Courses for doctoral students in political science
The doctoral programme includes several mandatory courses. The coursework takes approximately one year. The remaining three years of the programme are devoted to dissertation work.
| 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) |