Postgraduate Studies at DSV

DSV admits postgraduate students for Stockholm University, faculty of social sciences. Post graduate studies at the department is conducted in Computer and Systems Sciences and in Man-Machine-Interaction at SU, at the Faculty of Social Sciences.Until 2009 we also admitted postgraduate students for the Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan), board of studies in Kista. Postgraduate students follow an established graduate-study programme which is further personalised in an individual study plan.

The degree obtained from our postgraduate programme at DSV is either Doctor of Philosophy or Licentiate of Philosophy.

The department has since 1987 produced over 60 licenciates and close to 50 doctors. We have an interdisciplinary research and co-operate with for example Departments of Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology and Medicine. A result of this interdisciplinary co-operation is the Center for Information Technology and Cognitive Science which was established in September 1992.

All applications and enquiries concerning postgraduate studies at DSV will be dealt with by the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Åsa Smedberg.

Guide to postgraduate studies at DSV

See the links in the menu to the left.

Mandatory courses

• Scientific communication and research methodology
• Philosophy of Science
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods