KAU Doctoral Courses is a database with doctoral courses at Karlstad University.
The course is an introduction to the thesis project and shall normally be carried out in the first semester unless this is unsuitable for the project. The students compile and analyse literature with links and relevance to their thesis project, thus gaining an overview of the situation in the research area in question and develop critical thinking skills. The aim of the course is also to introduce the students to the research areas of the department. The course is concluded with a written report presented at a research seminar.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to
- demonstrate familiarity with the latest research in their thesis area.
- demonstrate skills in identifying and formulating relevant research problems in the thesis area and indicate how to address them,
- demonstrate familiarity with relevant concepts, theories and perspectives in their thesis area, and
- relates the identified problems to the overriding goals of sustainable development.
Admission to a doctoral programme in Environmental and Energy Systems
at Karlstad University.
- Individual written report
- Individual Oral presentation at a research seminar
Each syllabus states target group and eligibility, which should be based on the prerequisites necessary to understand and process the content of the course. Syllabi and scheduled course meetings are posted on the course portal web page for the doctoral level, which is also open to the public.
Doctoral students who wish to take a course should sign up according to instructions on the course portal.
Admitted students must meet the requirements stated in the syllabus. If there are more prospective students than the teaching capacity allows, priority is given to students as follows:
The appointed course convener decides on admission of students to a doctor level course in accordance with the order of priority stated above.
Upon completion of the course, the course convener issues a course certificate with a proposed grade to the students.
I kursplan anges målgrupp och behörighet. Behörighet ska utgå från de förkunskaper som behövs för att tillgodogöra sig kursens innehåll.
Kursplaner och planerade kurstillfällen görs tillgängliga på en webbsida: kurstorg för forskarnivå, som även görs tillgänglig externt.
Forskarstuderande som önskar följa en kurs ska anmäla detta enligt anvisning på kurstorget.
Studerande som ges tillträde ska uppfylla de behörighetskrav som anges i kursplanen. Om fler önskar följa kursen än vad undervisningskapaciteten tillåter görs prioritering enligt nedan.
Den som institutionen utsett som kursansvarig beslutar om vilka som får delta i en kurs på forskarnivå, i enlighet med prioritetsordningen ovan.
Efter genomförd kurs och prov lämnar kursansvarig ett intyg med förslag på betyg till kursdeltagarna.