2010-2011 University Catalog 
  
2010-2011 University Catalog

NURS 725 - Hermeneutic Research Methodologies in Health Care

Credits: 3
Uses seminar/discussion for in-depth exploration of interpretive phenomenology, philosophical background for hermeneutics, and hermeneutics as method in context of conducting research in health care. Uses readings from philosophers such as Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer to situate hermeneutical methodologies in philosophy of science.

Prerequisites
Graduate-level qualitative research course

Corequisite
Graduate-level qualitative research course

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0