Qualitative Inquiry in Education ESQUAL Embedded Certificate (QIE3B-CR)

Requirements – The certificate requires 12 total credit hours, including one introductory qualitative course, two electives, and one capstone course.

Instructions – Take 4 classes / 12 credit hours from below courses in the order depicted below. Yes, you can take the courses simultaneously; as long as the introductory course is your first in the series and the capstone is the last semester you complete the four courses.

Modalities – All Ohio State classes are held in one of four delivery modes: in-person, hybrid, distance-enhanced, or distance learning. The student guide to instructional modes may be found here.

Certificate Completion for Graduation - The QIE can only be conferred when your degree is conferred. This means QIE Certificate students should submit application for certificate completion in GRADFORMS the semester you will graduate with their graduate degree (meaning, done with everything).

Introductory Class (Choose one, 3 hours)

• ESQUAL 7230 Qualitative Research for Educators (DL) (3)
• ESQUAL / ESHESA 7256 Designing Qualitative Research in Higher Education Settings (DL or in-person, depending on instructor & year) (3)
• ESQUAL 8280 Qualitative Research in Education: Paradigms, Theories, & Exemplars (in-person) (3)

Embedded Courses (Choose two, 6 hours)

• EDUTL 7431 Ethnography of Literacy and Language I (in person) (4)
• EDUTL 7432 Ethnography of Literacy and Language II (in person) (4)
• EDUTL 8001 Discourse Analysis and Educational Research I (in person) (4)
• EDUTL 8002 Discourse Analysis and Educational Research II (in person) (4)
• EDUTL 8030 Case Study of Teaching and Learning (in person) (3)
• ESQUAL/ESPHE 7240 Life History and Interviewing Methods (DL) (3)
• ESQUAL 8285 Qualitative Data Analysis Methods and Applications (DL) (3)
• ESQUAL/ESPOL 8286 Critical Qualitative Approaches to Policy and Race in Education (in person) (3)
• ESQUAL 8287 Narrative Inquiry in Educational Studies (DL) (3)
• ESQUAL 8288 Intersectionality in Qualitative Research (DL) (3)
• ESQUAL 8289 Digital Tools in Qualitative Research (Hybrid) (3)

Capstone Class (Choose one, 3, hours)

• ESQUAL 8290 Qualitative Research in Education: Methods and Analysis (in person) (3)
• ESQUAL / ESHESA 8526 Advanced Qualitative Inquiry toward Educational Equity and Social Justice* (DL or in person, depending on instructor & year) (3)

*Note: An additional course recommendation for Post-candidacy Certificate Students after the certificate &
candidacy are obtained is EDUTL 8095 - Post-candidacy Qualitative Design & Analysis Seminar. The course is for dissertating students involved in their analysis process and offers a community during an often-isolating time.