Advanced Issues in Qualitative Inquiry (SOCY3329)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
SOCY2329, SOCY7329
Prerequisite
SOCY1050 or CRIM1000 and either SOCY3049 or SOCY2049
Assessment methods
Practical assignments and exam
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Rebecca Olson (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
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 |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
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, narrative and conversation analysis. The course also explores some of the contemporary theoretical approaches and debates including interpretivism, social constructionism, positivism, postmodernism, posthumanism, feminism and post-colonial approaches.
