KAU Doctoral Courses is a database with doctoral courses at Karlstad University.
The goal of the course is to make participants familiar with the theoretical forefronts of contemporary media and communication studies, and the ontological and epistemological debates through which these are articulated. The course also traces the historical roots of contemporary theoretical positions within research fields/themes such as mediatization, materialities of media, collaborative media, media activism, comparative media studies, cultural production and consumption, media and surveillance, and geomedia.
The course participants must be enrolled in a PhD programme in Media and Communication Studies, or similar subject area
Registration is open until January 31.
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.