Module PY4896-KP04

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Psychology - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 2027, optional subject, psychology
• Master Psychology - Cognitive Systems 2027, optional subject, psychology
• Master Psychology - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 2022, optional subject, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• PY4896-S: Advanced qualitative research methods. (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 90 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Introduction and deepening of qualitative research methods with a focus on psychotherapy research (e.g. participant observation, phenomenology)
• Mixed Methods Approaches and Triangulation
• Consolidation of central constructs of contextual psychotherapy research and ethics (e.g. intersectionality, metaethics)
• Application of qualitative methods for questions regarding disorders, diagnosis and treatment in social, ethical and technological contexts (especially digitalization, artificial intelligence, big data)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students acquire in-depth knowledge of qualitative research approaches and application of mixed-method designs.
• Students receive an overview of the evaluation and interpretation of qualitative research approaches
• Students are familiar with the current debates about social influences and technical transformations in the field and can critically discuss possible consequences.

Grading through:

• presentation

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. phil. Lisa Malich

Teacher:

• Institute for History of Medicine and Science Studies
• Prof. Dr. phil. Lisa Malich
• Prof. Dr. phil. Christoph Rehmann-Sutter
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Herzog
• Dr. phil. Daniela Zetti
• Dr. rer. nat. Diana Braakmann

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Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

14.11.2025