Qualitative Research Methods in Community Health Sciences

3 cr · Graduate

The purpose of this course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge on theoretically informed qualitative inquiry for applied health services and health policy research. The course will include an introduction to social theory and respective qualitative methodologies best suited for population health, health services, social and cultural determinants of health, and health policy research. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the principles and practices involved in: integrating theory and qualitative methods; community engagement in qualitative research, including indigenous methodologies and diverse cultural contexts; the design of a theory driven qualitative research study; various ways of generating and analyzing qualitative data; integrated Knowledge Translation; and ethics, among other topics.