With full participation in this Unit of Study you can expect the following learning outcomes:

• You will be able to identify the central theoretical paradigms of social science, know the main differences among them, and their roots in social theory.
• You will be able to see how theoretical frameworks inform the methods of social science and the analysis of its observations.
• You will be able to seek out relevant scholarly information on topics which interest you, and to locate specific scholars’ arguments and analysis in the traditions of social theory.
• You will develop your own skills of asking new questions and formulating answers which can be investigated, supported with reasoned argument and illustrated with factual evidence.