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SOC-SCI 5610
Philosophy Of Social Science
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This course examines the development of the philosophy of science since the end of the 19th century. In this regard, Positivism, Conventionalism, and Realism as the three major conceptions of science will be studied and their significance as philosophical foundations of the social sciences will be assessed. Particular attention will be given to the emerging philosophy of science (i.e., Scientific Realism) which has profoundly challenged the more established Positivism.
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Credits: 3 hours
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SOC-SCI 5621
Consensus Social Theory
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This course explicates the connections between mainstream (or orthodox) approaches in the various social sciences, which can be collectively viewed as Capitalist interdisciplinary social theory, Explication entails positivist philosophy of science, classic liberal political philosophy, neo-classical economics, pluralist political science, human ecology and functionalist sociology. Prerequisite: Social Science 5610
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Credits: 3 hours
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SOC-SCI 5622
Pragmatism & Evolutionary Social Theory
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Drawing on the classical pragmatism of Peirce and Dewey as the philosophical framework for inquiry, and the institutional economics of Veblen, Commons, Mitchell, and Ayres, this course develops Evolutionary Social Theory as a paradigm for interdisciplinary social science.
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Credits: 3 hours
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SOC-SCI 5630
Seminar in Research Methodology
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This course assists students with the establishment of a framework for their dissertation research that represents a substantive integration of their coordination discipline with the SSC program. The ultimate goal of the seminar is a defensible dissertation proposal for each student. Includes opportunity for participation by supervisory committee members. Prerequisite: SocSci 5610, SocSci 5621, and 1 Critical Theory course
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Credits: 3 hours
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SOC-SCI 5690
Special Doctoral Reading in Social Science
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Special Research Topic in Interdisciplinary Social Science at The Doctoral Level
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Credits: 1-3 hours
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SOC-SCI 5899
Required Graduate Enrollment
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Credits: 1 hours
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