Methods in the Humanities
The method courses - some mandatory, some elective - provide you with the essential methodological skills for your Humanities study.
- For all Humanities majors, the level 1 course UCACCMET13 Introduction to Rhetoric and Informal Logic is mandatory.
- At level 2, 7.5 credits are required. See the options below.
Which course for which field?
There are no strict methodology prerequisites for any of the HUM disciplines. Some level 3 course and thesis outlines may have a recommendation though. Your tutor, teachers, and fellows can advise. Recommendations:
| UCACCMET22 Applied Multivariate Statistics, UCACCSTA21 Biostatistics | for research involving statistics (e.g. LIN, HIS) |
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| UCACCMET24 Qualitative Inquiry in Everyday Life | for ethnographic work (e.g. CHI, HAR, LIN, MES, PES) |
| UCACCMET25 Critical Discourse Analysis + 2,5 EC (UCACCMET2D/2M/2L) | for analysis of power embedded in discourse (all fields, esp LIT, HIS, MES, PES, REL) |
| UCACCMET26 Formal Logic | for understanding language, reasoning and information flow using tools from logic (all fields, esp LIN, PHI) |
| UCACCMET27 Critical Discourse Analysis and Positionality (in 2027) | for analysis of power embedded in discourse (all fields, esp LIT, HIS, MES, PES, REL) |
| UCACCMET2J Making Sense of Data + 2,5 EC (UCACCMET2D, 2M, 2L) | for data analysis (e.g. LIN, HIS, MES). |
| UCACCWRI21 Creative Writing | for training good writing (e.g. LIT, HAR, MES, PES, PHI) |