SoDa is uniquely positioned to
ADDRESS CHALLENGES, MAKE ADVANCES, AND REALIZE POTENTIAL
by leveraging UMD’s strong reputation , faculty expertise, and educational program in:
Training
Educating the next generation of researchers and data scientists onsite and through long distance education for careers such as survey methdologists, political analysts, quantitative sociologists, applied economists, computational criminologists, social media analysts, data jounalists, and smart city planners.
Degree and non degree offerings
Onsite and Online Programs
Graduate and Undergraduate Degrees
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SURVEY METHODOLOGY -
DATA MEASUREMENT
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PRIVACY & ETHICS
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INFORMATION & DATA MANAGEMENT
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DATA VISUALIZATION
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DATA ANALYTICS
The two core SoDa partners are the College of Information Studies and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Affiliated Academic Programs & Outreach
Programs
PhD in Survey Methodology
Master in Survey Methodology (MSc)
Master in Survey and Data Science (MPDS)
Master in Information Management (MIM)
The International Program in Survey and Data Science (IPSDS), Masters in professional studies
Certificates
Fundamentals of Survey Methodology
Fundamentals of Survey Statistics
Fundamentals of Survey and Data Science
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Major in Social Data Science
Undergraduate Minor in Survey Methodology
One and Two-day Short Courses in Survey and Data Science
AAPOR/JPSM Citation(s)
Data Analytics for Social Science or Survey Methodology
Applied Data Analytics Training Program
Outreach
Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program
ASA DC DataFest Undergraduate Contest
NCHS Data Detectives Summer Camp for PG Co. middle school students