Logic of Social Inquiry, 7.5 credits

Autumn 2024, Half-time, Norrköping

Closed for late application
Semester Autumn 2024
Place of study Norrköping
Pace of study Half-time
Level Second cycle
Teaching form On-Campus
Education Time Day-time
Education Language English
Course offering id LIU-46003
Period 202434 - 202443
Number of Places 5

Specific requirements

  • 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
  • English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
    Exemption from Swedish

Selection

Tuition fees

SEK 11100 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

If you have questions about the course, contact us

Jonas Johansson, study adviser

Jacob Habinek, course director

Madelene Töpfer, course administrator

Course syllabus

Logic of Social Inquiry, 7.5 credits

Autumn 2025, Half-time, Norrköping

Semester Autumn 2025
Place of study Norrköping
Pace of study Half-time
Level Second cycle
Teaching form On-Campus
Education Time Day-time
Education Language English
Course offering id LIU-46003
Period 202534 - 202543
Number of Places 5

Specific requirements

  • 180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits within one of the following areas humanities, social-, cultural-, behavioural-, natural-, computer-, or engineering-sciences
  • English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6)
    Exemption from Swedish

Selection

Tuition fees

SEK 11100 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

If you have questions about the course, contact us

Jonas Johansson, study adviser

Jacob Habinek, course director

Madelene Töpfer, course administrator

Course syllabus

This course provides an advanced introduction to the logic of inquiry and research design in the social sciences. The readings cover issues ranging from the nature of scientific explanations and causal inquiry to the variety of research methodologies available to social scientists.  After introducing and critically examining the most important modes of social inquiry currently in practice, the course focuses on computational social science, its defining characteristics, and how computational approaches can improve our understanding of the complex social processes through which macro-level social outcomes are brought about, and by which they can be explained.