Gain advanced understanding and applied skills in conducting qualitative content analysis, thematic analysis, cross-case analysis and grounded theory using NVivo.

Gain advanced understanding and applied skills in conducting qualitative content analysis, thematic analysis, cross-case analysis and grounded theory using NVivo.

Get introduced to regression analysis using R, and learn how to use a variety of data and models to show when and how regression can be useful, in policy analysis and other contexts.

Get a grasp on all key elements of comparative case studies and process tracing, and learn how to implement a sound case study.

Get a grasp on all key elements of comparative case studies and process tracing, and learn how to implement a sound case study.

Learn how to deploy the Critical Discourse Analysis / Discourse-Historical Approach in your own analysis of contemporary political discourse.

Learn to make sophisticated arguments, analyse others' arguments in new ways, and even contemplate making your own contributions to the growing ‘methodological’ literature in the future.

Gain a practical understanding of the typical steps of an interpretive research process – from how to formulate an interpretive research question to how to present and document interpretive analyses.

Gain knowledge and skills needed to use the Bayesian approach to diverse kinds of research topics, and learn how to use specific tools for Bayesian analysis.

Learn the basic inferential statistical techniques used in political science research, so that you can progress to more advanced techniques.

Get introduced to NVivo and learn how to manage, code and analyse qualitative data in the context of academic research, public policy and for not-for-profit organisations.

Learn how to approach the most common analysis tasks in R with confidence, from exporting your results from R to writing an academic paper or report using Rmarkdown.