Upcoming courses in doctoral education
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Media has two faculty-wide courses which are compulsory for most of the faculty's PhD students. The courses are developed to be taken in a certain order to support the PhD student's progression.
Faculty-wide courses
OVR001F Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methodology 7.5 credits
This course is given every year during the autumn semester as a distance course. Kristen Snyder and Mårten Sjöström are course coordinators. The course is recommended to be completed before the doctoral student applies to the OVR002F Scientific Writing and Presentation. This course can be taken during the first or second year of the doctoral programme.
OVR002F Scientific Writing and Presentation Techniques 7.5 credits
This course is given every year during the spring semester as a distance course. Kristen Snyder and Mårten Sjöström are course coordinators. Doctoral students are recommended to complete OVR001F Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methodology before starting this course. Furthermore, doctoral students are recommended to come to the course with some experience of the scientific publishing process or with at least one manuscript for publication. For many doctoral students, this means that this course is best taken during year two or three of the doctoral education.
Notification
Registration for the compulsory courses is made via the link below. Up to 18 course participants will be guaranteed admission. If more applicants than the number of places are given, a priority is made according to the course syllabus for each course. If there are special reasons to take a specific course at a specific time, an exemption can be granted.
When the registration for each course opens, an email will be sent out to all doctoral students at the faculty. It is only during this period that it is possible to register.
REGISTRATION FOR OVR001F, AUTUMN 2026, IS NOW CLOSED.
Syllabus search
Course syllabi can be found here. Search for course code OVR001F or OVR002F to see these course syllabi. Other courses in the doctoral education are handled by the course coordinators in the respective doctoral subject. Please contact the subject representative for questions about subject-specific courses.