Third-cycle courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Curious to do research in the subjects within social sciences? We offer third-cycle courses for doctoral students in many subjects and fields.
Linnaeus University's research and postgraduate education in social science subjects span many fields. Here is a summary of the courses at doctoral level that are given at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
General
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Ageing and sustainable healthPostgraduate course, 7.5 credits,
- 13 Nov, 2023 – 26 Jan, 2024
- Distance
- Postgraduate level
- 50%
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Efficient scienftifc writing: Writing better papers, fasterPostgraduate course, 3 credits,
- Not decided yet.
- Distance
- Postgraduate level
- 50 %
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English Scientific Writing for PostgraduatesPostgraduate course, 3 credits,
- Not decided
- Distance
- Postgraduate level
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Philosophy of Science for Doctoral StudentsPostgraduate course, 7.5 credits,
- Spring 2024
- Växjö
- Postgraduate level
- 50 %
Pedagogy
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Introduction to didacticsPostgraduate course, 7.5 credits,
- Not decided
- Växjö
- Postgraduate level
- 25 %
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Mind the gaps! Dilemmatic aspects of knowledge and learning processes for and in teachers’ workPostgraduate course, 7.5 credits,
- Not decided
- Distance
- Postgraduate level
- 50 %
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Pedagogy as an academic disciplinePostgraduate course, 15 credits,
- January 23, 2024
- Växjö
- Postgraduate level
- 100 %
Other PhD courses at Linnaeus University
Doctoral student projects
Below, please find some of the doctoral projects that are ongoing and have been concluded at the faculty.
Ongoing projects
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Doctoral project: Gifted Children This dissertation project examines the notions of gifted children. The research focus is on early childhood.
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Doctoral project: How do student teachers in initial teacher education negotiate a professional identity? The aim of the thesis is to contribute with knowledge about how teacher students on basic…
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Doctoral project: How language policy is made in lower secondary schools The project's interest lies in how language policy is manifested in the actions and speech of teachers and multilingual…
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Doctoral project: Negotiating Respectability My dissertation project explores how drag participants experience and do familyhood, gender, and aging.
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Doctoral project: Personalized mathematics teaching – the use of data analysis as a support tool This dissertation project intends to investigate how mathematics teaching can be supported and enhanced…
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Doctoral project: Student health in Swedish high schools This dissertation project focuses on student health work in Swedish high schools. The perspectives of several actors are represented.
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Doctoral project: Who is alone? How is the loneliness of the elderly in the countryside constructed in the social services' speech, text and action My doctoral project is about making visible and…
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Doctoral project: Women’s fitness doping The project focuses on women’s meaning making of doping and doping use, in a gym and fitness context. More precisely, the project aims to seek an understanding…
Concluded projects
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Doctoral project: Children’s out-of-school learning experiences of participating in digital play My doctoral student project contributes with knowledge about children’s out-of-school teaching and…
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Doctoral project: Migration discourse in the Swedish mainstream and social media The project studied migration discourse in the Swedish mainstream and social media in the last decade. Using the…
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Doctoral project: Predictors of political activism in social media This project was focused on the factors influencing people to participate in online activism and other online political activities,…
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Doctoral project: Response to Intervention – a special didactic model for preventing reading difficulties This thesis investigated how Response to Intervention (RtI) can function as a special didactic…