# Learning outcomes #

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. 


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