Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School

Social Science School

Units

4

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

3 Contact hours

Restricted

BA Honours Anthroplogy/Archaeology or BSocSci (Hons

Assessment methods

Module 1: Attendance and participation; Critical commentary on issue/debate; Final essay. Module 2: Critical assessment of research articles; Short commentaries; Analysis of two articles

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Course description

This is an honours level course designed for Arts honours students in Criminology and Sociology and Social Science honours students. It provides students with a high-level conceptual understanding of theoretical and methodological issues relating to social research. It consists of two modules. First module explores theoretical and methodological issues of social science research. The second module investigates how theory is operationalised through research practice.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile