Psychology 323 - Lab: Qualitative Methods

This course offers a hands-on introduction to methods of psychological research that focus on the qualitative description and analysis of human experience. Students learn a variety of techniques of data collection (interviewing, intensive observation, archival research) and methods of analyzing textual sources -- from historical accounts to blogs, memoirs, observational narratives, and interview transcripts. Readings focus on specific methodological practices as well as on the history and philosophy of science differentiating qualitative methods from other approaches to psychological research. Students work both collaboratively and individually on projects throughout the course.

Prereq: Psychology 200.