Training

Increasingly demography or demographics has become recognized as a powerful tool in the arenas of social, business, and government problem-solving and decision-making. BGSU is unique because it provides students not only the technical expertise but also the theoretical tools they will need to make sense of and interpret demographic data and trends. BGSU offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees with demography specializations. In addition, undergraduate sociology majors can earn a concentration in population studies.

The Center also places a strong emphasis on training and mentoring of affiliates, particularly junior faculty members. The faculty research development awards are a formal mechanism that we use to structure mentoring. Faculty training funds help faculty integrate new methods, data, software, and analytic techniques into their research. The Center additionally provides a number of workshops throughout the year on grant-writing, statistical packages, advanced methods, and specific data sets.

• Graduate Program
• Syllabi
  • Sociology of Aging
  • Human Fertility and Family Planning
  • Techniques of Demographic Analysis 1
  • Techniques of Demographic Analysis 2
  • Applied Demography/Data Analysis
  • Population and Society
  • Family Demography
  • Migration

OFF CAMPUS TRAINING

POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU U.S. POLICY COMMUNICATION TRAINING PROGRAM
Please see the announcement for eligibility criteria and instructions on how to apply.

ICPSR SUMMER PROGRAM
The schedule will be announced in January, and registration for all courses will open in early February. Information about scholarships are here: scholarships. More information about the ICPSR Summer Program is at icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN POPULATION SCIENCES
Programs in the Population Sciences (PiPS) offers a central point where undergraduate students interested in pursuing graduate studies or careers in the population sciences can find information and connect with others.