Qualitative Social Research (SOCY3329)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2021
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
SOCY2329, SOCY7329
Prerequisite
SOCY2049 or SOCY2019 or POLS2703
Assessment methods
Practical assignments, proposal, reports, online quiz
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Overview of qualitative approaches to sociological inquiry and corresponding methodological procedures. The course covers research design and practice, including use of the NVivo data analysis package. It introduces the methods, methodology and epistemology of various analytical approaches including content and thematic analysis, grounded theory, PAR, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, discourse, and narrative inquiry. The course also explores some of the contemporary theoretical approaches and debates including interpretivism, social constructionism, positivism, postmodernism, posthumanism, feminism and post-colonial approaches.