Recommended course of study
| 3. year | Elective methods courses | Elective theory courses | STV9060 Trial public defense |
Work on the dissertation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. year | STV9050 Midway assessment | ||||
| 1. year | STV9040 Design seminar | The required faculty courses | |||
Course of study for those who were admitted between 2015 - 2018
Structure for those who were admitted between 2015 - 2018.
Course of study for those who were before 2015
Structure for those who were admitted before 2015.
Programme structure
Required seminars
The seminars are required for all PhD candidates.
Required faculty courses
10 credits
All PhD candidates must attend an introduction seminar and pass mandatory courses in philosophy of science, research ethics and researcher skills. Read more about the required faculty courses.
Elective courses in research methods
10 credits
All candidates must complete PhD courses equivalent to at least 10 credits in Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Any course taken at an external institution (outside of the University of Oslo) must be pre-approved.
Elective courses in theory
Scope: 10 credits
At least 10 credits should consist of courses on topics specific to Political Science, or on topics that are particularly relevant to the thesis. All courses taken externally must be pre-approved.
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