Courses for doctoral students in political science
The first two years of the Ph.D. Programme comprises a number of mandatory courses.
| Year 1 Fall | Introduction to the PhD Programme (seven meetings during the Fall) | ||
| Year 1 Fall | Full time | 15 credits | Advanced study of the state, its citizens and institutions |
| Year 1 Fall | Part time | 7.5 credits | Research design |
| Year 1 Spring | Part time | 7.5 credits | Optional method courses: Advanced Statistical Approaches for Social Scientists or Qualitative research methods |
| Year 1 Spring | Part time | 7.5 credits | Applied methods |
| Year 2 | 5 credits | Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | |
| Year 2 | 2.5 credits | Research ethics | |
| Year 2-4 | 15 credits | Additional 15 credits of optional courses (e.g. summer schools) |