Social Science: Understanding Behaviour, Culture & Society
Program Overview
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- ASD: Architecture and Sustainable Design
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- Undergraduate
- Graduate
- Continuing education (SUTD Academy)
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- Undergraduate courses
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- Research collaborations
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The university offers various programs, including:
- Undergraduate
- Graduate
- Continuing Education (SUTD Academy)
- 42 Singapore
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- Design·AI
- Diversity and inclusion
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- Thought leadership
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Specific Course: Social Science
Course Description
The Social Science course provides an introduction to the social sciences, cultivating an understanding of core issues, fundamental theories, and philosophical stances.
Learning Objectives
The course aims to:
- Identify, summarise, and explain key points of social science concepts
- Evaluate the arguments, assumptions, and methods employed in the assigned readings
- Select and apply appropriate social science concepts to analyse social and cultural phenomena
Measurable Outcomes
The course assesses student learning through:
- Participation in weekly in-class exercises
- Critical assessments of the arguments in the assigned readings
- Development and delivery of oral presentations that select and apply appropriate social science concepts to analyse social and cultural phenomena
Tags
The course is tagged as:
- Term 1
- Term 3
- Freshmore Core
- HASS
