Ethnographic Methods Undergraduate Certificate
Introduction
The Anthropology Department’s Certificate in Ethnographic Methods teaches undergraduate students a variety of inductive methods used in research design and analysis in professional research settings. Ethnography is considered the method best-suited to capturing individuals’ and groups’ perspectives, experiences, and the reasons for their behavior. Ethnographic methods are considered essential skillsets in fields like program evaluation, planning and design, public health, community organizing, policy analysis, business organization and product development, and user experience research. This program will provide students hands-on fieldwork skills to help them land jobs in health care research, public health, nonprofits, the technology sector, and beyond. This certificate program will not only provide students with an understanding of the principles of ethnography and qualitative research but also with a sound understanding of the ethical debates it raises and a toolkit of other inductive approaches. The certificate is designed to allow students to combine ethnographic methods with other methodological tools, such as quantitative methods, Geographic Information Systems, and digital ethnography.
Program Delivery
- This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Certificate
Students interested in completing this certificate should complete this form: CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Intent to Declare Form, which requests that the certificate be added to your student record. Once added, you will be able to run a certificate degree audit. The certificate degree audit should be used in collaboration with the Certificate Advisor to ensure successful completion of the requirements.
Students should then work with Tiffany Terneny (Tiffany.Terneny@ucdenver.edu) – the certificate advisor, to ensure completion of all certificate requirements.
Completing This Certificate
Students must also complete the CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Completion Verification Form, before graduation, in order to confirm completion of their certificate. The certificate advisor will confirm that your certificate has been successfully completed, and will work with campus partners to apply the certificate to your transcript.
Students must fill out the Certificate Completion Form before the deadlines below, to ensure the certificate is applied to your transcript correctly. If you are a non-degree seeking student, please fill out this form in the term in which you intend to complete your certificate.
Spring semester – April 1
Summer semester – July 1
Fall semester – November 1
These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their certificate advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.
Certificate Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours from approved courses.
- Students must complete all prerequisites for courses required.
- Students must earn a minimum grade of B (3.0) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
- Students must complete all credit hours for the certificate with CU Denver faculty.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following required courses: | 6 | |
| Ethnographic Methods: Principles, Ethics, and Critiques | ||
| Fieldwork Methods | ||
| Choose at least two elective courses from the list below: | 6-7 | |
| Quantitative Methods in Anthropology | ||
| Psychedelic Anthropology | ||
| Immigrant Health | ||
| Disability Anthropology | ||
| Research Methods: Qualitative | ||
| Digital Health Narratives | ||
| Queer Media Studies | ||
| Communicating Latinx Cultures | ||
| Research Methods in Ethnic Studies | ||
| Introduction to GIS | ||
| Community Health Assessment | ||
| Ethnographic Research In Public Health | ||
| Quantitative Methods & Analysis | ||
| Qualitative Methods | ||
| Total Hours | 12-13 | |