National Program for Doctoral Courses in Human Geography

The National Program for Doctoral Courses in Human Geography was established in 1997. It aims to:

• Offer courses for Sweden’s PhD students in human geography, with instructors from Sweden and abroad
• Give all of our PhD students the benefit of expertise outside one’s home department
  
• Allow PhD students to meet senior researchers as well as their colleagues from other departments

An average of four courses are offered per year, some of which are regularly recurring. The selection of doctoral courses is made by a steering committee consisting of representatives of each participating department. The group is currently led (since 2022) by Associate Professor David Jansson, Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University.

Courses that are included in the program usually comprise 7.5 ECTS credits, and course meetings take place on two or three occasions to limit travel expenses (occasionally a course will be offered as a week-long experience). The costs incurred for participating doctoral students are paid by their respective departments.

If places are available, courses are also open for postgraduate students in other disciplines, but course fees may apply (contact the course organizer).

Cooperation with human geographers at the University of Oslo

PhD students in human geography at the University of Oslo’s Department of Sociology and Human Geography have the right to take courses in the Swedish national program without a course fee.

All Swedish PhD students in human geography have the right to take PhD courses in human geography at the University of Oslo without a course fee. The courses can be found at the subject search page where the relevant courses begin with ”SGO” and where ”avhandlingsseminarier” are excluded.