PUBPOL 6810 - Demography Training Seminar

Fall, Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

V. Maralani

CPC’s weekly training seminar provides training and professional development to graduate students in demography and serves as a requirement for the graduate demography minor. Includes workshops and presentations of completed papers and work in progress by faculty members, advanced graduate students, and external speakers.

Outcome 1: Critically evaluate presentations of research in various areas of demography.

Outcome 2: Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of data sets and methods of data analysis.

Outcome 3: Develop knowledge of demography’s substantive and methodological breadth.

Outcome 4: Develop professional skills, e.g., working collaboratively with faculty and peers; effectively communicating research results; preparing for the job market.