Area
social Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Other Social Sciences
Diego Portales University
- City: Santiago,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
• To train social researchers who are distinguished by their ability to reflect on the nature of research methods and the production of social knowledge.
• To offer an advanced learning space in the handling of methods relevant to social research, both quantitative and qualitative.
• To prepare students to conduct excellent empirical social research, identifying the most suitable methods and the most efficient techniques to solve a research problem.
Applicant Profile
To apply to the Program, it is required to hold a bachelor's degree awarded by a national or foreign university and/or an equivalent professional title.
Graduate profile
Upon completion of their training, graduates will be able to:
• Understand the varied and complex nature of research methods and social knowledge production.
• Reflect on and critically discuss the use, analysis, and effects of various methodologies depending on the objective of each investigation.
• Apply a variety of quantitative and qualitative social research techniques.
• Conduct empirical social research, defining and conceptualizing a problem, identifying the most suitable methods, the most efficient techniques to solve it, and the potential consequences and results of the research
Lines of investigation
1. Uses, applications and effects of quantitative research on social reality
2. Uses, applications and effects of qualitative research on social reality
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