KAU Doctoral Courses is a database with doctoral courses at Karlstad University.
Instruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, and obligatory laboratory assignments.
The aim of the course is for students to acquire advanced knowledge of the composition of the surfaces of solid materials, the physical and chemical processes on the surfaces and how these can be studied and applied. The course also aims to inspire students to adopt a scientific approach to research and to prepare them for doctoral studies.
Admission to doctoral studies in physics or a Master’s degree in physics. Also PhD students in other science and technology subjects may be admitted if they have basic knowledge of Solid State Physics.Describe which prerequisites are expected for doctoral students taking the course. This includes information (if any) about when in the doctoral studies this course is most appropriately followed.]
Assessment is based on written and oral exams, hand-in assignments, lab reports, and written and oral presentation of a project.
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.