Doctoral Studies

The Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies offers postgraduate programmes in Educational Work and Subject Matter Education with specialization.

Want to be a doctoral student?

We are now accepting new doctoral students. Currently we seek new doctoral students in Educational Work and Subject Matter Education.

About the doctoral positions

We offer doctoral programmes in educational work and subject-matter education with specialisations. This call for applications is part of the department’s efforts to strengthen its research environments and develop its activities.

More information about Doctoral Positions in Educational Work and Subject-Matter Education with Specialisations

Information meetings

Two information meetings will be held 2 October and 17 December. Digital presence is possible and both meetings will start at 18.00 (CET).

Application deadline 7 january 2026

Doctoral Positions in Educational Work and Subject-Matter Education

Open house

Information session about Doctoral Positions in Educational Work and Subject…

The Department of Pedagogical, Curricular, and Professional Studies is now announcing up to four full-time salaried doctoral…

17 Dec

About doctoral studies at the department

An important part of the departments work is teacher education, research and developmental work that concerns school and teacher education. School-related work is often conducted in collaboration with, for example, the National Agency for Education (Skolverket), municipalities and individual schools.

The study programme

The study programme for a doctoral degree comprises 240 credits (equivalent to 48 months of full-time studies) and includes a course component of 85 credits and a thesis component of 155 credits. A licentiate degree comprises 120 credits and includes a course component of 50 credits and a thesis component of 70 credits.

Subjects

The Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies offers postgraduate programmes in Educational Work and Subject Matter Education with specialization.

Educational Work

Educational Work is a third-cycle subject that deals with different perspectives and aspects of work within educational…

Subject Matter Education with specialization

Subject Matter Education with specialization is a third-cycle subject focusing on the study of teaching and learning in…

Find and apply for doctoral courses at the Faculty of Education

The courses are open for application to doctoral students who are admitted to third-cycle studies. The number of course…

Research programmes at the department

The Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies host three research programmes; Didactic classroom studies, Critical education research and Phenomenography, Variation Theory and Learning Study.