Sociology 797RM - ST-InDepthInterviewRsrchMethd

This hands-on graduate seminar provides comprehensive training in the use of in-depth interviewing to conduct sociological research. The course takes students through each step of the process: from formulating research questions for which in depth interviewing constitutes a fruitful method of inquiry, to developing a research instrument, addressing research ethics, recruiting participants, transcribing, analyzing, and crafting sociological arguments using interview data. Students should come prepared with a research interest to investigate, and a commitment to spending significant time during the course of the semester gathering, analyzing, and writing about their interview data.

Open to Graduate students only.