HLTH 344Qualitative Methods for Health Research
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Health
- Subject
- Public Health Sciences
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course introduces students to the basic qualitative methods, tools, and research designs that are widely used in health research and program evaluation. Students will analyze qualitative data using software.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3A or higher
- Complete 1 of the following
- Enrolled in H-Health Sciences, or H-Public Health
- Enrolled in Health Studies, Mathematics Health Informatics Option
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 2868 | 0 / 60 | F 08:30–11:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1113 | 60 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
43% liked it61% easy58% useful
From 21 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
i think it was pretty chill and not so tedious compared to other courses until the end bc the project is so big
also i think its a good course to hv done in undergrad bc its a good introductory course for learning the basics of qualitative methods like i feel like the stuff i learned is useful for life in general
the quizzes are based on the readings and the lecture content is rlly only used in the assignments so in general the course is pretty much project based which was a nice break from midterms and exams!!!May 2020 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
11 posts and comments in 10 threads mention HLTH 344, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2022
see you all on february 7th 88 points, 10 comments
u/Dimtar_: “… 310 HLTH 310 KIN 310 GERON 352 HLTH 352 KIN 352 REC 362 SOC 352 GSJ 380 HLTH 380 HLTH 102 HLTH 344 HLTH 370 HLTH 430 KIN 146 KIN 312 KIN 404 KIN 427 REC 280 ACTSC 231 (Tutorial) CO 250 (Tutorial) CO 487/CO 687 (Lecture) COMM 231 (Lecture) CS 251 (Labs) MATH 136 (Tutorial) MATH …”
Fall 2021
HLTH 344 1 point, 0 comments
u/Hash_27: “Anyone taken HLTH 344 ? Was it good/bad experience?”
Spring 2021
HLTH 303 & HLTH 344 3 points, 0 comments
u/ktrxn23: “Has anyone taken any of these courses?? If so, how was it? Course load, assignments, your prof for the course??”
Winter 2021
Food Insecuirity experiences - looking to interview someone 4 points, 1 comment
u/DragonflyGlum1721: “… I am writing a research report for one of my courses (HLTH 344) regarding this issue. If anyone is okay with participating in an annonymous interview, just 5-7 questions - (15 -20 minutes max) regarding the issue, please let me know! It would be gladly appreciated. …”
What is your favourite/most interesting course? 13 points, 32 comments
u/miseruu: “PSYCH 256, PSYCH 354, HLTH 344”
Fall 2020
Mark Dolson, one of the best profs in AHS is basically getting fired without reason. Students have already started a petition to try to get him his job back. 87 points, 26 comments
u/ladybone666: “… PS - He is still teaching HLTH 344, HLTH 652, and ANTH 202 in Winter 2021, so please don't worry that he's just disappearing tomorrow :)”
u/44xominxo44: “Does this mean he won’t be teaching for Winter 2021? I honestly took hlth 344 just for him!”
Fall 2019
HLTH 344??? 4 points, 12 comments
u/Hazelloverr: “How is it? is mark Dolson a good prof??? how's the course breakdown???”
Spring 2018
Stat for Health/Biostat major - need course suggestions 2 points, 3 comments
“I'm planning to declare Biostat as my major in the fall (if I end up liking STAT337). If I continue with this major, besides the required HLTH101 course needed in the Biostat plan, what are other …”
u/boolgogi: “HLTH344, HLTH230, HLTH245 (especially), and HLTH102 are probably all good starts. If you have any questions about Biostats feel free to PM me :)”
Fall 2017
What was your favourite class this term? 20 points, 53 comments
u/tellmemore24: “HLTH 344, Dolson is amazing”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
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