SSST 100: Craft of Social Inquiry

Number of Sections: 1 | Day and Time: Monday & Thursday (3:15-4:45 PM ICT)

Course Description

This course is an introductory course for social studies. The course will cover what social inquiry is and its importance. The course will look at different methods of knowing, and making sense of the world. Then the course will focus on typical questions that are asked in social science, and specific approaches to answer these questions. Particularly, this course will demonstrate the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to answering questions in the field of social science. It will include a weeks-long in-depth study on climate change, a globally relevant phenomenon, by using selected readings from different social science disciplines (politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc.), so that students appreciate an interdisciplinary approach to addressing questions in social science. This course will also feature a brief introduction to scientific method, and critical assessment of other people’s works.