PhD courses

Introductory Course for new PhD students

There are many things to prepare for and get acquainted with when starting the PhD programme. Therefore, we conduct a two-day introductory course for new PhD students at each semester start. Please read more about the course here: /samf-sites/fak-sites/samffak/phd-skolen/english/courses/introductory-course-for-new-phd-students/.

PhD Introduction to Teaching and Supervision

The course is arranged by the Educational Advisors and is announced on the following site: https://samf.ku.dk/pcs/english/forteachers/utc/
Please note that the course has a workload of 1 ECTS with 18 hours in class and 10 hours preparation.

Courses pertaining to the subject matter of the project

PhD students enrolled at the Faculty of Social Sciences have the opportunity to participate in PhD courses pertaining specifically to their area of interest.

Some courses are offered by the different departments:

Furthermore, courses are offered by the national graduate schools. There is one national graduate school relevant to each department at the Faculty. 

The below links will give you information about the courses currently offered at each of the national graduate schools.

The Graduate School of Social Sciences course catalogue

You can browse the course catalogue for The Graduate School of Social Sciences in the national course base via this link: https://phdcourses.dk/?searchWord=&regionId=&phdSchoolId=26&ects=&x=25&y=9#.XbLBaeQUmUk

PhD courses in Denmark

The national portal also allows you to search for PhD courses offered by all Danish Universities: https://phdcourses.dk/

Courses arranged by other faculties at the University of Copenhagen

Conferences, courses and ECTS

You can read about conferences, courses and ECTS on KUnet.