NURSING 205A

Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Research

Nursing · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Introduction to qualitative research design in nursing science. Examination of major methodologies that guide qualitative research in relation to various strategies for data collection (interviews, participant observation, focus groups), data analysis, and data interpretation. Scientific rigor and ethical concerns for research with human participants critically examined.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Winter 2026
Winter 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

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Requisite: course 202.

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NURSING 202

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

NURSING 205A

NURSING 202Philosophy of Nursing Science

1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

NURSING 205A

NURSING 205BAdvanced Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Methodology I
- NURSING 205CAdvanced Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Methodology IIanother path to it
NURSING 205CAdvanced Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Methodology II
NURSING 208Research in Nursing: Measurement of Outcomes
- NURSING 299BNursing Research Mentorshipanother path to it