PhD courses
Here you can find information about PhD courses that are planned or open for application at BTH. You can also find available courses at collaborating universities and partners.
Plan for general courses
Spring
- Reading and Reviewing Research Papers (3)
- Introduction to Phd Education (3)
- Scientific Communication (3)
- Personal Task Management in Academia (3)
Fall
- Philosophy and Methodology of Applied Sciences (7,5)
- Information Retrieval for Phd Students (3)
- Sustainability (3)
- Research Funding (3)
Spring
- Introduction to Phd Education (3)
- Industry-academia collaboration (3)
Fall
- Research Ethics (3)
- Scientific Writing (7.5)
- Information Retrieval for Phd Students (3)
Courses - autumn 2025
Information Retrieval for PhD students, 3 hp
Course start: November 5
Latest registration: October 31
Contact for information: eva.norling@bth.se
Scientific Writing, 7,5 hp
Course start: August 2025
Latest registration: August 1, 2025
Contact for information: krw@bth.se
Research Ethics, 3 hp
Course start: August 2025
Latest registration: June 2025
Contact for information: darja.smite@bth.se
Research Funding, 3 hp
Course start: October 8, 2025
Latest registration: May 30, 2025
Contact for information: grantsoffice@bth.se
Courses - spring 2026
Scientific Communication, 3 ECTS
Course start: August 2026
Latest registration: May 1st 2026
Contact for information: darja.smite@bth.se
More information about the course
Personal Task Management, 3 ECTS
Course start: May 2026
Latest registration: April 1st 2026
Contact for information: mun@bth.se
More information about the course
Reading and Reviewing Research Papers, 3 ECTS
Course start: April 2026
Latest registration: March 1st
Contact for information: krw@bth.se
Introduction to PhD Education, 3 ECTS
Course start: Spring 2026
Latest registration: TBD
Contact for information: lars.lundberg@bth.se
Philosophy and Methodology of Applied Sciences (7,5 ECTS)
Course start: Fall 2026
Latest registration: TBD
Contact for information: wlodek.kulesza@bth.se
More information about the course
Registration of course results
Examination
For each course there is a course examiner who determines when a student has completed the parts of the course and determines the student’s grade on the course. However, it is always the doctoral student’s appointed examiner who formally decides whether a doctoral student can be credited with a certain course in the doctoral education, as well as how many credits the course gives.
Registration
When a course has been completed, it must be registered in Ladok. The registration is made by research officer at BTH.
For a course to be registered, you need:
- Notice from the doctoral student’s examiner to the research officer that the course should be registered. This can be done via email to fo.adm@bth.se.
- Course description, course certificate or equivalent. Attach the necessary documentation of the content of the course and that the doctoral student has passed the course.
Quality of PhD courses
Krzysztof Wnuk, deputy Dean for the Faculty of Computing, is assigned to improve the quality of the doctoral education at BTH during his term of office. For questions regarding the planning of general doctoral education courses at BTH, please contact Krzysztof Wnuk.