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.

PhD courses autumn/spring 2023/2024

PhD courses autumn/spring 2023/2024

Course description PLU8013

Course Coordinator

Libe García Zarranz - NTNU

Application deadline

September 15th

Lectures

Campus Kalvskinnet

Part one (in person): Week 43 October 23, 24 & 25

Part two (digital): Week 12 March 18 & 19

Program PLU8013 (PDF)

PhD courses spring 2024

PhD courses spring 2024

Course description PLU8012.

Application Deadline

1 February 2024

Course Coordinator

Oddveig Storstad

Lectures

Four days’ seminar, on April 15-18 at 09.00-15.00.

Course description PLU8022.

Application Deadline

1 February 2024

Course language

English.

This course is taught fully in English and all work assignments must be delivered in English.

Course Coordinator

Professor Tone Pernille Østern

Course teachers

Lectures

  • Tuesday 27 February (onsite in Trondheim)
  • Wednesday 28 February (onsite in Trondheim)
  • Tuesday 21 May (digital)

Preparations for and presentations of compulsory course assignments take place during seminars, and attendance is required.

Compulsory course assignments will require work individually and with student peers outside of the scheduled seminars.

PhD courses autumn 2024

PhD courses autumn 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.

  • You can start applying from 15 June
  • 1 September: Application deadline

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

TBA

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

The semester fee is NOK 600 per semester. 

Important dates*

Autumn 2024

Seminar days, online gathering 1:

  • Monday 30 September
  • Tuesday 1 October
  • Friday 4 October

Compulsory assignment, deadlines:

  • Assignment 1: 28 October
  • Assignment 2: 4 November
  • Assignment 3: 29 November

Seminar day, online gathering 2 (sharing emerging exposition, compulsory assignment 3):

  • Friday 29 November

Examination date, submission of exposition at RC:

  • Wednesday 18 December

*Subject to change.

Course description LOS8035

Application Deadline

August 2024

Course language

English

Course Coordinator

Associate professor Fredrik Mørk Røkenes

Lectures

  • campus Kalvskinnet
  • autumn 2024

Course description PLU8013

Application Deadline

August 2024

Course language

English

Course Coordinator

Associate professor Libe García Zarranz

Lectures

  • campus Kalvskinnet
  • autumn 2024 to spring 2025

Course description PLU8021.

Application Deadline

August 2024

Course language

English

Course Coordinator

Professor May Britt Postholm

Lectures

  • campus Kalvskinnet
  • autumn 2024

Contact

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