Amsterdam, Netherlands
DURATION
3 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
05 Nov 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
05 Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,640 / per course **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Contact the course administration courses@kit.nl if applications are possible after this date. If there are spaces in the course it is only possible if you do not need visa.
** Early bird tarif available if payment is made before 5 October 2025
Key Summary
Introduction
In health systems policy makers, managers and service providers need to be able to select appropriate research methods to better understand and address the problems they face. This course discusses which methods to use to answer different health system research questions. The course specifically focuses on qualitative research methods.
You will gain experience in each step of the research process through the development of your own research proposal, through practical exercises, and by appraising a research proposal.
Attention is also paid to enhance the use of research results by policy makers, managers, health care providers, civil society and clients.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
- We are happy to inform you that for the course in summer 2024 there are MSP MENA Scholarships available for participants from the following countries: Algeria • Egypt • Iran • Iraq • Jordan • Lebanon • Libya • Morocco • Syria • Oman • Tunisia • Mauritania
(Syria: Syrians can apply for a scholarship if they are living and working in one of the other countries listed above) - Application period for the MSP Mena scholarship: 8 February-26 March 2024.
If eligible please apply as soon as possible for academic admission but at the latest by 26 February 2024 to be ready when the application period opens. More information on our website.
Curriculum
Content
Policy makers, managers and service providers in the health system need to be able to select appropriate research methods to better understand and address the problems they face. This course specifically focuses on qualitative health systems research. The course also discusses which methods should be used to answer different health system research questions.
Participants gain experience in each step of the qualitative research process through the development of their own research proposal, through practical exercises, and by appraising a research proposal. Attention is also paid to enhance the use of research results by policy makers, managers, health care providers, civil society, and clients.
Program Outcome
Objectives
At the end of the module/session the participants should be able to:
- explain the concepts, paradigms, and application of and qualitative research methodologies in health systems research
- clearly formulate research questions based on problem analysis
- critically appraise each other’s work (i.e. research proposals and results) on its technical and practical merits
- select and explain an appropriate mix of qualitative research tools to investigate public health issues
- formulate a feasible, consistent and logical small-scale qualitative research proposal
- propose an outline of a research report and suggest strategies to disseminate research results to different target groups