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COURSE CATEGORY Master´s Programme in Child Studies MAIN FIELD OF STUDY Child studies - BRA SUBJECT AREA |
COURSE CODE | 736A15 |
- display knowledge and understanding of qualitative research methods,
- cultivate advanced research skills,
- relate to some of the major traditions of analysis within social scientific research, their theoretical underpinnings and the various methodical strategies linked to these,
- formulate research questions that are consistent with specific theoretical perspectives and to apply suitable methods of inquiry,
- select an adequate research method for their master thesis and design a research study.
1. Interaction analysis. This module takes on the analysis of social interaction as a way of examining and describing people's sense-making practices. The module is geared toward understanding the local dynamics of interactional exchanges in mundane as well as institutional contexts, by focusing on the social, recipient-designed, character of people's actions. Hands-on methodological exercises based on different types of data will illustrate some commonplace concerns involved in producing analytical accounts of social interaction.
2. Visual analysis. This module concerns the analysis of different kinds of images used or produced in various contexts. The material to be analysed consists of pre-existing visual representations, visual material produced by the researcher her/himself during the research process as well as images produced by participant researchers, informants. The theoretical foundations for the different methods of analysis that are commonly used in this field will be considered as well as issues of how to collect visual research material.
3. Textual analysis. Two types of textual analysis will be outlined in this module: Historical text analysis and discourse analysis, and the possible relationship between these types of analysis will be discussed. Historical text analysis is geared toward observing and analysing change over time based on the study of historical documents. Various historical methods for studying historical sources will be highlighted. Discourse analysis gives attention to the intricate connections between language and social and societal change. The issues of the role of language and the complex relationship between actor and structure will be dealt with. The different, though often interconnected, traditions of discourse analysis will also be examined.
4. Interview. This module addresses some of the core issues concerning interview as a research method. The module will mainly focus on qualitative interview techniques and, in doing so, introduce students to the ways in which structured, semi-structured, and non-structured interviews as well as focus group interviews can be employed as methodologies when collecting qualitative data within a particular field site. Students, furthermore, will learn about participant observation, reflexivity (e.g. roles and biases of the researcher), and ethical concerns as related to various interview methods. Finally, students will acquire knowledge about the ways in which qualitative data collected by the aid of various interview methods can be sorted, analysed, and related to previous research.
Language of instruction: English.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
A bachelor’s degree (kandidatexamen) of at least 180 ECTS credits, including a 15 ECTS credit degree paper or equivalent, and
1. In-depth studies of at least one year in a field relevant to the programme, including a degree thesis or final paper (equivalent). Relevant fields for in-depth studies are anthropology, education, history, communication studies, language studies, psychology, sociology and political science.
2. Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "Engelska B"; i.e. English as native language or an internationally recognized test, e.g. TOEFL (minimum scores: Paperbased 550 + TWE-score 4.0, computorbased 213 and internetbased 79), IELTS, academic (minimum score: Overall band 6.0 and no band under 5.0), or equivalent.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
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