Social Science Perspectives

SOSC A821F

Course Guide

SOSC A821F

Course Guide

Social Science Perspectives

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This course may be included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund. Click HERE for details of eligibility.

Course Coordinator: Chan Wai-leung, BSSc (Hons), MPhil (CUHK)

Aims
This course aims to provide students with a multidisciplinary overview of social sciences. It also aims to give students insights into the different paradigms to interpret real-world phenomena from the fields of economics, political science, psychology and sociology. Through comparing the different methods of investigating social problems, it is hoped that students can grasp the inherent differences in interpretations and policy recommendations made by experts from these diverse points of view.

Contents

Economic perspectives in social science
Political perspectives in social science
Psychological perspectives in social science
Sociological perspectives in social science

Assessment
There will be assignments, quizzes and individual term paper for the course. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).