Doctoral studies

Information about doctoral courses is available here. The syllabus is in English when the language of instruction is English.

Governing documents for doctoral education

Doctoral education at Södertörn University is governed by the Swedish Higher Education Act and Ordinance, as well as by internal steering documents. These documents can be found under Governing documents for doctoral education External link. and the Employee web. External link.

General syllabuses for doctoral students

Each subject that has degree-awarding powers at doctoral level has a general syllabus that must be followed during the programme. The courses and number of credits included in a doctoral (third-cycle) degree must comply with general syllabus for the subject to which the doctoral student was admitted. The general syllabus also states the entry requirements when applying for a doctoral studentship.

PESO organises the following doctoral courses:

  • Research Design (usually every second autumn term, autumn 2024, autumn 2026 etc)
  • Organizations and Institutions (usually every second autumn term, autumn 2024, autumn 2026 etc)
  • Advanced Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences (usually every second spring term, spring 2025, spring 2027 etc)
  • Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (usually every second spring term, spring 2025, spring 2027 etc)

Doctoral students from other universities are welcome to participate in our doctoral courses.

For more information, please contact: forskarutbildning.isv@sh.se

Doctoral education at Södertörn University is governed by the Swedish Higher Education Act and Ordinance, as well as by internal steering documents. These documents can be found under Governing documents for doctoral education.

Spring term 2025

Advanced Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits

The PhD course is organized by PESO (Politics, Economy and the Organization of Society). The course is taught January 10 – February 14.

The course presents a number of qualitative methods and their use in the social science research. The course provides specialised instruction in different areas of qualitative methods for collecting, analysing and interpreting research data. In addition to conveying understanding through special techniques, the course also provides an overview of how these methods are used in modern social science research.

The deadline for registration is January 3. If you are interested in attending the course, please register by sending an email to lina.lorentz@sh.se. In your application, please specify your discipline, your department and the university at which you are a doctoral student. Places are limited. NB The course is full. Please send an email to lina.lorentz@sh.se if you want to be on the reserve list.

Course syllabus. External link, opens in new window.

For more information please see the documents below.

Pluralistic Perspectives on Sustainability, 7.5 credits

The doctoral course will be given during the Spring term 2025, February to June, in collaboration between FEKIS (The Swedish Academy of Business and Management) and Södertörn University. The course’s focus is on diverse theoretical perspectives on sustainability that come from such social science disciplines as environmental humanities, political economy, ecological economics, and science and technology studies (STS). The aim of the course is to broaden the knowledge base on the different aspects of sustainability, and inspire more pluralism in research within the discipline of Business and Management.

To express interest in applying to the course, please send a short (maximum 1 page) motivation letter to no later than January 31, 2025 to svetlana.gross@hhs.se. Notification of acceptance will be given by February 10, 2025. Places are limited.

For more information on the structure of the course, schedule and reading list, please see the Course Manual. More information can also be found in the Course Syllabus. If you have any questions about the course, don’t hesitate to contact svetlana.gross@hhs.se.

Course syllabus External link, opens in new window.

For more information please see the document below.

Collaborative Research Methods, 7.5 credits

The doctoral course is given during the period April to October 2025 and is part of a collaboration within the Swedish Network for Advanced Business Studies (SNABS) External link, opens in new window.. The course focuses on different collaborative methods in research. We review different concepts, approaches and reflect together on opportunities and challenges associated with collaborative research. As a participant, you are given the opportunity to connect to your own collaborative doctoral project.

To participate, send a short letter of interest in which you also explain the connection to your own doctoral project (max. 1 page) to Malin.Gawell@sh.se no later than February 28. Notification of acceptance will be given the first week of March. Places are limited.

For more information about the course structure, schedule and literature list, see the course manual and course syllabus. For more questions about the course, do not hesitate to contact Malin.Gawell@sh.se.

Course syllabus External link, opens in new window.

Research Design

430011D

Course Syllabus External link, opens in new window.

Organizations and Institutions

430003D

Course syllabus External link, opens in new window.

Advanced Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences

430014D

Course syllabus External link, opens in new window.

Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences

430013D

Course syllabus External link, opens in new window.

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