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LS 322Field Research Methods

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Legal Studies
Cross-listed
SOC 322

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 6 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides a critical evaluation of research techniques in sociology, criminology, and legal studies with an emphasis on learning and applying qualitative fieldwork approaches.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • LS221 - Research Methods (0.50)
    • SOC221 - Research Methods (0.50)

Antirequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
      • SDS351R - Qualitative Research for Social Change (0.50)
    • Not open to students enrolled in Faculty of Mathematics programs

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001411059 / 60F 11:30–14:20
LEC 002868960 / 60T 18:30–21:20
LEC 003904825 / 50MW 08:30–09:50

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00133310 / 60Th 18:30–20:20
LEC 701126577 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

45% liked it50% easy50% useful

From 11 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I was not looking forward to the course (many people are not with mandatory courses) but I actually enjoyed it. The 3 major assignments were very clearly outlined with a step-by-step rubric (1/1, 1/1, 3/3) clearly indicating how you can receive full marks - I loved this setup. The lowest grade is dropped too which I appreciate. Although I liked the rubric set-up, I and other classmates found the TA's to expect beyond the rubric and you would often lose marks for things that felt a little ridiculous... almost like stretching to not give you full marks when the rubric is clear cut.
    The final group assignment is where I start to feel less positive as the instructions itself are about 7…

    Nov 2022 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Useless outdated class i learned nothing from. Dumb little filler.

    Jul 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Had professor Carmen Nave and she was not a good prof. Stumbled on her words every lecture and seemed like she had no confidence in what she was teaching. Lectures were dry. She was often rude to me when I asked questions. Gave very little feedback on assignments which was annoying since I didn't know where I was going wrong and what I needed to fix for next assignments.

    Nov 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I took this class online with Dr. Carlie L. Leroux-Demir in Winter 2021. The main objective in this class was to write a research proposal and the class assignments were divided up accordingly. There were 4 assignments; research framework (10%), literature review (20%), statement of the research problem (30%), data collection plan (40%). Dr. Carlie uploaded powerpoint slides with audio recordings every week and we had assigned readings along with them. The rubrics for the assignments were provided beforehand and the marking was mostly fair. Tbh, this course was essentially the same as LS221 (in terms of content), so if you've taken 221 and did well, you'll likely do well in 322 as well.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention LS 322, April 2016 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.

Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

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u/Jackhofmann: “… LS 227 LS 229 LS 235 LS 240 LS 271 LS 272 LS 273 LS 283 LS 291 LS 292 LS 300 LS 306 LS 319 LS 322 LS 325 LS 327 LS 344 LS 351 LS 366 LS 374 LS 386 LS 401 LS 402 LS 403 LS 428 LS 434 LS 492 LS 496 LS 498 MATBUS 470 MATBUS 471 MATH 103 MATH 104 MATH 106 MATH 109 MATH 114 MATH 115 …”

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Winter 2016

LS 3rd year courses? 1 point, 7 comments

“I'm looking to boost my average and was wondering if anyone knows of some third year legal studies courses that are interesting but will also help increase my overall average. …”

u/pondering_stuff5: “SOC/LS 322 is a research methods course. The content is super easy, the amount of work can vary from prof to prof. Avoid Weizhen Dong as a prof, nice person, bad professor.”

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