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Three credits · Undergraduate

The topic for 2026-2027 is Participatory Health Research and Qualitative Methods. Participatory research methods are becoming more widely used in health research. The engagement of people with lived experience, families and carers, community members, clinicians and other key partners is essential to ensure that research reflects the needs and perspectives of the people who will benefit from it. This course will explore ethical, theoretical and methodological approaches to undertaking participatory qualitative health research. Using a combination of lectures and labs, students will learn how to undertake participatory qualitative research, including through a variety of methodological approaches to data collection, analysis, knowledge creation and dissemination. Prerequisite: HLTH 203. Three credits.