Courses, seminars and other elements of third‑cycle education
Information on current courses, seminars and other activities.
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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
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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.
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Link to syllabi
There are also courses at third-cycle level in the Mid Sweden University database of syllabi.
Search for your syllabus here.
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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.
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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.
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Individual reading courses
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.
Following forms are in Swedish if you need translation, contact Sara Häggström.
Ny eller reviderad kursplan för individuell läskurs på forskarnivå.docx