SUM4011A – Research Methods (I)
Course content
This will be a core unit, addressed by several staff with experience in tackling multi- and interdisciplinary research methodologies. Interdisciplinary research plays a critical role in virtually every field of study in the sciences, arts and humanities. The aim of this course is to explore the ways in which interdisciplinary studies are defined, how they formulate particular research problems, and what kinds of research tools and methods are applicable. The course surveys such diverse fields as political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, literature, history, economics, landscape studies, architecture and the natural sciences in order to present the palette of to