Overview
About the course
On this Qualitative Research Methods for Mental Health in War and Conflict course at King's College London will develop the qualitative research skills needed to explore these intersections and design your own research project.
What’s more, you will explore relevant case studies which focus on the particularly vulnerable. With this knowledge, you will learn about the ethical challenges you could face when conducting research with war-affected populations and learn how to adapt different research methods to these communities.
Programme Structure
Topics include:- The impact of war and conflict on health including mental health
- The ethics of researching vulnerable populations
- Qualitative research on mental health in war and conflict
- Research project development (Finding a research topic, developing research questions, deciding on a sampling approach)
- Qualitative research methods (Observations, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions)
- Qualitative data analysis (Coding, theme development, thematic analysis)
- Communication and dissemination of research findings (The elevator pitch; conference presentations, poster presentations, infographics)
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Psychology Emergency & Disaster Management Terrorism & SecurityWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is designed for those working in the field of mental health and psychosocial support.
- It will be particularly helpful for mental health and psychosocial researchers and practitioners working in different parts of the world which are affected by war and conflict.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 GBP for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.