Method and Research Strategies

Education facts

Code: 4FU419

The course encompasses the main aspects of the research process, including the selection of a research problem, aim and purpose, a research design, the choice and application of theory, the choice and application of method, and analytical approaches. The course aspires to be broad and provide an overview of all these interlinked stages. The focus of the course is on qualitative methods within the subject, especially case studies, ethnographic studies, comparative methods, discourse analysis, text analysis methods, interview methods, source criticism, and project evaluations.

Entry requirements

30 ECTS in Peace and Development Studies at advanced level, or the equivalent English course B

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Method and Research Strategies

  Linnaeus University (Kalmar Växjö)

  Start date: 19 January 2026

  End date: 22 February 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %