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This course is designed to give you the basic skills to understand and critically evaluate research in the social sciences.
At Laurier Brantford, the following programs fall under the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences:
But “social sciences” can also include:
These areas may seem very diverse, but one thing they have in common is that they all seek to gain a better understanding of who we are, where we came from, and why we do what we do.
This course is important for two main reasons:
In this course we will cover five foundations of academic literacy in the social sciences:
At the end of this course, you will have had the opportunity to learn the following skills:
This course includes both lectures and tutorials. Each week you will attend lecture(s) totalling 110 minutes and one tutorial totalling 50 minutes. The lectures will provide an overview of the key concepts, while the tutorials will give you the opportunity to actively develop a deeper understanding of these concepts and to practice the five foundations of social science literacy listed in the course description.
These skills will help you write and research papers in your senior-level courses, and generally become more familiar with the social sciences, but you will learn many other practical things in this couse. If you attend classes and complete all the assignments, you will develop the following types of skills (which are the kinds of things employers will be impressed by when you are looking for a job):
For past BF290 course outlines, please email Angela Jadric (ajadric@wlu.ca) and provide:
The outlines will be forwarded to you as a PDF attachment.
How Foundations Fits with Laurier Brantford Programs