Introduction to Qualitative Health Research for the Health Sciences

3 credits · Graduate Programs

A focus on understanding and appraising published examples of qualitative research on health topics as well as analyzing qualitative findings in health research. The importance of both methods and theories for ensuring rigor will be emphasized. Examples of relevance to people's experiences of health, illness and health care as well as the social and structural determinants of health will be considered. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Health Sciences 683 and Medical Science 659.05 (Qualitative Health Care Research) will not be allowed.