Third-Cycle Courses and Study Programmes
Admission to Third-Cycle Courses and Study Programmes
Individual Study Plans
General Syllabuses
Third-Cycle Courses
Public Defence of a Doctoral Thesis
Public Defence of a Licentiate Thesis
Third-Cycle Qualification
Support and Administration for Third-Cycle Courses and Study Programmes
Withdrawal of Resources for Doctoral Students
Interruption of third-cycle studies
At the Faculty, there are about 100 doctoral students who have been admitted to studies in one of the 11 third-cycle subject areas.
Please contact the subject representatives if you have any questions about the third-cycle courses and study programmes!
English: Terry Walker
Business Administration: Peter Öhman
History: Per Sörlin
Health Science: Eija Viitasara
Nursing Science: Ove Hellzén
Education: Lena Boström
Psychology: Ingrid Zakrisson
Social Work: Majen Espvall
Sociology: Roine Johansson
Political Science: Bo Svensson
Tourism Studies: Maria Lexhagen
General information about third-cycle courses and study programmes in Sweden can be found at:
Handbook for postgraduate students - The Swedish Council for Higher Education (in English)
Research Faculties
In those subject areas where Mid Sweden University has the power to award degrees on the third-cycle level, the research faculty has the overall responsibility for the quality, development and execution of the education.