Courses
The School of Global Studies offers several doctoral courses open for PhD students from other departments and universities. Courses that are open for application are published in this webpage.
Research Design in Qualitative Inquiry
7.5 credits
Study period: 2026-01-07 - 2026-02-06
Application period: 2025-11-13 - 2025-12-15
This course is focused on questions about research design in qualitative research. In-depth studies of one case and/or case-based comparative analysis, often based on qualitative data, constitute cornerstones in social science research. During the course different types and purposes of case studies, principles behind case-selections and design of studies, as well as process-tracing and different understandings of causal mechanisms and how it might be used for research, will be addressed and discussed.
Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Field Research
7.5 credits
Study period: 2026-02-09 - 2026-03-13
Application period: 2025-12-02 - 2026-01-16
The course addresses ethical and methodological challenges encountered by researchers doing fieldwork in various contexts in both the global South and the global North. It reflects on a range of problems a researcher encounters through the research process – from planning to data collection/production, analysis and dissemination of results.
The students will develop and argue for the methodological design of their thesis project – focusing on data-collection and access to research contacts and interviewees – and discuss the main ethical challenges linked to their research and methodological choices.
