Admission to PhD courses

Admission to PhD courses

Admission requirements

To be admitted to our PhD courses, you must have completed your master’s degree or equivalent education.

If you want to attend one of the courses register here.

You also need to apply to PhD courses via NTNU Søknadsweb, and upload required documentation (diploma etc.).

NTNU students and PhD students admitted to PhD programs at NTNU apply for admission by registering for class via NTNUs studentweb.

Information about PhD courses for external candidates

NTNU Søknadsweb for external candidates

Ranking of applicants

There is a maximum of 25 students in each course. We rank the applicants in the following order*:

  1. Applicants accepted at PhD programs at NTNU
  2. Applicants who can document admission to PhD program at other institutions
  3. Applicants who can document that they are employed in a PhD position at NTNU, and in process of applying for admission to a PhD program
  4. Applicants who can document that they are employed in a PhD position at another institution, and in process of applying for admission to a PhD program
  5. Applicants who can document they are in the process of qualifying for promotion (as førstelektor)
  6. Other applicants

* six spots in each course are reserved for students at NorTED institutions.

Questions about admission can be directed to Camilla Røtne or Perlaug Marie Kveen.

PhD courses spring 2023

PhD courses spring 2023

Course description PLU8012.

Detailed program for the lectures will be updated.

Course Coordinator

Associate Professor Oddveig Storstad

Application deadline

1 February 2023

Lectures

Campus Kalvskinnet.

2–5 May (09.00–15.30)

Course description PLU8022.

Detailed program for the lectures will be updated.

Course Coordinator

Professor Rose Martin

Application deadline

15 January 2023

Lectures

  • 23–24 February 2022: 09.00 a.m.–04.00 p.m. (NTNU campus Kalvskinnet)
  • 12 May 2022: 09.00 a.m.–04.00 p.m. (digital lecture)

Course description LOS8030.

Detailed program for the lectures will be updated.

Course Coordinator

Professor Annette Lykknes

Application deadline

1 January 2023

Lectures

  • 18 January (15:00–16:00) Digital meeting
  • 7.–8 February Campus Kalvskinnet
  • 19–20 April NMBU, ÅS

Course description LOS8031

Detailed program for the lectures will be updated.

Course Coordinator

Professor Hildegunn Otnes

Professor Randi Solheim

Application deadline

1 February 2023

Lectures

Campus Kalvskinnet

  • 27–29 March
  • 8–9 May

PhD courses spring 2024

PhD courses spring 2024

Course description LOS8033.

The course is carried out in-real time on the platform of zoom. Teaching is interactive and presence is required to pass the compulsory work requirements.  

Examination happens in the format of an exposition on the digital platform of researchcatalogue.

Course language

English.

Course Coordinator

Professor Tone Pernille Østern

Course teachers

Professor Tone Pernille Østern

Associate Professor Polina Golovátina-Mora

Associate Professor Sunniva Hovde

Lectures

  • Monday 22 January at 09–16
  • Tuesday 23 January at 09–16
  • Friday 26 January at 09–15
  • Thursday 25 April at 09–16

Compulsory work requirement with course teacher supervision and peer-student collaborations will take place between gatherings.

The semester fee is NOK 600 per semester. 

Contact

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