Admission to PhD courses
Admission requirements
To be admitted to our PhD courses, you must have completed your master’s degree or equivalent education.
You 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.
PhD courses at department of social work
SARB8020 - Family, market and welfare states in the neoliberal society
SARB8020 - Family, market and welfare states in the neoliberal society
Program 19 - 21 October 2026
Location: UiT, Tromsø Campus
Room: SVHum E 1004.
Course coordinator: Lena A. Ulfseth lena.a.ulfseth@ntnu.no, Willy Lichtwarck willy.lichtwarck@ntnu.no
Study administrator: Ingvil Åfarli og Elisabeth Ramfjord
Monday 19.10
12.30-13.00 Welcome and round-table presentations
13.00-14.00 Meaning, Respectability, and Everyday Life in the Neoliberal Welfare State (del 1). 1.aman. Lena A Ulfseth
14.00-14.45 Coffee and fruit
14.45-15.45 Meaning, Respectability, and Everyday Life in the Neoliberal Welfare State (del 2). 1.aman. Lena A. Ulfseth
15.45-16.00 Summary and comments
Tuesday 20.10
9.15-10.15 Neoliberalism and the Nordic welfare context: Increased conditionality in the relationship between state, market and family, Prof. Halvor Fauske
10.15-10.30 Break
10.30-12.00 Neoliberalisation, Family, and Social Work, prof Edgar Marthinsen
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.30 WORKSHOPS related to essays with feedback and comments
Each student will have appr. 30 minutes in total, appr. 15 min to present their essay idea and 15 min to discuss elements regarding their essays.
19.30 Felles middag
Wednesday 21.10
09.15-10.15 Historical development of the family and the state, Prof. Halvor Fauske
10.15-10.45 Coffee and fruit
10.45-11.45 Open roundtable session for reflections, questions and answers, All participants contributing
11.45-12.30 Lunch
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This course is offered by NTNU fourth quarter of 2022, third quarter 2024, 2026 and 2028.
For more information about the course: Course description
Studying inequality, power and social justice in social work and child welfare, 11 May - 13 May 2026
Studying inequality, power and social justice in social work and child welfare, 11 May - 13 May 2026
For mer informasjon om emnet: se emnebeskrivelsen for SARB8016.
THE NORDIC-BALTIC Summer School. 10th – 14th of August 2026
THE NORDIC-BALTIC Summer School. 10th – 14th of August 2026
SARB8008 - Ethnicity and Diversity
SARB8008 - Ethnicity and Diversity
For more information about the course: Course description
Course coordinator: Marko Valenta
SARB8018 - Individually Selected Syllabus
SARB8018 - Individually Selected Syllabus
For more information about the course: Course description
Course coordinator: Marianne Hedlund
ISA8001 - Disability: inclusion or marginalization
ISA8001 - Disability: inclusion or marginalization
You will find information about the course on this page (from spring 2025).
Course coordinator: Marianne Hedlund
For more information about the course: Course description
ISA8002 - Perspectives on collaboration with children
ISA8002 - Perspectives on collaboration with children
Course coordinator: Randi Lise Juul
For more information about the course: Course description
ISA8003 - Participation and social incluson in social work and child welfare
ISA8003 - Participation and social incluson in social work and child welfare
Course coordinator: Anne Moe
For more information about the course: Course description