Handbook

Honours in Critical and Social Inquiry consists of discipline-specific coursework in this subject (SCTI470), as well as the combined LHA Faculty subject, Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (LHA 401/901), and a supervised research thesis (LHA 480). SCTI470 provides high-level intellectual development and support for students intending to use their research skills for a career in the public service, the non-profit sector, the tertiary education sector, or elsewhere. Strong emphasis is placed on intellectual and logistical support and the articulation of a supportive community of inquiry in the production of theses and in the run-up to thesis submission, together with the development of students’ capacity for analysis, the preparation and organization of research materials, and contextual engagement in contemporary debates pertaining to students’ research areas and topics The subject ordinarily has two components: (i) assessments at the beginning and end of the subject aimed at developing the thesis methodology and identifying any problems students may be having with their thesis research; (ii) directed reading in an area relevant to the thesis topic, assessed by the development of an annotated bibliography and a research essay.