FOUNDATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define the basic concepts in the philosophy of social and political sciences; give examples of social and political phenomena representing those concepts and frameworks; apply those concepts and frameworks in selected case studies.

Topics:

1. Introduction: What is Science?
2. Introduction to Philosophy of Science: Ontology
3. Introduction to Philosophy of Science: Teleology
4. Introduction to Philosophy of Science: Epistemology
5. Introduction to Philosophy of Science: Methodology
6. Ethics in Science
7. Traditions in Philosophy of Social Science
8. Introduction to Society and Politics
9. Key Concepts
10. Law, Order, and Justice
11. Political Theory and Political Ideologies: An Introduction
12. Comparative Politics
13. The Role of Economy in Society and Politics