PSYC 3103

Exclusion(s): Unavailable to students with credit for PSYC393. This course introduces students to qualitative research methodology in psychology, in which words/language/text serve as the primary source of data. Naturalistic observation, case studies, focus groups, archival studies, participatory research will be taught, as will analysis methods (e.g. grounded theory, narrative analysis, content analysis). Examples will be drawn from counselling/clinical psychology, personality psychology, cultural psychology, community psychology, and experiential studies of emotion and memory. Students will also be directed through the steps of completing a small-scale qualitative interview study on a top of their choice.