Seminar: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology

3 units

This course is a graduate-level seminar, open to students across the social sciences, that provides hands-on training in a variety of methods used for collecting qualitative data in a systematic manner. Much of the course is devoted to developing interviewing skills that researchers can use in participant observation, semi-structured interviewing, person-centered interviewing, life histories, cultural domain analysis, and social network analysis. Classroom assignments are tailored to individual needs so that graduate students develop skills in practical and meaningful ways that apply directly to their research agendas. Enrollment is open to graduate students only.