Courses, seminars and other elements of third‑cycle education

Courses are arranged for third-cycle students in both the Faculty of Human Sciences and the Faculty of Science, Technology and Media. Other universities also arrange courses that may be open to doctoral students at Mid Sweden University. 

Read more here about current courses. 

Faculty-wide courses that are offered on an ongoing basis at the Faculty of Human Sciences, 6 courses per year.

Every year: 

• Theory of Social and Cultural Sciences
• Ethics in Social Science
• Quantitative Method 
• Qualitative Method 
• Optional course

Every two years: 

• Advanced Theoretical and Methodological Studies (odd years)
• Academic Writing (even years)

Access the course in Canvas

All participating doctoral students must log in with their student account in Canvas, not the staff account. To activate or create your account, read more here: How to activate your student account. It is possoble to contact IT support for help to activate or create an account. 

To avoid login issues, Firefox is recommended for studies. Unlike Chrome and Edge, Firefox does not automatically use Windows login. Alternatively, an incognito window in any browser can be used to keep logins separate.

External doctoral students, admitted at other higher education institutions, can create an account themselves after being admitted to a doctoral course. If needed, IT Support can assist with creating an account.

Forgotten MiunID or if you can't create an account
If the MiunID has been forgotten, a new account can be attempted to be created. The system will then notify that an account already exists and display the username. It is also possible to contact IT support for assistance with creating or activating accounts. IT Services

Registration in Ladok
To gain access to the course in Canvas, you must register for the course in Ladok, Student Ladok. Registration can also be done by the Faculty Office. Once the registration has been completed, the student is automatically connected to the relevant course room in Canvas.

Doctoral students from the whole faculty meet in various contexts to exchange information and create a sense of community. 

Read more here about current activities. 

There are also courses at third-cycle level in the Mid Sweden University database of syllabi. 

Search for your syllabus here. 

The Faculty has a doctoral student programme aimed at ensuring that all third-cycle courses and study programmes in the Faculty of Human Sciences are of very high quality. 

Decisions on credit transfer for courses at third-cycle level held at other higher education institutions are made by the Research Faculty. After a decision has been made, documentation is sent to the faculty office for entry and registration of results in Ladok. 

Application for credit transfer for a third-cycle course arranged by a higher education institution other than Mid Sweden University 

The decision on individual reading courses is made by the research collegium (FK). After a decision, the minutes and decision documentation syllabus with a reading list and information about the examiner are sent to the faculty office for the establishment of the reading course in Ladok. When the reading course has been completed with a passing grade, this is notified by the examiner to the faculty office for registration of results in Ladok.