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Available Spring 2021: ENSP306

ENSP306 will be offered once again this coming spring semester! This course can satisfy our Applied Science and Policy requirement for ENSP.  Depending on your concentration (and faculty approval) it can also count as a Restricted Elective.

TIME:  Monday/Wednesday from 2:00-3:15

ENSP306 - Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods for Environmental Studies
An introduction to research design and methods, with an in-depth focus on qualitative research methods and application to environmental studies. Topics include: writing an appropriate research question, identifying relevant methods, submitting a proposal to the Institutional Review Board, choosing appropriate sampling approaches, conducting interviews, focus groups, ethnographies, analyzing textual data, and presenting qualitative results.


Have any questions about the course? Email Dr. Boules at cboules@umd.edu!