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Doctoral courses
All doctoral courses at Malmö University, both university common courses and faculty courses, are open for those who are accepted as doctoral students at Malmö University or any other university. All courses are free of charge for all participants.
How do I apply for a course?
Information about application for all courses can be found at each course.
Malmö University's doctoral courses are open to all eligible doctoral students. If there are more applicants than places, priority is given to Malmö University's doctoral students.
Supporting documents
If you are accepted as a doctoral student at a university outside Sweden, you are required to send an official certificate from that university proving you have been admitted to postgraduate education. If you do not have a Swedish social security number you will have to send a copy of a document that proves your identity, such as a passport.
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University common courses
2024 autumn semester - Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research, 4 hp
Aim
The course introduces doctoral students to the key concepts, principles, debates, and legal regulations of research ethics and professional conduct. The purpose is to enable doctoral students to correctly identify ethical risks in research and to apply ethical constructs to individual research projects, as well as to professional conduct. In addition, the doctoral students will gain empowering tools and skills that will increase their ability to contribute to the ongoing debate and development of research ethics and professional conduct.
Credits
4 hp
Language
The course will be conducted in English.
Code
MAU0003
Syllabus
Syllabus: Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research (Box)
Course period
- 21 November- 13:15-17:00 in OR:C377
- 28 November - 13:15-17:00 in OR:E239
- 5 December - 13:15-17:00 in OR: C377
- 12 December - 13:15-17:00 in OR:C377
- 3 January - Submission of examination task
- Exam seminar either 10 January 2025 or 17 Januari 2025, both in OR:C377
Application
Application for the autumn term is closed. Application for the spring term will open in November.
Contact
2024 autumn semester - Communicating Research, 5 hp
Aim
The aim of the course is to enable doctoral students to critically take a position on, plan and perform different communication initiatives with regard to their research projects. A further aim is for doctoral students to increase their understanding of the importance of being able to communicate research results both to the academic community and to society at large.
Credits
5 hp
Language
English
Code
MAH0218
Syllabus
Syllabus: Communicating Research (Box)
Course period
- 11 November - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 12 November - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 18 November - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 19 November - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 25 November - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 26 November - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 3 December - 09:00-16:00 in OR:B526
- 12 December - 09:00-16:00 in OR:C527
Application
Application is closed.
Contact
2024 autumn semester - Sustainable digitalization, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to give the students insight into the role of digitalization in the development of a more sustainable society and understanding of the relevant sustainability aspects of digitalization. In addition, the students will learn about the potential risks of digitization from a sustainability perspective and how they can be managed
Credits
5 credits
Language
English
Code
MAU0001
Syllabus
Syllabus: Sustainable digitalization
Course period
The course start 4 November 2024. The course consists of 5 full-day seminars:
- 4 November
- 5 November
- 25 November
- 26 November
- 18 December
Schedule
Schedule for Sustainable digitalization autumn 2024 (PDF)
Application
Apply to the course Sustainable Digitalization
Contact persons
For academic questions - Paul Davidsson
For administrative questions - Susanne Lundborg
2024 autumn semester - Research in collaboration: theories, methods, practices and ethics, 5,0 credits
Aim
The course aims at providing students with transdisciplinary knowledge on theories, methods, practical and ethical concerns related to carrying out research in collaboration with non-academic actors. This involves research where researchers and non-academic actors actively work together to produce knowledge and different kinds of outputs.
Course credits
5,0 credits
Course code
MAU0004
Language of instruction
English
Syllabus
Syllabus for the course Research in collaboration: theories, methods, practices and ethics
Course guide
Course guide for the course Research in collaboration: theories, methods, practices and ethics (Box)
Compulsory sessions
14 November
19 November
26 November
5 December
16 December
13 January
Entry requirement
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
11 November 2024 -- 19 January 2025
Teaching mode
This course will be taught on campus only
Application
Application closed
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer
2024 autumn semester - Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research, 3,5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide students the means to develop insights into responsible use of generative AI in research. The course covers ethical, technical, and societal perspectives that accompany the use of generative AI technology in research. Through a combination of theoretical seminars and practical exercises, the students will develop their ability to critically assess the potential and risks associated with the use of generative AI in research. Important topics such as privacy, bias, originality, reproducibility of research results, intellectual independence, and generative AI’s impact on scientific integrity are addressed to prepare the students for the ethical considerations of AI that are central to research.
Contents
- Introduction to generative AI: history, fundamental concepts, current trends, and an overview of different generative AI models and their applications in research.
- Ethical perspectives: privacy, transparency, bias, originality, responsibility, ownership, and intellectual independence.
- User-oriented and technological perspectives: prompting, areas of application, limitations, and possibilities.
- Societal perspectives: generative AI and its impact on research, on the role of universities in society, and on society, including aspects related to economic and ecological sustainability.
- Philosophical perspectives: the implications on different views of knowledge, knowledge creation, and science.
- Overview of research methods suitable for research assisted by generative AI, including engineering/design sciences, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary methods.
Credits
3,5 credits
Code
MAU0005
Syllabus
Syllabus Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research
Language
English
Course period
The course runs from 26 November 2024 to 9 January 2025. The course consists of full-day campus based seminars with different themes, and where each seminar includes one theoretical and one practical part. See schedule below.
The course is planned to be given every year.
Schedule
Schedule Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research
Application
Apply to the course Responsible Use of Generativ AI in Research
Contact persons
For academic questions - Andreas Jacobsson
For administrative questions - Susanne Lundborg
2025 spring semester – Societal Impact of Research, 5 credits
Aim
The objective of the course is to provide students with a critical insight onthe value of societal impact and different methods to plan, evaluate andmanage it in relation to their own research field. The objective of the course is to provide students with the opportunity totrain their capacity to reflectively formulate the societal impact and animpact plan for their research as well as communicate them to relevantactors.
Credits
5 credits
Language
English
Code
TS00024
Syllabus
Syllabus: Societal Impact of Research (PDF)
Course period
The course runs from 12 February to 7 May 2025. The course consists of 5 full-day campus based seminars:
12 February 09:00-16:00
26 February 09:00-16:00
11 March 09:00-16:00
2 April 09:00-16:00
7 May 09:00-16:00
Application
Application to Societal Impact of Research
Contact
For academic questions: Håkan Wernersson
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
2025 spring semester – Academic Writing and Publishing, 5 credits
Aim
The course aims to develop the research student's competence in constructing academic texts in English and develop their understanding of publishing in and across disciplinary traditions.
Credits
5 hp
Language
English
Code
MAH0211
Syllabus
Syllabus: Academic Writing and Publishing (Box)
Course period and schedule
The schedule will be published here as soon as it is decided.
Application
Apply to the course Academic Writing and Publishing
Contact persons:
For academic questions: Anna Wärnsby
For administrative questions: Gunilla Assarson
2025 vårterminen - Supporting the Learning of Others
Aim
This postgraduate course introduces doctoral students to research on teaching and learning in higher education and builds upon the pedagogical principles of constructive alignment in teaching and learning in higher education, in which intended learning outcomes (ILOs), teaching and learning activities (TLAs) and assessment tasks (ATs) align to support active learning of students. Constructive alignment rely on a constructivist understanding of learning in which active student participation is central. Students learn from what they do and how they link new input with previous personal experiences as a way to construct new knowledge.
This course is organised around sessions designed as a collaborative learning process in which the participants take active part in discussions, reflections and teaching of the respective pedagogical topics of the course. The idea of the sessions is to bridge the gap between pedagogical theories and conceptions introduced in the course and the participants’ own teaching practice and experiences. The individual assignment that makes up the final course assignment of the course relates to the various pedagogical topics of the course, such as:
- Effective teaching and learning, e.g. different kinds of knowledge, teaching and learning strategies, student motivation
- Alignment of ILOs, TLAs and ATs.
- Formative and summative assessment, peer reviewing and feedback
Student diversity and equal treatment in higher education
Credits
5 hp
Language
English
Code
MAH0207
Syllabus
Syllabus: Supporting the Learning of Others (Box)
Course period and schedule
The schedule will be published here as soon as it is decided, tentatively in January/February 2025.
Application
Apply to the course Supporting the Learning of Others
Contact persons:
For academic questions: Henrik Brandén
For administrative questions: Gunilla Assarson
Coming university common courses
Spring semester 2025
- Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research, 4 hp (PDF)
Contact: Gunilla Assarson, administrator - Academic Writing and Publishing, 5 hp (PDF)
Contact: Gunilla Assarson, administrator - Supporting the learning of others, 5 hp (PDF)
Contact: Gunilla Assarson, administrator - Understanding and Managing Controversies in Research, 5hp (PDF)
- Societal Impact of Research, 5 hp (PDF)
Autumn semester 2025
- Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research, 4 hp (PDF)
Contact: Gunilla Assarson, administrator - Sustainable Digitalization, 5 hp (PDF)
- Supporting the learning of others, 5 hp (PDF)
Contact: Gunilla Assarson, administrator - Feminist Theories on Science and Knowledge, 5 hp (Syllabus in progress)
- Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research, 3,5 hp (PDF)
Spring semester 2026
Autumn semester 2026
Courses at the Faculty of Health and Society
The Faculty of Health and Society has five doctoral subjects: Biomedical Science, Care Science, Criminology, Health and Society and Social Work.
2024 spring semester - Criminological Theory: Crime Causation, 7,5 credits
Aim
To introduce and evaluate the main key ideas about the causes of crime by assessing original texts from the theory developers.
Language
Swedish or English depending on the participant
Course code
HÄSA228
Syllabus
Syllabus: Criminological Theory: Crime Causation
Start and end date
April 8, 2024 – June 10, 2024
Last day to apply
Application closed
Contact
2024 spring semester - Health equity - participatory action research for social sustainability and health
Swedish title
Jämlik hälsa - deltagarbaserad aktionsforskning för social hållbarhet och bättre hälsa
Aim
The course aims to deepen the students’ knowledge on the methodological aspects within participatory action research. Besides the methodological aspects the course will focus on different participatory methods and the collaboration with different stakeholders. The course will further add to the knowledge on how participatory action research will lead to social sustainability and equal health.
Language
Swedish or English depending on the participants
Course code
HÄSA236
Syllabus
Syllabus: Health equity - participatory action research for social sustainability and health
Start and end date
2024-03-15 - 2024-08-17
Kontakt
Course coordinator: Rathi Ramji
2024 spring semester - Introduction to the research field of Health and Society, 7,5 credits
Swedish title
Introduktion till forskningsfältet hälsa och samhälle
Aim
The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to research related to the health and illness of individuals and groups in relation to societal conditions and structures.
The course is interdisciplinary with a focus on contextual dimensions of health, illness, and care. Furthermore, the course covers key theoretical concepts as well as scientific and methodological perspectives in the field. It addresses how individuals are biologically and psychologically influenced by cultural, social, political, and material conditions in society. Finally, it also addresses the conditions and challenges for the health and illness of individuals and groups in a culturally pluralistic society.
Language
Swedish or English depending on the participants
Course Code
HÄSA234
Syllabus
Syllabus: Introduction to the research field of Health and Society
Start and end date
2024-02-13 - 2024-05-07
Last day to apply
Application closed
Application
Application: Introduction to the research field of Health and Society
Contact
2024 autumn semester - Introduction to Care Science Research, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is for the doctoral student to develop knowledge and a critical approach in relation to the field of care sciences and its scientific theoretic foundations.
Language
Swedish or english depending on the participant
Syllabus
Syllabus: Introduction to Care Science Research
Course code
HÄSA218
Schedule
Schedule: Introduction to Care Science Research
Start and end date
2024-09-30 - 2024-12-09
Last day to apply
2024-08-19
Application
Application: Introduction to Care Science Research
Contact
2024 autumn semester - Qualitative Research Methodology for the Health and Social Sciences 7.5 credits
Swedish title
Kvalitativ forskningsmetodologi för hälso- och samhällsvetenskaperna
Aim
The aim of the course is for the PhD student to acquire knowledge about central core issues in qualitative research methodology for the health and social sciences.
Syllabus
Syllabus: Qualitative Research Methodology for the Health and Social Sciences
Language
Swedish or English depending on the participant
Course code
HÄSA224
Start and end date
2024-08-27-2024-10-25
Application
Application: Qualitative Research Methodology for the Health and Social Sciences
Last day to apply
2024-07-16
Contact
2024 – Research Laboratory Methods: Anchoring research laboratory methods in education at undergraduate and graduate level, 10 credits
Kursens språk
English
Aim
The course aims to develop doctoral students´ knowledge, competencies, and judgement skills needed to integrate research laboratory methods into teaching. This is done by practical engagement of the doctoral student in teaching, including supervising, lecturing, examination participation, assessment of teaching strategies, and modification of laboratory methods and materials to fully integrate modern science developments into teaching. Practical teaching will be supported by communication of current scientific achievements, societal and research challenges, demonstration of method limitations, and thus, needs for future knowledge expansion.
Course code
HÄSA233
Syllabus
Syllabus: Research Laboratory Methods
Start and end date
Ongoing
Contact
Course in collaboration with other universities
Challenges in Ageing Societies - Care work, technologies, dementia, and ethics. A transnational multidisciplinary PhD-course
The course is developed within the framework of the research network CareSam and is given by Roskilde University:
Courses at the Faculty of Culture and Society
The Faculty of Culture and Society has six doctoral subjects: Global Politics, Interaction Design, International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER), Media and Communication Studies, Organisation Studies and Urban Studies.
2024 - Advanced Course in International Migration and Ethnic Relations II: Ethnicity and identity, 7,5 credits
Aim
The course gives a deeper understanding of theories and concepts related to ethnicity and
identity in the research field of IMER. Special attention is paid to the interplay of these
concepts and their use in empirical research on diversity and discrimination.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSIM002
Language of instruction
English
Syllabus
Course guide
Entry requirement
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
29 August 2024 -- 2 October 2024
Teaching mode
This is a hybrid course (taking place in Malmö and over Zoom)
Selection
In selecting candidates, places are prioritised for:
1. Doctoral students who are admitted to the Department of Global Political Studies, Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University.
2. Doctoral students admitted to higher education institutions within Lärosäten Syd (Universities in South Sweden) and/or UNIC
3. Other doctoral students.
A statement of motivation will serve as grounds for selection for doctoral students outside of the Department of Global Political Studies.
Application
Application closed
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 15 doctoral students, with a minimum of 3 doctoral students to run.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
2024 - Building stock analysis, 5,0 credits
Aim
The aim of this course is for the doctoral student to develop in-depth knowledge of building stock analysis.
Course credits
5,0 credits
Course code
KSUS004
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
2 September 2024 - 31 October 2024
Syllabus
Syllabus for the course Building stock analysis
Course guide
To be announced
Application deadline
15 June 2024
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 10 doctoral students. Doctoral students from the ASSURE research school are prioritised. Applicants are thereafter accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
2024 - Advanced course in Organisation Studies, 7,5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to give an in-depth orientation about theory, concepts and phenomena within the organisation studies research field.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSOS001
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Admitted to doctoral education in a subject relevant to organisation studies.
Course dates
23 September 2024 – 24 October 2024.
Syllabus
Syllabus for Advanced Course in Organisation Studies (link to Box)
Course guide
To be announced.
Application deadline
4 August 2024
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 20. Doctoral students from the Department of Urban Studies at Malmö University have a priority.
For academic questions, please contact the course teacher:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
2024 - Quantitative analysis of neighbourhood development, 5,0 credits
Aim
The aim is to perform in-depth quantitative analysis of neighbourhood development.
Course credits
5,0 credits
Course code
KSUS005
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
1 November 2024 – 15 January 2025
Syllabus
Syllabus for the course Quantitative analysis of neighbourhood development
Course guide
To be announced
Application
Closed
Application deadline
15 September 2024
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 10 doctoral students. Doctoral students from the ASSURE research school has a priority. Applicants are thereafter accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
For academic questions, please contact the head course teacher:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
2024 - Advanced Course in Urban Studies II, 7,5 credits
Aim
The purpose of the course is to give an in-depth insight into current research debates within the Urban Studies research field.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSUS002
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Student must be admitted to doctoral studies in a subject relevant to Urban Studies
Course dates
4 November 2024 – 16 January 2025
Syllabus
Syllabus for Advanced course in Urban Studies II
Course guide
To be announced
Application
Closed
Application deadline
15 September 2024
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 20. Doctoral students from the Department of Urban Studies at Malmö University have a priority.
For academic questions, please contact the course teacher:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
2024 - Practices that Question / Practices in Question: Practice Based Research in Culture and Society, 7,5 credits
Aim
What counts as research practice and how to frame Practice Based Research are of prime importance in disciplines where aspects of making exist alongside theoretical research at an advanced scientific level. This course activates a critical exploration of research practices that are part of a researcher’s scholarly activities (“Practices that Question”) and contributes to the critique and development of such practices (“Practices in Question”). This course is designed for doctoral students from a range of disciplines but is particularly intended to support research in humanities/social sciences, media and communications, design, arts, and performance. The goal is to support students to deepen, critique and expand the methodologies used in their research processes.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KS00007
Language of instruction
English
Syllabus
Course guide
Entry requirement
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
11 November 2024 -- 19 January 2025
Teaching mode
This course will be taught on campus only
Application
Application deadline
14 October 2024
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible or the course examiner
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer
2024 - Qualitative interviews: Practices and challenges, 7.5 credits
Aim
The course gives a deeper understanding of qualitative interviews in terms of their planning and practical implementation, as well as challenges of ethical implications and the ways of scientific writing based on interview material. Special attention is paid to the issues of power relations and the positioning of the researcher, rather than viewing the interview as an unproblematic representation of the responding subjects’ private and personal thoughts and memories. The emphasis is put on planning for and reflecting on interviewing in the frames of the students’ research projects.
Course credits
7.5 credits
Course code
KSME001
Language of instruction
English
Syllabus
Syllabus for the doctoral course Qualitative interviews: Practices and challenges
Course guide
Course guide for the doctoral course Qualitative interviews: Practices and challenges
Entry requirement
Students must be admitted to doctoral education
Course dates
11 November 2024 -- 17 January 2025
Teaching mode
In situ only
Selection
In selecting candidates, places are prioritised for:
1. Doctoral students at the Faculty of Culture and Society and at other faculties at Malmö University (in that order).
2. Doctoral students admitted to higher education institutions within Lärosäten Syd (Universities in South Sweden) and/or UNIC
3. Other doctoral students.
Application
Apply here for the doctoral course Qualitative interviews: practices and challenges
Application deadline
13 October 2024
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 15 doctoral students, with a minimum of 8 doctoral students for the course to run.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
2025 - Current directions in Interaction Design thesis research, 5,0 credits
Aim
This course will survey a group of recently completed Ph.D. theses in interaction design representing different areas of and approaches to the discipline. The purpose of the course is to provide the student with a diverse repertoire of how interaction design theses can be structured and to support them in positioning themselves within the field.
The doctoral students will work in teams where they will be responsible for digesting and presenting one Ph.D. thesis, analyzing the focus, key methodology, and knowledge contribution. They will also serve as an opponent for another thesis, where they get to train their ability to pose critical and constructive questions. The course coordinators will provide the thesis that will be used in the course, but students will get the opportunity to rank and wish which ones they find the most interesting.
Course credits
5,0 credits
Course code
KSID002
Language of instruction
English
Syllabus
To be announced
Course guide
To be announced
Entry requirement
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
20 January 2025 -- 30 March 2025
Teaching mode
This course will be taught on campus only
Application opens
25 November 2024
Application deadline
16 December 2024
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For academic questions, please contact the course responsible
- Kristina Lindström
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For administrative questions, please contact a study administrator at K3
- K3 study administrator
2025 - Ethnographic Fieldwork, 7,5 credits
Aim
The course gives a deeper understanding of ethnographic fieldwork in terms of its practical implementation, ethical implications and the ways of writing based on ethnographic material. Special attention is paid to issues of power relations in the field, balance between observation and participation, and the positioning of the researcher. The emphasis is put on planning for and reflecting on fieldwork in the frames of the students’ research projects.
Course credits
7.5 credits
Course code
KS00005
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
Spring semester 2025
Application
Application closed. If you wish to go on our wait list for future course instances, please contact the Doctoral education officer.
Application deadline
To be announced
Syllabus
Syllabus for the course Ethnographic Fieldwork, 7,5 credits
Course guide and schedule
To be announced
Please note
Confirmations of acceptance will be sent to the applicants by email approximately 3-4 weeks before the course start. The number of participants will be limited to 15. Doctoral students from Malmo University have a priority. A statement of motivation (required within the application form) will serve as the grounds for selection.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the Doctoral education officer:
2025 - Advanced course in Urban Studies I, 7,5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to give you an in-depth orientation about theory, concepts and phenomena within the Urban Studies research field.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSUS003
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies.
Course dates
To be announced
Application
Application closed. If you wish to go on our wait list for future course instances, please contact the Doctoral education officer.
Application deadline
To be announced
Syllabus
Syllabus: Advanced Course in Urban Studies I
Course guide and schedule
To be announced
Please note
This course will be taught on campus only. The number of participants will be limited to 20. Doctoral students from Malmö University have a priority.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the Doctoral education officer:
Introduction to Global Politics, 15 credits
Aim
Introduction to Global Politics aims towards providing the doctoral student with in-depth knowledge about Global Politics, which is a multidisciplinary subject, containing theoretical approaches from both the social sciences and the humanities.
Course credits
15 credits
Course code
KSGP001
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies.
Course dates
To be announced
Application
Application closed. If you wish to go on our wait list for future course instances, please contact the Doctoral education officer.
Application deadline
To be announced
Syllabus
Syllabus for the Doctoral course Introduction to Global Politics
Course guide and schedule
To be announced
Please note
Confirmation of acceptance to the course will be sent to the applicants by email once the application period has passed. The number of participants will be limited to 16. Doctoral students from Malmö University have a priority. The thesis abstract and a statement of motivation (required within the application form) will serve as the grounds for selection.
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
Knowledge, power, and justice in Global Politics, 7,5 credits
Aim
The course addresses questions about the concepts of knowledge, power, and justice in the subject of Global Politics. It discusses how these concepts can be applied within the study of transnational processes. The course brings together empirical and normative approaches, and it includes theories and perspectives from both the social sciences and the humanities.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSGP004
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Course dates
To be announced
Syllabus
Syllabus for the course Knowledge, power, and justice in Global Politics
Application
Application closed. If you wish to go on our wait list for future course instances, please contact the Doctoral education officer.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
International migration: theories, causes and consequences, 7,5 credits
Aim
The course provides a deeper understanding of theories and concepts related to causes and consequences of international migration in the research field of International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) from a multidisciplinary perspective. The theoretical emphasis is put on five interrelated themes: migration and history, transnationalism and mobility, migration and development, migration and governance, and migration and welfare.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSIM004
Language of instruction
English
Syllabus
Syllabus for the Doctoral course International migration: theories, causes and consequences
Entry requirement
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies
Application
Application closed. If you wish to go on our wait list for future course instances, please contact the Doctoral education officer.
Application deadline
To be announced
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
Citizenship and inclusion/exclusion, 7,5 credits
Aim
The overall objective of this Doctoral course is to improve understanding of citizenship as a partly closed, partly open membership, and its changing forms and functions in diverse societies. The aim is both description, comparison and explanation of existing citizenship practices and institutions, as well as normative questions of legitimacy and justice.
Course credits
7,5 credits
Course code
KSIM003
Syllabus
Syllabus: Citizenship and inclusion/exclusion
Entry requirements
Students must be admitted to doctoral studies.
Application
Application closed. If you wish to go on our wait list for future course instances, please contact the doctoral education officer.
Application deadline
To be announced
Please note
The number of participants will be limited to 20. Doctoral students from Malmö University have a priority. The thesis abstract and a statement of motivation (required within the application form) will serve as the grounds for selection.
For academic questions, please contact the course responsible:
For administrative questions, please contact the doctoral education officer:
Course in collaboration with other universities
Contemporary Debates in Media and Communications Theory, 7,5 credits (Karlstads universitet)
K3 offers doctoral students in Media and Communication Studies science the course Contemporary Debates in Media and Communications Theory which is given in collaboration with Södertörn University, Örebro University and Karlstad University. Apply for the course via Karlstad University. The course will be run next time in 2025.
Courses at the Faculty of Education and Society
The Faculty of Education and Society has five doctoral subjects: History and History Didactics, Language and Literature Didactics, Pedagogy, Science and Mathematics Education, and Sports Science.
Most courses at Education and Society are held in Swedish.
2024 – Quantitative Methods, 7,5 credits
Aim
The course aims for doctoral students to master and problematize the basics of statistical data processing and inferential statistics with applications via computer programs
Course code
LSU0003
Syllabus
Syllabus is being revised and in place in September.
Course date
October 9, 2024.
Course leader
Applications for courses at Education and Society
Courses at the Faculty of Odontology
Odontology is the doctoral subject at the Faculty of Odontology. There are currently no doctoral courses planned locally at the Faculty of Odontology.
Courses at the Faculty of Technology and Society
The doctoral subjects at the faculty is Computer Science and Applied Physics.
Internet of Things and People - seminar course, 5 credits
Content
Current research within Internet of Things focusing on the user. A seminar series where a scientific article is presented and discussed at each seminar.
Credits
5 hp
Teaching language
English
Code
TS00002
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Internet of Things and People, 5 credits
Course start
Ongoing
Application
Apply to the course IoTaP, 5 credits
Contact
For academic questions: Bahtijar Vogel
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
Internet of Things and People - seminar course, 10 credits
Content
Current research within Internet of Things focusing on the user. A seminar series where a scientific article is presented and discussed at each seminar.
Credits
10 credits
Teaching language
English
Code
TS00004
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Internet of Things and People, 10 credits
Course start
Ongoing
Application
Apply to the course IoTaP, 10 credits
Contact
For academic questions: Bahtijar Vogel
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
Current topics in Applied Physics - seminar course, 7,5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is provide students with broad knowledge in applied physics, especially in the areas of materials science, atomic and astrophysics, and synchrotron light physics, with applications.
In consultation with the course responsible, 7 research seminars are selected within regular
seminar series at the department, nearby universities and research facilities (eg MAX IV
laboratory and ESS). Before each seminar, teachers and students discuss a review article
that is relevant as background for the current seminar. After the seminar, each student
writes a short summary of the seminar
Credits
7,5 hp
Teaching language
English
Code
TS00019
Course syllabus
Syllabus: Current Topics in Applied Physics
Course start
Ongoing
Application
Apply to the course Current Topics in Applied Physics
Contact
For academic questions: Henrik Hartman
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
2024 - Gender in natural science, technology, and mathematics, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to study and analyse how natural science and technology, popularly referred to as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and gender is constructed and to learn the established interdependences. A further aim is to explore specific examples pertaining to the gendered history of STEM in order to analyse and understand current practices in research and development across multiple fields. Using historical, sociological, cultural, sustainable, and philosophical aspects of the shaping of STEM, participants are challenged to look at their own role as researchers and the current paradigm in STEM.
Credits
5 credits
Language
English
Code
TS00021
Course syllabus
Syllabus: Gender in natural science, technology, and mathematics
Course start
10 September 2024.
Schedule
Schedule: Gender in natural science, technology, and mathematics - autumn 2024
Application
Apply for the course Gender in natural science, technology, and mathematics
Contact
For academic questions: Denis Music
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
2025 Solid State Physics, 7,5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to learn how the large-scale properties of solid materials result from their properties on the atomic scale. Electrical, dielectric, magnetic, elastic, and thermal property of solids will be described in terms of basic physical laws. A special attention will be given to new phenomena and materials.
Credits
7,5 credits
Language
English
Course code
TS00022
Syllabus
Course start
The course runs every second year. Next course start is during 2025.
Application
The application is not open yet.
Contact
For academic questions: Denis Music
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
2025 - Thin Film Physics, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to learn physical mechanisms for the synthesis and microstructure evolution of thin films from the vapour phase. Atomic processes and thermodynamics of ion-surface interactions will be given special attention as they give rise to unusual macroscopic properties relevant for many high-tech applications.
Syllabus
Course code
TS00023
Course start
The course runs every second year. Next course start is during 2025
Contact
2025 - Experimental Methods I, 5 credits
Aim
The course aims to develop the students' knowledge of experiments as a scientific method and to give the students an introduction to experimental methods in applied physics. Students gain a broad insight into the techniques used in applied physics to understand and be able to describe atoms, molecules and solid materials.
Course syllabus (in Swedish)
Kursplan: Experimentella metoder I
Code
TS00018
Kursstart
The course runs every second year. Next course start is during 2025
Contact
2025 Agent-based Modeling and Simulation as a Research Method, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is that the student will develop advanced knowledge on the uses, advantages, and limitations of agent-based modeling and simulation as a research method. The course enables the student to evaluate the feasibility and opportunities of this research paradigm as well as to gain skills and knowledge for applying agent-based modeling and simulation to their own research. This includes an in-depth understanding of relevant methods, approaches, and tools for developing agent-based models and simulations as well as the critical assessment of the models and simulation results published by others.
Credits
5 credits
Language
English
Code
TS00025
Course syllabus
Syllabus: Agent-based Modeling and Simulation as a Research Method
Course start
Next course start is in 2025. More information will come.
Application
The application is not open yet.
Contact
For academic questions: Fabian Lorig
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
2026 - Modeling och simulation I, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is for the students to gain knowledge in scripting, data handling and visualisation in Python as well as to gain knowledge in high-performance programming in, e.g., Fortran or C, necessary for research and development in interdisciplinary environments, where simulation and modelling are of increasing importance.
Credits
5 credits
Language
English
Code
TS00017
Course syllabus
Syllabus: Modeling and Simulation I
Course start
The course runs every second year. Next start is during 2026
Application
The application is not open yet
Contact
For academic questions: Per Jönsson
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
2026 - Research methods in computer science, 5 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is for the student to develop knowledge and understanding of current research methods and approaches in Computer Science research. The course gives in-depth understanding of practical applications of research methodologies as well as in critical and constructive review of existing research methods
Credits
5 credits
Language
English
Code
TS00013
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Research methods in computer science
Course start
The course is given every second year. The course will run in 2026 next time.
Application
The application is not open yet.
Contact
For academic questions: Carl Magnus Olsson
For administrative questions: Susanne Lundborg
Courses at other universities
Below you can find doctoral courses at other Swedish universities, through the university network Lärosäten Syd.
Courses within Lärosäten Syd
You find available courses at Malmö University above.
Courses at Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH)
Courses at Högskolan i Halmstad
Courses at Högskolan Kristianstad (in Swedish)
Courses at Linnaeus University
Courses at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)