Methodology Applied to Civilization: History, Political Science, and Philosophy



Methodology applied to Civilization: history, political science and philosophy.

This course will introduce and explore the main tools of French methodology in social sciences (History, political science, sociology, philosophy). These tools range from the synthesis, to the dissertation (in the French meaning) to text analysis and oral presentation. The course will be based on practical exercises performed by students under the supervision of the professor. This course will be particularly helpful for those who will proceed to Paris, and those who wish to write research papers.



Required text:

Vincent MILLOT, Olivier WIEVIORKA, Méthode pour le commentaire et la dissertation historiques, ISBN-13: 978-2200248949

Schedule
8:00am-8:50am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 2, 2015 to Aug 14, 2015)
Location
Warner Hall 507
Instructors