Course Program

The requirement of 90/60 hp credits in courses in total for the PhD resp licentiate, includes three/two mandatory courses of 7,5 hp credits each, and additional courses. A course is one of the following:

• A doctoral course, run with a certain periodicity, given for a group of students, or
• An individual study course, which is agreed and documented between the student and his/her advisor, in terms of the literature to be included, the form of examination (e.g. a written or oral exam), and the number of credits.

Mandatory Courses

• Philosophy of Science, 7,5 hp credits
• Qualitative and quantitative research methods, 7,5 hp credits
• Scientific communication and research methodology, 7,5 hp credits
• For students enrolled after March 8, 2011,  assigned supplementary courses are also mandatory.

Range of Elective Courses

An updated list of available DSV courses for PhD students are found at:

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You can also get detailed information about all DSV courses this semester at:

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For course registration, you are welcome to contact Fátima Ferreira.