The University of Chicago Summer
Approaches to Social Science Research Design

Approaches to Social Science Research Design


Course Code

MAPS 36035 10

Cross Listed Course Code(s)

GLST 26035, PLSC 26035, SOCI 28099, SOSC 26035

Course Description

This course explores critical foundations of social science research design. It will place an emphasis on how social scientists identify and create data to empirically examine social phenomena through a variety of different theoretical and methodological approaches. It will cover the relationship between research questions, design, and generating data across different methodological and epistemological approaches in the social sciences.

Course Criteria

This course is open to all undergraduates and is included in the Summer Institute in Social Research Methods.

Instructor(s)

Don Grasse

Session

Session 1

Course Dates

June 15th - July 17th

Class Days

Tue, Wed, Thu

Class Time

9:30 am - 11:30 am

Modality

In-Person

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