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Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Business Studies Program
Alicante, Spain
Dates: 1/25/24 - 5/25/24
Research Methods in the Social Sciences
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Alicante
Location: Alicante, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Law
Other Subject Area: Criminal Justice
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 60
Prerequisites: Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Criminology
DESCRIPTION
Human Research and Science. Ontology, Epistemology and Methodology. Introduction to the Scientific Method. The language of Science. Epistemology, positivism and hermeneutics. The paradigms of social research. Regulatory criteria and methodological traditions in the social sciences. Criminological Epistemology: the criminologist as a scientist. The object of study of Criminology. Crime: between causality and probability.
Course will consist of 60hrs of in class work and 90 hrs of independent work outside the classroom.
Course will consist of 60hrs of in class work and 90 hrs of independent work outside the classroom.