Course
Course 15 credits • COSM22
The course deals with methodological issues relating to the organisation, design and writing of a master’s thesis. In addition to the general introduction to ontological and epistemological debates in the social sciences, the students get acquainted with organisational tools and methodological approaches in social research including a related range of specific methods and techniques.
The course aims to present the key schools of theoretical and methodological thought in the social sciences. From the perspective of theory, the course focuses on issues such as the nature of justification in social inquiry, the distinction between causal explanation and interpretative understanding, the role of language in social inquiry, the historical and philosophical meaning of science, and the importance of ethical and normative questions in the social sciences.
From the organisational and methodological perspective, the objective is to develop skills in designing, planning, carrying out, writing up and appraising research related to Asia. The course introduces the students to the main methods in qualitative and quantitative research and related techniques, and provides the tools for students to effectively present data, findings and conclusions.
Study period:
spring semester 2023
Type of studies:
full time,
day
Study period:
2023-03-22 – 2023-06-04
Language of instruction:
English
Introductory meeting: Thursday, 23 March at 10.15 – 12.00 in LUX:B339
Teachers:
Stefan Brehm,
Paulina Karolina Kolata,
Nicholas Loubere,
Mia Nilsson,
Paul O'shea,
Elizabeth Rhoads,
Marina Svensson
- Schedule
- Exam schedule
- Canvas COSM22 - Asian Studies: Methodology in Theory and Practice
- Library Guide
Information on included parts
- Individual Seminar Paper I , 3 credits
- Individual Seminar Paper II , 3 credits
- Thesis proposal , 3 credits
- Individual Take-Home Exam , 6 credits