HLTH POL 747 / Qualitative and Conceptual Methods for Health Policy

3 unit(s)

M. Giacomini

This course covers principles and methods for qualitative and conceptual analyses in the field of health policy. Qualitative methods include descriptive or interpretive empirical investigation of social and personal phenomena. Conceptual methods analyze concepts and ideas, including their genesis, meanings, and further development for policy discourse. We focus primarily on analysis of qualitative information, and the development of theoretical and conceptual findings. We also address how analytic aims and processes affect the design of qualitative research projects.