The Advanced Research Methods (ARM) Certificate is a stand-alone graduate-level certificate in Education and Social Sciences Advanced Research Methods (ARM), offered by the School of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. The program allows graduate and non-degree seeking students the opportunity to gain additional training in research methodology, and to obtain academic validation for their efforts. The certificate testifies to a student’s successful mastery of advanced competencies in education and social sciences research methods, with emphasis on quantitative or qualitative approaches. The ARM certificate facilitates students’ initiation into the academic publication process, and allows them to become more ‘marketable’ in today’s competitive hiring practices, especially in the context of Research Universities with very high research activity.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
Select four of the following:		12
Educational Administration and Human Resource Development
EDAD 623	Advanced Fieldwork Methods
EHRD 656	Narrative Analysis
EHRD 657	Life History Research
Educational Psychology
EPSY 625	Advanced Psychometric Theory
EPSY 637	Qualitative Grounded Theory Methodologies
EPSY 642	Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Research
EPSY 643	Applied Multivariate Methods
EPSY 650	Multiple Regression and Other Linear Models in Education Research
EPSY 651	Theory of Structural Equation Modeling
EPSY 652	Theory of Hierarchical Linear Models
EPSY 653	Advanced Structural Equation Modeling
EPSY 654	Longitudinal Data Analysis
EPSY 655	Item Response Theory
EPSY 656	Survey Instrument Development
EPSY 661	Data Analysis for Single-Case Experimental Design in Educational Research
Teaching, Learning and Culture
EDCI 627	Teaching and Learning Data Analysis and Uncertainty Concepts
EDCI 628	Analyzing and Reporting Field Based Research
EDCI 661	Mixed Methods Research in Curriculum and Instruction
EDCI 688	Research Methods in EDCI III
EDCI 706	Narrative Inquiry in Curriculum and Instruction I
EDCI 707	Narrative Inquiry in Curriculum and Instruction II
Total Semester Credit Hours		12

Perform at a satisfactory level in all research methods courses; grades lower than a B and U grades will not be accepted.

Produce a Student Certificate Portfolio, which includes:

• Manuscript of original research in which the student is listed as an author that uses one or more methodological processes gained from the certificate coursework. 
• Evidence that the manuscript was submitted for review to a peer-reviewed journal. Acceptance for publication is not a requirement.
• Submit a two (2) page, double-spaced integrative reflection essay. Respond to the essay according to the following questions and guidelines. What knowledge, skills, and competencies from the certificate courses did you apply to the research manuscript? Refer to a specific page number in your manuscript that outlines the use of said skills. How will those knowledge, skills, and competencies be helpful beyond your current academic program?