Admission to postgraduate studies
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Admission to third-cycle education is regulated by the Higher Education Ordinance and the admission regulations at BTH.
Admission
To pursue doctoral studies, you need to be admitted to a doctoral program.
Announcements of available places are made via www.bth.se/jobb and BTH's official notice boards. Applications for doctoral studies can be made continuously during the academic year and are made in competition with others.
Admission to doctoral studies can sometimes lead to employment as a doctoral student at BTH, but there are also other forms of funding for doctoral studies. At BTH, for example, there are doctoral students who finance their doctoral studies with funds from companies, county councils or municipalities.
The department makes a selection among applicants and for the person the department wishes to admit, the form "Application/Decision on admission to doctoral education" is filled in and the documents requested are attached.
A financing plan must also be attached to the application, which must be completed and signed by the relevant head of department.
The Dean of the Faculty makes the decision on admission.
Eligibility
Eligibility for third-cycle studies is specified in the Higher Education Ordinance, the admission regulations and any specific eligibility in the general syllabus for the third-cycle subject in question.
General entry requirements (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 39)
General entry requirements for third-cycle education are met by those who have
Completed a second-cycle degree,
Completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at second-cycle level, or
Acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way within or outside Sweden.
Specific entry requirements (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, Section 40)
The specific entry requirements must be absolutely necessary for the student to be able to benefit from the education. The requirements may relate to
- Knowledge from higher education or equivalent education
- specific professional experience
- Necessary language skills or other conditions required by the course
Additional specific requirements are specified in the general curriculum of the subject.