This is a one semester 3-credit course which only Sociology majors will be allowed to take in their final semester. Only students who have obtained a minimum of grade B+ in either SOCI2009 or SOCI2006 will be allowed to register for this course. The objective of the course is to allow students the opportunity to develop their research skills through the conduct of an independent research undertaking, culminating in a full-length research report,. The research paper will serve to integrate theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques, and should preferably be selected with reference to the student’s area of concentration.