Mar 18, 2026  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 4763 - Qualitative Methods


Qualitative Methods examines the collection of research strategies (methods) considered to be part of the genre of qualitative research. The primary topics in the course include, research design, research ethics, in-depth interviews, ethnography (participant observation), focus groups, and case studies. Other research strategies examined in less detail include sociometry, life histories, visual sociology, and a host of unobtrusive measures. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1213  and junior or senior standing.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: ENG 1213  for undergraduate level with minimum grade of D