Humanities Research Methods

Catalog description

This course introduces students to both scientific and humanistic methods of research that they can effectively use to address the issues and questions that arise in the course of studying various aspects of human societies and human interactions. Students will become proficient at raising and reviewing productive questions, formulating researchable hypotheses, designing logical and effective research strategies, conducting relevant empirical research programs, assessing the relevance and applicability of data, addressing issues of reliability and validity, and observing ethical research protocols, in the course of conducting research in the Humanities.