NURSING 205BAdvanced Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Methodology I
Nursing · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Students design and implement qualitative project study based on grounded theory methodology. Symbolic interactionism and constructivism as foundation with grounded theory as guide to recruit small sample, collect data through interviews and observations, and simultaneously analyze data through inductive coding and memoranda writing. Employment of constant comparison and examination of key elements of self-reflexivity and research ethics.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 205A or equivalent approved by instructor.
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Requires
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NURSING 205B
- NURSING 205AIntroduction to Qualitative Methods in Research
- NURSING 202Philosophy of Nursing Science
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NURSING 205B
- NURSING 205CAdvanced Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Methodology II
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