PhD courses - Department of Teacher Education
Admission to PhD courses at the Department of Teacher Education
To be admitted to our PhD courses, you must have completed a master’s degree or equivalent education.
Applicants who do not have an active student status at NTNU must apply for this before they can register for PhD courses/research courses.
On the Admission Office’s website, you will find more information about admission to PhD courses and research courses at NTNU for external candidates.
How to apply
Internal candidates
Students with an active student status at NTNU must register for PhD courses through NTNU’s Studentweb.
External candidates
Applicants who do not have an active student status at NTNU must apply for admission through Søknadsweb (Application Web).
Once you have entered Søknadsweb and filled in your personal information, make the following selections in the menus:
- Select Single courses.
- Choose PhD courses for external candidates from the list of options.
- Select the appropriate application alternative:
- PhD students who are going to apply for admission to a PhD program or are already in the process of applying for admission, must choose option 9427 Ph.d.-kurs/forskerkurs ved SU.
- all other applicants who are not PhD students, must choose option 9690 Ph.d.-kurs/forskerkurs for eksterne kandidater.
- Write the subject code(s) for the course(s) you wish to apply for in the extra information field.
- Upload all necessary documentation as attachments to the online application (transcripts for completed master’s degrees or equivalent, and any letter of admission to a PhD program or proof of already paid semester fees at another institution).
PhD courses at the Department of Teacher Education are also open to employees in the higher education sector (UH-sektoren). As an employee, you follow the same application procedure as external applicants (Søknadsweb).
Ranking of applicants
There is a maximum of 25 students in each course. We rank the applicants in the following order*:
- applicants accepted at PhD programs at NTNU
- applicants who can document admission to PhD program at other institutions
- applicants who can document that they are employed in a PhD position at NTNU, and in process of applying for admission to a PhD program
- applicants who can document that they are employed in a PhD position at another institution, and in process of applying for admission to a PhD program
- applicants who can document they are in the process of qualifying for promotion (as førstelektor)
- other applicants
* six spots in each course are reserved for students at NorTED institutions.
PhD courses autumn/spring 2023/2024
Course Coordinator
Application deadline
September 15th
Lectures
Campus Kalvskinnet
Part one (in person): Week 43 October 23, 24 & 25
Part two (digital): Week 12 March 18 & 19
PhD courses spring 2024
Application Deadline
1 February 2024
Course Coordinator
Lectures
Four days’ seminar, on April 15-18 at 09.00-15.00.
Application Deadline
1 February 2024
Course language
English.
This course is taught fully in English and all work assignments must be delivered in English.
Course Coordinator
Professor Tone Pernille Østern
Course teachers
Lectures
- Tuesday 27 February (onsite in Trondheim)
- Wednesday 28 February (onsite in Trondheim)
- Tuesday 21 May (digital)
Preparations for and presentations of compulsory course assignments take place during seminars, and attendance is required.
Compulsory course assignments will require work individually and with student peers outside of the scheduled seminars.
PhD courses autumn 2024
Detailed course description for LOS 8011 Bildung, Education and Social Change (PDF)
General course description LOS8011
Application Deadline
1 September 2024
Course language
English
Course Coordinator
Associate professor Armend Tahirsylaj
Lectures
All digital - with the possibility to attend two physical lectures at Campus Kalvskinnet.
- friday 11 October 9 am–1 pm (Zoom)
- tuesday 22 October 12 am–16 pm (Zoom/face to face at Campus)
- wednesday 23 October 08.30 am–12.30 pm (Zoom/face to face at Campus)
- tuesday 3 December 9 am–12 pm (Zoom)
- wednesday 4 December 9 am–12 pm (Zoom)
The course is carried out in-real time on the platform of zoom. Teaching is interactive and presence is required to pass the compulsory work requirements.
Examination happens in the format of an exposition on the digital platform of researchcatalogue.
- You can start applying from 15 June
- 1 September: Application deadline
Course language
English
Course Coordinator
Professor Tone Pernille Østern
Course teachers
Professor Tone Pernille Østern
Associate Professor Polina Golovátina-Mora
Associate Professor Sunniva Hovde
Lectures
TBA
Compulsory work requirement with course teacher supervision and peer-student collaborations will take place between gatherings.
The semester fee is NOK 600 per semester.
Important dates*
Autumn 2024
1 Pre-task
A prompt to prepare in advance and to be presented in a digital way (5 minutes) during the first day (September 30).
Instructions about the prompt are given at admission to the course.
2 Seminar days, online gathering 1
- monday 30 September (9 am–4 pm) FRAMING
- tuesday 1 October (9 am–4 pm) DESIGNING
- friday 4 October (9 am–3 pm) PRACTICING
3 Between gatherings
Compulsory assignment, deadlines:
- assignment 1: 28 October
- assignment 2: 4 November
4 Seminar day, online gathering 2
Sharing emerging exposition, compulsory assignment 3:
- friday 29 November (9 am–2pm)
- SHARING of assignment 3: 29 November
5 Examination date, submission of exposition at RC
- wednesday 18 December
*Subject to change.
Please be aware of different time zones and that we in Norway change the time zone in-between the first and second gathering.
Application Deadline
1 September 2024
Course language
English
Course Coordinator
Associate professor Fredrik Mørk Røkenes
Lectures
- campus Kalvskinnet
Lectures 2024
- thursday 26 September 9 am–4 pm
- friday 27 September 9 am–4 pm
- thursday 31 October 9 am–4 pm
Application Deadline
1 September 2024
Course language
English
Course Coordinator
Lectures
- campus Kalvskinnet / digital
Lectures 2024
- Monday 28 October 9 am–3 pm
- Tuesday 29 October 9 am–3 pm
- Wednesday 30 October 9 am–3 pm
Lectures 2025
- monday 10 March 9 am–2 pm (digital lessons)
- tuesday 11 March 9 am–2 pm (digital lessons)
Application Deadline
1 September 2024
Course language
English
Course Coordinator
Lectures
- campus Kalvskinnet
Lectures 2024
- tuesday 24 September 11 am–5 pm
- wednesday 25 September 9 am–4 pm
- thursday 28 November 9 am–4 pm
PhD courses at the Department of Teacher Education
- PLU8012 Applied Quantitative Research Methods of Analysis
- PLU8013 Theoretical frameworks and ethics in educational research
- PLU8021 Qualitative and Post-Qualitative Analysis I
- PLU8022 Qualitative and Post-Qualitative Analysis II
- LOS8019 Organizational Learning and Knowledge Development in Organizations
- LOS8030 Perspectives on Science and Technology education
- LOS8031 Texts in Educational Contexts: Theoretical Perspectives & Analytical Approaches
- LOS8032 Assessment and Evaluation in Education: Policy, Research, and Practice
- LOS8033 Doing Research with the Arts as Methodological Practice
- LOS8034 Contemporary Research in Early Childhood Education and Care
- LOS8035 Literature Review in Educational Sciences
Important dates
Autumn semester
- You can start applying from 15 June.
- Application deadline: 1 September*.
Spring semester
- You can start applying from 1 October.
- Application deadline: 20 January*.
* the Department of Teacher Education has different (or earlier) application deadlines due to early course start.
Contact
email: forskning-phd@ilu.ntnu.no