Academic Programs - Qualitative Research
IQS Coursework
1. Required Courses (12 hours)
Introduction to Qualitative Design, Concepts, and Philosophies – Three Hours
Select the following course or one of its equivalents:
| QUAL8400 | Qualitative Research Traditions |
| CHFD 8810 | Qualitative Methods in Child and Family Development |
| SOWK 8166 | Qualitative Research Methods in Social Work |
| GEOG 8305 | Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods |
Data Collection Methods – Three Hours
Select the following course or one of its equivalents:
| QUAL 8410 | Qualitative Research Design |
| QUAL 8520 | Interviewing in Qualitative Research |
| QUAL 8530 | Case Study Research |
| QUAL 8540 | Participant Observation |
| JRMC 9030 | Critical, Cultural and Naturalistic Approaches to Mass Communication Research |
| SOCI 6750 | Qualitative Methods in Social Research |
Data Analysis – Three Hours
Select the following course or one of its equivalents:
| QUAL 8420 | Analyzing Qualitative Data |
| LLED (QUAL) 8580 | Postmodern Qualitative Research |
| ANTH 8620 | Anthropological Data Analysis |
Integrative Qualitative Research Seminar – Three hours
| QUAL 9400 | Advanced Qualitative Research Seminar or equivalent research seminar |
2. Elective Course (3 hours)
*One elective 3-hour course completes the minimum course requirement of 15 semester hours. See below for a comprehensive listing of possibilities.
Current Courses in Qualitative Research at UGA
The following list of courses will help you plan your program of study for this certificate program.
| ANTH 4630/6630 | Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 6620 | Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 8620 | Anthropological Data Analysis |
| CHFD 8810 | Qualitative Methods in Child and Family Development |
| EFND 8100 | History of Education in the United States: Historiography and Research Methods |
| LLED (QUAL)8550 | Writing Up Qualitative Research |
| LLED (QUAL)8565 | Theoretical Frameworks for Doctoral Studies in the Human Sciences |
| LLED (QUAL)8570 | The Postmodern Turn: Theories and Methods |
| LLED (QUAL) 8580 | Postmodern Qualitative Research |
| LLED (QUAL)8590 | Arts-Based Inquiry in Diverse Learning Communities |
| QUAL 8400 | Qualitative Research Traditions |
| QUAL 8410 | Designing Qualitative Research |
| QUAL 8420 | Analyzing Qualitative Data |
| QUAL 8515 | Qualitative Program Evaluation: Theory and Practice |
| QUAL 8525 | Narrative Analysis |
| QUAL 8510 | Theories in Qualitative Design |
| QUAL 8520 | Interviewing in Research |
| QUAL 8530 | Case Study Research |
| QUAL 8535 | Oral History Methods in Social Justice Movements |
| QUAL 8540 | Fieldwork and Participant Observation |
| QUAL 8545 | Digital Technology and Qualitative Research |
| QUAL (LLED) 8550 | Writing Up Qualitative Research |
| QUAL (ESSE) 8555 | Interpretive Research with Children |
| QUAL (ERSH) 8575 | Mixed Methods Approaches to Research |
| QUAL 8585 | Hermeneutics in Research |
| QUAL (ESSE) 8587 | Practicing Phenomenological Research |
| QUAL (ERSH) 8595 | Research Ethics in the Professional and Social Sciences |
| QUAL 8560 | Ethnomethodological and Conversation Analytic Studies |
| QUAL (LLED) 8750 | Qualitative Research Writing Workshop |
| QUAL 9400 | Advanced Qualitative Research Seminar |
| ERSH (QUAL) 9800 | Issues in Qualitative and Quantitative Research |
| JRMC 9030 | Critical, Cultural, and Naturalistic Approaches to Mass Communication Research |
| JRMC 9040 | Historical Research in Mass Communication |
| MARK 8610 | Qualitative Research in Marketing |
| MARK 8630 | Interpretive Research in Marketing |
| SOCI 6010 | Sociological Approaches to Culture |
| SOCI 6750 | Qualitative Methods of Social Research |
| SOWK 8166 | Qualitative Research Methods in Social Work |
| SPCM 3300 | Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism |
| SPCM 8300 | Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism |
| SPCM 8340 | Methodologies of Rhetorical Criticism |
| WMST 7070 | Feminist Ethnography |
| GEOG 8305 | Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods |
Related Courses
| ANTH 6040 | Visual Anthropology |
| ANTH 6550 | Ethnohistory |
| EDMS (EDEC/QUAL ) 7500 | Action Research |
| QUAL 9800 | Issues in Qualitative and Quantitative Research |
| HIST 7900 | Theory and Practice of History |
| PHIL 8400 | Seminar in Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL 8610 | Seminar in Epistemology |
| WMST 7060 | Black Women’s Narratives |
| WMST 7070 | Feminist Ethnography |
