PS 102 Thinking Like a Social Scientist

Illustrates how the ways social scientists think — using quantitative, qualitative, and interpretive methods — help to sharpen thinking for many contexts and careers.

Credits

4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Evaluate scholarly sources and their key components

2. Assess approaches to social science research and their appropriateness for answering different types of empirical questions

3. Conduct basic analysis of social science data

4. Synthesize social science research and data to critically evaluate social and political phenomena