This course focuses on qualitative research methods in general, and on specified methods such as ethnography, discourse analysis and narrative analysis. The methodology and the practices of qualitative research methods are discussed. The aim is to enable the students to reflect and use qualitative research methods. Students will be able
- to understand the methodology of qualitative research methods
- to identify different qualitative research methods
- to analyse data with one specified method for example discourse analysis or narrative analysis

The course will have 9 hours of contact teaching. The rest of the course is conducted on-line in Moodle.

The course is only for the degree students of the following programmes:

- MDP in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research

- MDP in Global and Transnational Studies

- MDP in Quantitative Social Research