Elective course offered to RPg students in the Faculty of Social Sciences
FOSS6100 A Practical Guide to Social Science Research
The elective seminar synergizes general methodological training and individual tutoring, aiming to offer MPhil and PhD students practical suggestions on their dissertation studies. This course proceeds in three stages. First, the instructor, guest speakers, and students work together to identify cutting-edge topics for dissertation research. Then, the seminar examines the epistemological foundations and analytic tools of qualitative and quantitative methods concerning the selected topics. Lastly, the class works on the grueling journal publication process, with all students acting as each other’s peer reviewers.
For detailed coursework requirements for your study, please refer to the respective links for the Graduate School and your Department/Institute/Centre:
- Graduate School
- Department of Geography
- Department of Politics and Public Administration
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
- Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
For information of courses offered by Department of Social Work and Social Administration and Journalism and Media Studies Centre, please contact the respective offices for more information:
- Department of Social Work and Social Administration: Departmental administrator (email: swsarpg@hku.hk)
- Journalism and Media Studies Centre: Mr. Jason Hui (email: tyhui@hku.hk)