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940P: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Systematic Reviews (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940Q: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Signal Detection (1 cr)
- PSYCH 5940R: Quantitative Behavioral Methods: Practical Data Analysis (1 cr)
Course equivalencies
All course equivalencies will be determined by the program coordinator. Questions about the Quantitative Certificate may be directed to Dr. Marcus Credé.