PhD in Educational Sciences and Humanities

The PhD programme in Educational Sciences and Humanities encompasses two research disciplines that overlap in some areas, but which also each have their own distinctive characteristics.

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Admission requirements

Master's degree

Duration

Three years

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The PhD programme in Educational Sciencea and Humanities encompasses two research disciplines which partly overlap, but which also have distinct characteristics; Educational Sciences particularly includes research in areas such as childhood and adolescence, learning, teaching, general education and formal education, from kindergarten through to higher education. Disciplines such as pedagogy, didactics, special needs education, sociology, psychology and history are included here. The Humanities encompasse human expressions and living conditions in both the past and present, and focus on subject areas such as history, religious studies, literature and languages. The programme provides room for focused research within one of these subject areas, as well as for interdisciplinary investigations.

Admission requirements

The general conditions for admission are set out in section 2-1 of the University of Stavanger’s PhD Regulations.

In addition, the following requirements apply to admission to the PhD programme in educational sciences and humanities:

  • An average weighted grade of B or higher from the (last) two years of the master’s degree
  • A grade of B or higher on the master’s thesis

In addition to the formal qualifications, importance will be attached to the quality of the proposed PhD project and relevant academic work.

Applicants who do not meet these formal criteria may exceptionally be admitted on special assessment. Importance will be attached to the academic supervisor’s documented ability to ensure the PhD candidates finish their PhD work.  It must be specified how the department/center intends to follow up the PhD candidate and ensure completion.

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Courses autumn 2024

Below you will find an overview of relevant PhD-courses planned for the autumn term 2024.

If you are already a PhD candidate at UiS you can either register in Studentweb or use the application form below in order to apply for these courses.

All external candidates must use the application form and send their paperwork to astrid.t.aasmundtveit@uis.no.

See all PhD-courses at the University of Stavanger.

Read more about DUH157 Contemporary perspectives on Diversity
Dates: 10th-11th of September, 15th-16th of October and 19th of November 2024
Application deadline: 26th of August 2024
Course coordinators: Geir Skeie and Hildegunn Fandrem

Read more about DUH225 Research Design
Dates: 16th-19th of September 2024
Application deadline: 2nd of September
Course coordinator: Arne Olav Nygard

Read more about DUH221 Educational Sciences
Dates: 9th-10th of October, 24th-25th of October 2024
Application deadline: 25th of September
Course coordinator: Ketil Knutsen

Read more about DUH100 Systematic review
Dates: 28th-30th of October
Application deadline: 14th of October
Course coordinator: May Irene F. Klippen

Read more about DUH205 Research ethics
Dates: November 4-6
Application deadline: 21st of October

Course coordinator: Ulrich Dettweiler

Read more about DUH605 Research ethics
Dates: November 4-6
Application deadline: 21st of October

Course coordinator: Ulrich Dettweiler

Read more about DUH280 Themes in environmental humanities
Dates: 2nd-6th of December
Application deadline: 11th of November
Course coordinator: Dolly Jørgensen

Read more about NoRS-EH

Read more about DUH120 Introduksjonsemne for ph.d.-kandidater (Norwegian)
Date:
Contact: Hein Berdinesen og Jeanette Rollheim

Read more about DUH125 Avslutningsseminar (Norwegian)
Date: November 14
Contact: Hein Berdinesen og Jeanette Rollheim

Courses spring 2025

Below you will find an overview of relevant PhD-courses planned for the spring term 2025.

If you are already a PhD candidate at UiS you can either register in Studentweb or use the application form below in order to apply for these courses.

All external candidates must use the application form and send their paperwork to: astrid.t.aasmundtveit@uis.no

Read more about DUH158 Policy implementation as a strategy to improve schools and early childcare
Date: January 14-15 and 29-30

Application deadline: January 2

Course coordinator: Sigrun Karin Ertesvåg

Read more about DUH602 Philosophy of Science

Dates: January 20-24

Application deadline: January 6

Course coordinator: Ståle Gundersen

Read more about DUH102 Philosophy of Science

Dates: January 20-24

Application deadline: January 6

Course coordinator: Ståle Gundersen

Read more about DUH165 Applied Statistics

Dates: February 3-7

Application deadline: January 20

Course coordinator: Lene Vestad

Read more about DUH240 Qualitative research
Dates: March 24-27
Application deadline: March 10

Course coordinator: Hein Berdinesen

Read more about DUH200 Introduction to Meta-Analysis
Date: May 12-14

Application deadline: April 28

Course coordinator: Serap Keles

Read more about DUH270 Hermeneutics and Phenomenology: Thinking about Method in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Dates: May 22, 23 and 28.

Application deadline: May 8

Course coordinator: Hein Berdinesen

Read more about DUH100 Systematic Review

This course version, which is in the spring semester, is especially for PhD students in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care and a part of the Research School NORCHILD

Date: May 5 (Digital) and May 2-3

Application deadline: April 14

Course coordinator: Astrid Gulbrandsen

Read more about DUH120 Introduksjonsemne for ph.d.-kandidater (Norwegian)
Date: TBA

No application deadline
Contact: Hein Berdinesen and Jeanette Rollheim

Read more about DUH125 Avslutningsseminar (Norwegian)
Date:

No application deadline
Contact: Hein Berdinesen and Jeanette Rollheim

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