Recommended course of study
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Thesis work
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Required Faculty courses 10 credits
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Elective elements 12 credits | 1 credit | TIK9080
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| 2nd year | 1 credit | TIK9050 Midway seminar | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st year | 1 credit | Specialization course: STS or 5 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
Course of study for those who were admitted before 2018
Structure for those who were admitted before 2018
Research schools
DIGIT - Norwegian research school on digitalization, culture and society
NORSI - Nordic Research School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Programme structure
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 here.
PhD seminars - TIK9102 A, B and C
3 credits
These seminars (also called "Tøyenseminar") are normally offered by the TIK centre every semester. Each candidate submits a text to be presented and discussed by the group. In addition, each seminar has a session about central topics. Each candidate must attend at least three seminars over the course of their PhD-period.
Specialization course in STS or Innovation
5 credits
PhD candidates at the Department of Technology, Innovation and Culture are required to undertake a specialization course in either STS or Innovation. The course should preferably be taken at TIK, but courses taken at other domestic or foreign educational institutions can be incorporated in the educational component upon application. All external courses must be pre-approved.
For pre-approval and final approval of external courses, please use the online form at the end of this page.
Elective elements of the educational component
12 credits
The PhD candidate - in consultation with the supervisor - is free to fulfill the remaining quota of at least 12 credits with relevant courses, including participation in domestic or international conferences.
Participation in externally held (outside the University of Oslo) courses must be pre-approved by the TIK programme administrator in order to grant credits.
We encourage PhD candidates to present their work nationally and internationally, and participation with a presentation in domestic or international conferences can give credits. Candidates may earn a maximum of 3 credits, where maximum 2 credits are awarded for participation in international conferences, and 1 credit is awarded for participation in domestic conferences. Credits are awarded upon a total assessment.
For pre-approval and final approval of external courses/activities, please use the online form at the end of this page.
The thesis
The thesis should consist of either a monograph (single cohesive research report) or a collection of smaller works (article-based thesis). If the thesis is article-based, an introductory section ("kappe") must be included where the connection between the articles of the thesis is demonstrated.
Read more about the thesis, adjudication, and public defense
Midway seminar
A seminar is held by the candidate halfway through their PhD-period. In this seminar, the candidate presents the status of their work and is given feedback by two commentators appointed by the TIK centre. The midway seminar is obligatory.
For the detailed seminar guidelines, please contact the PhD administration at TIK.
Final seminar
A second seminar is held by the candidate toward the end of their ph.d period. In this seminar, the candiate presents a final draft of their ph.d thesis and is given feedback by one commentator appointed by the TIK centre. The final seminar is obligatory.
For the detailed seminar guidelines, please contact the PhD administration at TIK.
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