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SOC 708

Qualitative Research Methods

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
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Overview

Description

This course will train students to conduct rigorous qualitative sociological research studies. Qualitative methodologies will include but are not limited to: ethnography, in-depth interviewing, and content analysis.

Units

Lecture3

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Offered: Every Fall

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fall

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Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate fluency in the application of foundational concepts, theories, and methodologies in the qualitative tradition in sociology.
  • conduct and assess a diversity of qualitative methods and associated theoretical, ethical, and pragmatic issues.
  • conduct qualitative research that is descriptively rich, theoretically illuminating, and, ultimately, publishable.