Programme structure - Language and Linguistics (PHSPRÅK)
Programme structure
Programme structure
The PhD-programme is a three-year study that builds on a five-year Master's degree or other equivalent education. The programme consists of a coursework component of at least 30 credits and a doctoral thesis estimated to 2,5 years full-time work.
The coursework and the doctoral thesis are completed in parallel, but we strongly recommend that you complete the coursework component as early as possible. The coursework component must be completed and approved before you hand in your doctoral thesis.
Coursework component
The coursework component shall provide academic and methodological training at a high scientific level, in order to qualify the candidate for work on the doctoral thesis and to ensure depth and breadth in the candidate's scientific competence. It shall help the candidate develop a more independent and reflective relationship to their own and others' research, and to the role of research in a broader context.
The coursework component of the PhD-programme in Language and Linguistics consists of three elements:
- Advanced studies in theories of science and ethics, 10 ECTS credits
- Advanced studies in theory and method, 10 ECTS credits
- Discipline-related element, 10 ECTS credits
Advanced studies in theories of science and ethics are primarily offered as the course KULT8851 - Theories of Science which is offered by the PhD-programme in Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture. This course is normally offered every semester.
When it comes to advanced studies in theory and method as well as the discipline-related element, the Faculty offers, among others, the following courses, which are arranged at regular intervals:
- SPRÅK8891 – Linguistic research questions, theories and methods (7.5 ECTS credits)
- SPRÅK8886 – Conversation analysis (5 ECTS credits)
- SPRÅK8887 – Methods of Linguistics (5 ECTS credits)
The following courses require the research communities themselves to take the initiative to arrange them, and are therefore not offered on a regular basis:
Information about the timing of local courses will be announced on the Faculty's website and on Innsida.
Read more about PhD courses at the Faculty of Humanities
Eksterne kurs
PhD-candidates at the Faculty of Humanities may also attend courses at other institutions both nationally and internationally. In order to include these courses in the coursework component, the plan must be preapproved by the main supervisor and the Head of the PhD-programme. The candidate is also responsible for documenting the completion of the courses.
Forskerskoler
As a PhD-candidate you may also participate in different research schools depending on your field and project.
Read more about the national research schools