This subject provides foundational skills and knowledge for research in the Social Sciences including contemporary research, developments, and applications across a range of professional fields. It introduces key research concepts of epistemology, ethics, theory, and methodology drawing on different study disciplines within the Social Sciences. It provides an overview of research design and methods for collecting and analysing research data including familiarisation with qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches. The subject explores the processes by which knowledge is created through research and the purposes to which it can be applied in real world settings.