Courses, seminars and other elements of third‑cycle education

Information on current courses, seminars and other activities.

Courses, seminars and other elements of third-cycle education

Current courses

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 1
  • Qualitative Method 1

Every two years: 

  • Quantitative Method 2
  • Qualitative Method 2
  • Scientific Writing
  • Optional course

Current activities

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. 

Link to syllabi

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

Search for your syllabus here. 

Doctoral student programme

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. 

Credit transfer for courses at other higher education institutions

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 

Individual reading courses

Decisions on reading courses for individuals 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 approval of individual reading course at third-cycle level 

Contact

Sara Häggström

Fakultetshandläggare|Faculty Administrative Officer

+46 (0)10-1726526

The page was updated 7/26/2022