Mandatory for third-year Sociology or Criminology students in an Honours Specialization. In this seminar, students explore the social world using qualitative methodologies. They develop research skills using approaches such as intensive interviewing, participant observation, unobtrusive data collection and grounded theory building.

Antirequisite(s): Childhood and Youth Studies 3311F/G, Family Studies and Human Development 3230A/B, Interdisciplinary Studies 2252F/G, Sociology 3307F/G, Thanatology 3330F/G, the former Childhood and Social Institutions 3311F/G, the former Interdisciplinary Studies 2252F/G, the former Thanatology 4401F/G.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in an Honours Specialization or Honours Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and Sociology 2206A/B, or Social Work 2206A/B and Social Work 2207A/B. If not in an Honours Specialization or Honours Double Major, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and Sociology 2206A/B, or Social Work 2206A/B and Social Work 2207A/B is required.

Extra Information: 3 seminar hours.