Ask HN: Please give feedback on Sociology program

My wife is thinking of putting together a program for the Sociology department she works in. If you are an employer would you have use for these skills?

She is trying to create a Certificate for Bachelor holders, as well as a Masters in Social Research

They already have courses on : Social research methods Social statistics

They want to develop courses on: Data management and analysis with an emphasis on big data Survey design Research funding Qualitative Methods (interviewing and focus groups) Program evaluation

Software packages used would be Stata and SPSS. R is not used much in the department.

The intent is to create a path that is relevant to the current employment market. Any input is welcome.