SOS9008 – Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course concentrates on the process of doing research based on qualitative methods. Topics will cover different types of methods for collecting, analyzing and presenting qualitative data, including textual, visual and ethnographical methods. The course also aims to convey a deeper understanding of qualitative research within the framework of a PhD project. In order to achieve this, participants are asked to present their projects and their methodological reflections, and receive feedback from the course teachers and other members in the course group.
The content of the course will as far as possible reflect the preferences of potential participants. Thus, potential modules will not be constant.?
Language is English, unless all students and teachers have a sufficient command of Norwegian.
Potential course modules:
- Case studies
- Discourse analyses
- Ethnography (and multi-sited ethnography)
- Narrative designs and analysis
- Historical sociology/geography
- Analysis of images
- Studies with linguistic and/or metaphorical emphasis
- In-depth interviewing
Admission to the course
The course is available for PhD candidates at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography. In case there are open places, PhD candidates in sociology and geography from other universities and advanced Master’s level students may be admitted. Maximum enrollment is 16 students.
NB! Registration is binding.
PhD students at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography register for the course in Studentweb.
Participants outside the Department of Sociology and Human Geography and Master students should fill out this application form. Since registration is binding, if you are not entirely sure that you are able to attend, please mark for waiting list in the application form.
The application deadline is six weeks prior the course.?For dates see the semester page.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Participants must have a good working knowledge of qualitative methodology and some understanding of the research process.
Two weeks before the course starts, each participant contributes a one-page description of her/his project (aim, research questions and methodological approaches) to katalin.varga@sosgeo.uio.no.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with SGO9008 – Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis (discontinued).
Teaching
Each module is an integral part of the course. External teachers will teach some modules.?
For modules and readings for the next Spring semester, see the semester page.
Examination
The course requires active participation all days, reading, and submission of a paper. 5 ECTS will be awarded when the participant has received a pass grade based on activity and completed the paper.
The paper should focus on methodological issues related to the candidate's PhD research project. It should be approx. 4000 words, plus references. It is usually due about two months after the course.
Examination support material
All exam support materials are allowed during this exam. Generating all or part of the exam answer using AI tools such as Chat GPT or similar is not allowed.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.