Omega Graduate School Academic Catalog 2026-2027

OL 704, OL 710, OL 780

SR 850-82

SR 848-42

COM 968-32

SR 958-32

COM 968-42

SR 958-42

COM 968-52

SR 958-52

SR 848-62

PHI 834-64

SR 862-64

SR 848-42: Library of Congress Reading and Research ()

SR 848 provides advanced on-site library research access at the world's most extensive library. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The LOC experience offers the opportunity to develop library research skills for life-long scholarship. Students obtain and renew LOC Reader Cards to access LOC Researcher Reading Rooms. A week of immersive experience at the LOC includes an orientation, assignment of a Librarian, and access to library facilities during a week-long intensive to collect scholarly academic materials necessary to support their Persuasive Communication and other research papers focusing on resources related to the Dissertation/Action Research Project. Students must attend the LOC at least once to achieve candidacy. Still, students may attend multiple times as desired throughout enrollment in their program

COM 968-32 : Statistics for Social Research I ()

COM 968 is a multi-core course in Cores 3, 4, and 5. COM 968 equips students to communicate through the language of statistics to conduct qualitative and quantitative social research. COM 968 QDA is a separate course offered in Core 5 for students approved to do qualitative research. Students learn to use descriptive and inferential statistics and how to analyze populations through sampling and statistical analysis. The seminar methodology includes instructions on the use of the PSPPTM statistical software package, Microsoft WordTM, and Microsoft ExcelTM. Atlas.ti or Dedoose is introduced in the COM 968 QDA for qualitative data analysis and research courses. COM 968 is presented over three cores and is a companion course to SR 958 Research Design and Methodology and Dissertation Foundations

SR 958-32: Research Design and Methodology I ()

SR 958 is a multi-core course offered in Cores 3, 4 and 5. The seminar is designed to teach students scientific research design and methodology leading to the interdisciplinary social research developed to produce a dissertation. SR 958 is presented over three cores and is a companion course to COM 968 Statistics for Social Research and Dissertation Foundations

COM 968-42: Statistics for Social Research II ()

COM 968 is a multi-core course offered in Cores 3, 4, and 5. COM 968 equips students to communicate through the language of statistics for the purpose of conducting both qualitative and quantitative social research. COM 968 QDA is a separate course offered in Core 5 for students who are approved to do qualitative research. Students learn the use of both descriptive and inferential statistics and how to analyze populations through sampling and statistical analysis. COM 968 is presented over three cores and is a companion course to SR 958 Research Design and Methodology, and Dissertation Foundations

SR 958-42: Research Design and Methodology II ()

SR 958 is a multi-core course that teaches students scientific research design and methodology, leading to interdisciplinary social research undertaken for a dissertation. SR 958 is a companion course to COM 968 Statistics for Social Research/Qualitative Data Analysis and SR 852 Dissertation Foundations

COM 968-52 : Statistics for Social Research III ()

COM 968 is a multi-core course offered in Cores 3, 4, and 5. COM 968 equips students to communicate through the language of statistics for the purpose of conducting both qualitative and quantitative social research. COM 968 QDA is a separate course offered in Core 5 for students who are approved to do qualitative research. Students learn the use of both descriptive and inferential statistics and how to analyze populations through sampling and statistical analysis. COM 968 is presented over three cores and is a companion course to SR 958 Research Design and Methodology, and Dissertation Foundations

SR 958-52: Research Design and Methodology III ()

SR 958 is a multi-core course that teaches students scientific research design and methodology, leading to interdisciplinary social research undertaken for a dissertation. SR 958 is a companion course to COM 968 Statistics for Social Research/Qualitative Data Analysis and SR 852 Prospectus

SR 848-62: Library of Congress Reading and Research ()

SR 848 provides advanced on-site library research access at the world's most extensive library. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. The LOC experience offers the opportunity to develop library research skills for life-long scholarship. Students obtain and renew LOC Reader Cards to access LOC Researcher Reading Rooms. A week of immersive experience at the LOC includes an orientation, assignment of a Librarian, and access to library facilities during a week-long intensive to collect scholarly academic materials necessary to support their Persuasive Communication and other research papers focusing on resources related to the Dissertation/Action Research Project. Students must attend the LOC at least once to achieve candidacy. Still, students may attend multiple times as desired throughout enrollment in their program

PHI 834-64: Teaching Practicum ()

SR 862-64: University of Oxford Reading and Research ()

SR 862 provides access to advanced on-site library research at the University of Oxford Bodleian Libraries group, including the principal University library, the Bodleian Library, and selected libraries from among the 27 other major research and institute libraries across Oxford. Students obtain a library card with access to the Bodleian Library and libraries within Oxford. Students attend scholarly presentations throughout the week and participate in cultural excursions and local community venues. Students must attend the U.K. Reading and Research trip or receive approval for completing an alternative pre-candidacy requirement. Upper core students may attend as many times as desired throughout enrollment in the doctoral programs