733A48 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Statsvetenskap
Research Design and Methods
Active · next start VT 2027
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EXAM · 5 Jun 2025 · 34 students
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EXAM · 127 students
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Exam
EXAM Home Examination
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About the course
Aim
After completion of the course the student should be able to:
- recognize, understand and discuss contending positions on ontology and epistemology in the social sciences;
- display a deeper understanding of research traditions with relevance for the study of International and European relations;
- indentify and understand the various stages of the research process, in relation to actual examples of research in the relevant fields;
- design and present an outline of an independent scientific investigation.
Content
The central themes of the course are:
- an introduction to the philosophy of science;
- research traditions in the social sciences;
- the design of social and political research;
- conceptual, procedural and ethical considerations in research;
- advanced academic writing.
- Examiner
- Lars Niklasson
- Main field of study
- Statsvetenskap