PhD courses
Malmö University's postgraduate courses are open to all eligible doctoral students. If there are more applicants than places, priority is given to Malmö University's doctoral students.
- The specific courses that should be included in the study programme will be decided upon in consultation with the supervisors.
- There are also compulsory course elements that should be included in all doctoral students' education. Make sure you find out what applies to your particular education.
The courses are organised partly by The Centre for Teaching and Learning (AKL), and partly by the faculties.
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.
2021 spring semester - Feminist Theories on Science and Knowledge, 4 credits
Aim
The purpose of the course is to broaden and deepen your critical understanding of scientific research using feminist theories on science and knowledge. In addition, you will gain an understanding of research as connected to various conceptual, epistemological, ontological, and evaluative assumptions.
A message of admission will be sent approximately six weeks before the course starts.
Code
MAH0216
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Feminist Theories on Science and Knowledge
Course duration
The course will be conducted digitally, via Zoom:
- Tuesday April 27th, at 13.15 - 16.00
- Tuesday May 4th, at 13.15 - 16.00
- Tuesday May 11th, at 13.15 - 16.00
- Tueday May 18th, at 13.15 - 16.00
- Tuesday May 25th, at 13.15 - 16.00
Contact
Anita Marttila
Administrator
Kristin Järvstad
Programme coordinator, Faculty of Culture and Society
2021 spring semester - Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research, 4 credits
Aim
The course introduces you to the key concepts, debates, principles and legal regulations of research ethics. The purpose is to enable you to correctly identify ethical risks in research and to apply ethical constructs and stipulations to individual research projects. In addition, you should be empowered to contribute to the ongoing development of research ethics.
A message of admission will be sent approximately six weeks before the course starts.
Code
MAH0212
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research
Course duration
April 20th to May 11th, 2021.
The course is closed for application!
Schedule spring semester 2021:
- Tuesday April 20th, 13.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday April 27th, 13.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday May 4th, 13.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday May 11th, 13.15 - 17.00
Contact
Anita Marttila
Administrator
Per-Anders Tengland
Programme coordinator, Faculty of Culture and Society
2021 spring semester - Theory of Science, 6 credits
Aim
The purpose of the course is for the doctoral student to broaden and deepen her/his critical understanding of scientific research, and of how research disciplines are affected by various conceptual, epistemological, ontological, and evaluative assumptions.
A message of admission will be sent approximately six weeks before the course starts.
Code
MAH0213
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Theory of Science
Course duration
2021-01-26 to 2021-03-09.
The course is closed for application!
Schedule
- Tuesday January 26th, at 14.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday February 2nd, at 14.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday February 9th, at 14.15 - 17.00
- Tueday February 16th, at 14.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday February 23rd, at 14.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday March 2nd, at 14.15 - 17.00
- Tuesday March 9th, at 14.15 - 17.00
Contact
Anita Marttila
Administrator
Per-Anders Tengland
Programme coordinator, Faculty of Culture and Society
2021 autumn semester - Academic Writing and Publishing, 5 credits
Aim
This course offers doctoral candidates the opportunity of developing their competences in writing academic texts in English to enable presentation of research in dialogue with the scientific community. In addition to developing knowledge and an understanding of writing and publishing in and across different disciplinary traditions, doctoral candidates will be expected to identify academic standards within their own areas of specialization and to engage in different writing forms that satisfy these requirements.
Code
MAH0211
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Academic Writing and Publishing
Course duration
The course is planned to start in September.
Schedule
The schedule will be published about four weeks before the course starts.
Contact
Anita Marttila
Administrator
2021 autumn semester - Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research, 4 credits
Aim
The course introduces doctoral students to the key concepts, debates, principles and legal regulations of research ethics. The purpose is to enable doctoral students to correctly identify ethical risks in research and to apply ethical constructs and stipulations to individual research projects. In addition, doctoral students shall be empowered to contribute to the ongoing development of research ethics.
Confirmation of admission will be sent approximately six weeks before the course starts.
Code
MAH0212
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research
Course duration
The course will be offered twice autumn semester 2021, starting in September and in November.
Schedule
The schedule will be published about four weeks before the course starts.
Contact
Anita Marttila
Administrator
Per-Anders Tengland
Programme coordinator, Faculty of Culture and Society
2021 autumn semester - Supporting the Learning of others, 5 credits
Aim
The central theme of the course is research-related teaching. The course concerns the support of other's learning in order to achieve teaching objectives and to adapt teaching to teaching situations, as well as to the background of the learners. The course will look at pedagogical theory, research into learning and academic teaching.
A message of admission will be sent approximately 6 weeks before the course starts.
Code
MAH0207
Schedule
The schedule will be published 4 weeks before the course starts.
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Supporting the learning of others
Couse duration
2021-11-18 to 2022-01-16.
Contact
Anita Marttila
Administrator
Niclas Andersson
Programme coordinator, Faculty of Technology and Society
Applications for courses at the Centre for Teaching and Learning (AKL)
Subject courses
2020 - Health, disease and ”the good life”, 8 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about, as well as tools for analyzing, defining, and using, concepts such as health, disease, illness, and quality of life, that is, key concepts in the research area ”health and society”. Other related notions, for example, dysfunction, well-being, happiness, work ability, and empowerment, will also be discussed and critically scrutinized. All these concepts and their uses will be connected to the various research interests of the participating doctoral students.
Course syllabus
Contact
Per-Anders Tengland, Programme Coordinator
2021 - 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.
Upon completion of the course, the doctoral student shall:
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of care science as an academic discipline, its ontology, epistemology and methodological approaches
- Demonstrate the ability to reflect on and critically approach research in care science in relation to one's own thesis area, and
- Demonstrate an ability to reflect on and critically approach care science research nationally and internationally.
Syllabus
Code
HÄSA 218
Course start and end date
September 13, 2021 – November 15, 2021
Contact
Christine Kumlien, Elisabeth Carlson, Malin Axelsson
Date of last registration
August 17, 2021
Application
2021 - Ageing and Demographic Changes in Late Modern Society, 3 credits
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about, as well as tools for analyzing, defining, and using, concepts such as health, disease, illness, and quality of life, that is, key concepts in the research area ”Health and Society”.
Course syllabus
- April 26 – May 17 consists of preparatory online-based participation (literature studies, preparatory assignment).
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Please note, that the scheduled attendance take place online part-time April 26th and May 7th and full days May 17th-21st in 2021.
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There is a final examining oral presentation on May 21, after which examining individual written assignments.
Contact
PhD Jonas Christensen, Ass. Prof/Senior Lecturer.
Applications for courses at Health and Society
Information about registration for courses at the Faculty of Health and Society can be found at each course.
2020 - Conceptualising knowledge, power, and justice in Global Politics, 7,5 credits
Aim
The purpose of the course is that you should learn to demonstrate knowledge about conceptualisations of knowledge, power, and justice in the field of Global Politics; and to analyse and critically judge complex questions about the operation of knowledge, power, and justice in transnational politics.
Course code
KSGP002
Start and end date
From 9 November 2020 to 16 December 2020.
Date of last registration
November 2, 2020
Syllabus
Syllabus: Conceptualising knowledge, power, and justice in Global Politics
Course Guide
Course Guide: Conceptualising Knowledge, Power, and Justice in Global Politics, Autumn 2020
Application
Apply to:
Contact
2020 - Advanced course in Urban Studies II, 7,5 credits
Aim
The purpose of the course is to give you an in-depth insight into current research debates within the Urban Studies research field.
Course code
KSUS002
Course start and end of course
The course starts on November 2, 2020, and ends January 11, 2021.
Date of last registration
October 26, 2020
Syllabus
Application
Apply to:
Contact
2021 – Dislocating urban studies: rethinking theory, shifting practice, 7,5 credits
Aim
This course seeks to assess the current state of the field of urban studies and question the dominance of scholarship from the global north by discussing theories, methods, cases and concepts from a variety of geographies.
Code
KSUS015
Course start and end of course
From March 18, 2021, to May 18, 2021.
Schedule
Workshop Series: Dislocating Urban Studies: Rethinking Theory, Shifting Practice
Syllabus
Syllabus: Dislocating urban studies: rethinking theory, shifting practice
Application
Apply to:
Contact
2021 – 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.
Code
KS00005
Course start and end of course
September 6, 2021 – October 11, 2021
Date of last registration
June 8, 2021
Syllabus
Syllabus: Ethnographic Fieldwork, 7,5 credits
Course guide and schedule
Course guide and schedule: Ethnographic fieldwork
Application
Contact
Please note
Confirmations of acceptance will be sent to the applicants by email on 15 June 2021. The number of participants will be limited to 20. PhD students from Malmo University have a priority. A statement of motivation (required within the application form) will serve as the grounds for selection.
2021 – Positionalities, ethics and power in research on Global Politics
Aim
The course addresses questions of both positionalities in research practices and the power dimensions inherent in the broader societal role of research. Topics covered include power relations in “the field”, expertise as power, questions connected to the reproduction of hierarchies and categories in text analysis and archival research, ethics and politics in dissemination and presentation of research.
Code
KSGP003
Course start and end of course
2021-03-30 – 2021-05-31
Date of last registration
12 March 2021
Syllabus
Course guide/schedule
Contact
Please note
Confirmations of acceptance will be sent to the applicants by email on 15 March 2021. The number of participants will be limited to 20. PhD students from Malmo University have a priority. A statement of motivation (required within the application form) will serve as the grounds for selection.
Course in collaboration with other universities
2021 – Contemporary Debates in Media and Communications Theory, 7,5 hp (Karlstads universitet)
K3 offers doctoral students in Media and Communication Studies science the following course which is given in collaboration with Södertörn University, Örebro University and Karlstad University. Apply for the course via Karlstad University:
Contemporary Debates in Media and Communications Theory, 7,5 credits (Karlstad University)
Applications to courses at Culture and Society
Information about registration for courses at the Faculty of Culture and Society can be found at each course.
Aim
The aim of the course is for the students to develop in-depth knowledge of scientific perspectives and traditions in the field of sport sciences, and to analyse these perspectives and traditions in relation to their theoretical foundations and the students’ own PhD-projects.
Course code
LSI0006
Course start
Offered during Fall semester 2021, open for registration during second half of 2021 Spring semester
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Sport Sciences and scientific perspectives
Contact
Applications for courses at Education and Society
2020 - ComBine multidisciplinary biofilms and biointerfaces course, 10 credits
AIM
The aim of the course is to broaden and deepen your knowledge and skills within the field of biofilms, biointerfaces and microelectronics, to provide you with a greater understanding of subjects adjacent to but not covered by your PhD topic. These subjects are closely related to the projects within the multidisciplinary ComBine research school. A second aim is to give the students complementary skills useful in their future career as researchers within academia or in industry.
Syllabus
Syllabus: ComBine multidisciplinary biofilms and biointerfaces course
Schedule
Course code
ODCB001
Course start
September 14, 2020.
Apply
Apply no later than 16/8 2020.
Contact
Applications for courses at Faculty of Odontology
Courses in theory and method
2021 - 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
Course syllabus
Course syllabus: Research methods in computer science
Code
TS00013
Start
Next start in winter 2021 and the course will run late 2021 and early 2022.
Contact
Subject courses
2020 - Internet of Things and People, 5 credits
Code
TS00002
Course syllabus - in Swedish
Course syllabus: Internet of Things and People, 5 credits
Course start
Current
Contact
2020 - Internet of Things and People, 10 credits
Code
TS00004
Course syllabus - in Swedish
Course syllabus: Internet of Things and People, 10 credits
Course start
Current
Contact
2021 - Current Topics in Data Science, 5 credits
Aim:
The course consists of lectures and assignments, and ends with an individual project. The course aims at providing knowledge about current research within data science and opportunities for in-depth studies within the area, related to the students' thesis work. Examples of topics that may be covered during the course are: machine learning, federated learning, queueing models including Markovian queues and time series processes, visualisation, statistical computation, big data analytics, and data security.
Course syllabus and schedule:
Syllabus: Current Topics in Data Science
Schedule lectures in the course
Course code:
TS00020
Course start:
The course start 28 April, 2021.
