Graduate Embedded Certificate Community-Based Research and Evaluation

This embedded program is designed as an additional credential for graduate students currently registered at the University of Alberta who would like to develop skills for participating in or lead community-based research and evaluation initiatives.

The Community-Based Research and Evaluation (CBRE) Graduate Certificate is an embedded certificate program that graduate students from other programs at the University of Alberta may complete at the same time as they fulfil the requirements of their programs.

Benefits

Students in this program will:

• build an understanding of CBRE concepts and of program planning and evaluation
• explore a variety of quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed methods
• develop CBRE skills and gain experience with CBRE
• network with others interested in policy development, practice, evaluation and research
• participate in CBRE interactions between community and university partners to apply the concepts and methods learned through their coursework

Program at a glance

Program structure and requirements

Four graduate-level courses and one field experience course:

• one core course (INT D 500) 
• one course in program planning and evaluation
• two courses in research methods
• one CBRE Experience (INT D 541)

The CBRE certificate includes two program-specific courses, INT D 500 and INT D 541.

INT D 500, an introduction to Community-Based Research and Evaluation, provides an introduction to conceptual and methodological foundations of CBRE research in health and social sciences. This course is seminar format. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

INT D 541, CBRE Experience, is an opportunity to apply the content learned through the coursework. Students will participate in a supervised field experience and demonstrate the integration of concepts, principles and approaches learned in INT D 500. This experience will be arranged and approved with the assistance of the experiential learning coordinator. Students will prepare a knowledge-sharing activity appropriate to the field experience setting. Generally, students will be expected to complete all of their CBRE Graduate Certificate course requirements prior to enrolling in INT D 541. This course is open to students in the CBRE Graduate Certificate only.

Registration for Introduction to Community-Based Research and Evaluation (INT D 500) and CBRE Experience (INT D 541) is available through Bear Tracks. 

The certificate also requires the completion of three elective courses: one 3-credit graduate-level course in program planning and evaluation, and two 3-credit graduate-level courses in research methods (quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods). If you have a course you feel may meet the requirements for these courses, please consult with the CBRE academic advisor, who will consider your request pending a review of the course syllabus and your academic transcript to verify successful course completion.

Location and format

Classes held on University of Alberta’s main campus.

Duration

Embedded in your graduate program. Start this embedded certificate in fall, winter, spring or summer term.

Program handbook

Learn more about this embedded certificate in this handbook.

Take a course

You may register for INT D 500 without enrolling in the program. If later you decide to apply for the full program, the course will be applied toward your graduate certificate. 

Qualifications and admission

As this is an embedded certificate program, you must be registered in a graduate degree and may pursue this certificate while fulfilling existing requirements for other graduate programs at the University of Alberta. We recommend you apply early in your graduate program to accommodate course selection.

You may start the CBRE program in the fall (September), winter (January), spring (May) or summer term (July).

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