Quantitative Course Suggestions for Duke, UNC, and NCSU

Here are some suggestions for quantitative courses that might be used to satisfy the quantitative minor. They are divided into the following categories: (1) Satisfy Statistics prerequisite, (2) No Statistics prerequisite, but may have other prerequisites, including Calculus, (3) Requires Statistics at the prerequisite level and sometimes other prerequisites, (4) Requires Statistics at the prerequisite level and some additional Regression (Environ 210 or ST512 at NCSU,) and (5) Other Tools Courses - check your program for what counts. Be sure to check with your own program for which courses count where; different programs have different quantitative requirements. As always, check on prerequisites and level of presentation, especially when choosing courses outside of the Nicholas School and Duke. And, be aware that many of these courses cover the same material, so don’t choose a combination of courses that is too redundant. This is certainly not an exhaustive list. Individual programs may have additional recommendations. Where possible, the semesters in which these courses are usually offered are listed; be sure to verify this for a particular semester since some courses are not offered every year. If you have suggestions for additional courses that should be on this list, or comments on courses you have taken, or if you need more information, contact the Office of Professional Studies.

I. Satisfy statistics prerequisite

DUKE:
PUBPOL 312 Stat for Policy Makers fall
STA 101 Data Analysis/Stat Infer spring/fall
STA 102 Intro Biostatistics (biomed) fall
STA 103 Probability/Stat Infer spring/fall

UNC:
BIOS 600 Principles of Stat Infer spring/fall
PLAN 720 Quantitative Analysis fall
SOCI 708 Statistics for Sociology fall
STOR 151 Basic Statistics spring/fall
STOR 155 Intro Statistics spring/fall

NCSU:
ST 507 Statistics for the Behavioral Sci. I spring/fall
STAT 511 Exp Stats for Biol Sci I spring/fall

II. No stat. prerequisite (but may have other prerequisites, including calc.)

DUKE:
BA 513 Choice Theory (check for prereqs) spring
BA 525 Behavior Decision Theory fall
DECISION 312 Decision Models (Fuq term II, note Excel prereq) spring
ENVIRON 259 Fundamentals of Geospatial Analysis fall
ENVIRON 264 Appl Diff Equa Env Sci fall
EOS 220 Fluid Dynamics (check prereq) spring
EOS 240 Intro Computer Modeling in Earth Sci fall
POL SCI 243S Pol Appl of Game Theory spring

UNC:
ENVR 452 Fluid Dynamics (check prereq) fall
ENVR 461 Environmental Modeling spring
ENVR 470 Environmental Risk Assessmt spring
ENVR 765 Model-Based Exp Map & Risk Assess spring
GEOG 410 Modeling Env Systems fall
GEOG 491 Intro to GIS fall

NCSU:
BMA 567 Modeling of Biol Systems (4 units) fall
FOR 534 Forest Operations & Analysis spring
SSC 573 Hydrologic & Water Qual Modeling fall

III. Require intro. statistics (prerequisite-level) and sometimes other prerequisites:

DUKE:
BA 510 Bayesian Infer & Decision fall
BIOL/ENVIRON 303 Environmental Modeling spring
ECON 239 Intro Econometrics (3 units) check econ prereq spring/fall
ENVIRON 210 Applied Data Analysis for Env Sci (3 units) fall
ENVIRON 252 Sust Renew NR Economics spring
ENVIRON 271 Econ Analy Res Env Policy (has ENVIRON 270 as prereq) spring
ENVIRON 272 Eval of Public Expenditures (has ENVIRON 270 as prereq) fall
ENVIRON 280 Social Science Surveys spring
PUBPOL 313 Quant Eval Meth (3 units;overlaps 255/210) spring
SOCI 208 Survey Res Meth (good alt to ENV280) spring
SOCI 212 Social Statistics I: Linear Mod, Path Anal, Struc Eq Sys fall
STA 121 Regression Analysis fall

UNC:
BIOL 563 Stats Ecol Evolution spring/fall
BIOS 545 Princ Exp Analysis (3 units;overlaps ENV210/255) spring
BIOS 670 Demographic Techniques I (3 units) fall
GEOG 595 Ecological Modeling
SOCI 711 Analysis of Categorical Data fall
SOCI 760 Data Coll Meth (overlaps ENV 280) fall
SOCI 761 Questionnaire Design (overlaps ENV280) fall
SOCI 830 Demographic Tech I fall

NCSU:
SOC 707 Quant Sociological Analysis fall
ST 505 Appl. Nonparametric Stat (3 units) spring
ST 508 Stats for Behavioral Sciences II spring
ST 512 Exp Stat Biol Sci II (overlaps ENV210/255) fall/sp/sum
ST 514 Stats for Management & Soc Sci II fall

IV. Require introductory statistics and some additional regression (ENVIRON 210 or ST 512 at NCSU):

DUKE:
BA 564 Exp Design & Analysis Seminar spring
BIOL 268L/ENVIRON 213L Models for Environmental Data spring
ECON 239D Introduction to Econometrics spring/fall
ENVIRON 255 Applied Regression (3 units) spring
ENVIRON 335 Water Quality Monitoring (prereq ENV 210 & 236) fall
ENVIRON 350 Program Eval of Env Policies spring
ENVIRON 358 Analysis in Comm/Landscape Ecol spring
POLSCI 233 Intermediate Statistical Methods spring
PUBPOL 311 Microeconomics:Policy Apps spring
SOCIOL 213 Social Statistics II: Discrete Multivariate Models spring
STA 130 Statistics of Causal Studies fall

UNC:
BIOS 664 Sample Survey methods (good alt to ENV 280) spring
BIOS 665 Analysis Categ Data (check prereqs) fall
SOCI 707 Meas/Data Collect spring
SOCI 754 Survey Sampling (overlap w/ENVIRON 280) spring
SOCI 831 Demography II spring

NCSU:
PA 715 Quantitative Policy Analysis fall
SOC 708 Adv Soc Analysis spring
SOC 712 Adv Survey Methods (ask for permission) spring
ST 506 Sampling Animal Populations fall-alt yrs
ST 520 Stat Prin Clin Trials (co req 512) fall
ST 527 Stats Plant Sci (3 units) fall
ST 590R Spec Topics Design Ecol Field Studies spring
ST 708 Applied Least Squares fall
ST 711 Design of Experiments fall
ST 715 Theory of Sampling Applied to Survey Design fall
ST 730 Applied Time Series Analysis fall
ST 731 Applied Multivariate Analysis (3 units) spring
ST 733 Applied Spatial Stat spring

V. Other tools courses (check your program for what counts)

DUKE:
DECISION 483 Information Management spring
ENVIRON 259 Fund of GIS & Geospatial Analysis fall
ENVIRON 261 GIS Conservation spring
ENVIRON 265 GIS Coastal/Marine spring
ENVIRON 298.22 Energy Models & Modeling (1 cr) spring
ENVIRON 298.81 Instrument Methods for Env Pollution spring
ENVIRON 298.87 Applied Qual Research Methods spring
ENVIRON 357L Satellite Remote Sensing fall
EOS 102 Atmos & Ocean Dynamics (Calc & Phys prereq) fall
EOS 273S Analytic Techniques spring

UNC:
ENVR 461 Envr Modeling (note prereqs) spring
GEOG 477 Intro to Remote Sensing fall
GEOG 491 Introduction to GIS fall
GEOG 577 Adv Rem Sens Image Proc spring
GEOG 591 Advanced GIS spring
GEOG 594 Global Pos Syst spring
SOCI 720 Qualitative Res. spring/fall

NCSU:
FOR 554 Principles of Spatial Analysis fall
FOR 753 Env Remote Sensing fall
SOCI 711 Res Methods in Soc I fall
SOCI 715 Qual Soc Methods fall

Check prerequisites carefully and consult instructor. (Note: You can count up to 6 units of 100-level courses toward your 48 units with permission of your advisor)

For more information, contact the Office of Professional Studies