Epistemology of Social Sciences Course
This course deepens understanding of knowledge construction in social sciences. Participants learn to evaluate evidence, identify bias and misinformation, address ethics and power dynamics, and develop rigorous research frameworks for real-world social issues in humanities contexts. It equips learners with tools for credible, transparent research on complex topics.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?
This course provides practical tools to assess knowledge claims, recognise biases, and handle conflicting evidence in social sciences. Key theories on methods and justification are explored, alongside analysis of power, ethics, and comparisons of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. Learners culminate by creating a robust epistemological framework for conducting rigorous, transparent research on intricate social challenges.
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Develop Skills
- Evaluate evidence by assessing validity, causality, bias, and uncertainty in social studies.
- Detect misinformation through identifying fallacies, framing tricks, and weak public claims.
- Design robust studies by integrating methods, planning validity checks, and minimising bias.
- Communicate complex ideas by explaining uncertainty and probabilistic results to general audiences.
- Build epistemic frameworks with standards, protocols, and ethics for social research.
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