Overview and application of qualitative research, methods. Through course readings, discussion, and, practical application, candidates explore: (1), different approaches in qualitative research and, epistemologies and common theoretical perspectives, that undergird qualitative inquiry, and (2), various methods and techniques for gathering,, interpreting, and making meaning of in-depth and, rich information about things as they occur in, their natural settings. Candidates gain the skills, necessary to review and critique qualitative, research and to design and undertake their own, qualitative research.