PhD courses (mandatory & elective) in Humanities, Cultural and Educational Sciences, 2025 - 2026
Research seminar 13.-14. April 2026 (Week 16)
Contact persons: Sigrun Svenkerud and Jo Inge Frøytlog
Theory of Science and Research Ethics Week 10, 2026
Contact person: Lars Frers
Spring 2026
Application deadline: February 1
USN candidates should register using StudentWeb.
External candidates should complete a registration form.
HIU9105 Critical Theories and Narratives Week 9
HIU9105 Critical Theories and Narratives
Contact persons: Gabriela Mezzanotti and Åsne Håndlykken-Luz
HIU 9106 Early childhood education – concepts, contexts and complexities - Postponed until autumn 2026
HIU 9106 Early childhood education – concepts, contexts and complexities
Contact persons: Karin Hognestad and Marit Bøe
HIU9107 Conversation- and interaction analysis in everyday and institutional contexts Week 15
Application deadline: March 1
HIU9107 Conversation- and interaction analysis in everyday and institutional contexts
April 7. - 9. 2026 Campus Vestfold/Bakkenteigen
The course consists of three days:
Day 1: PhD workshop: Introduction to EMCA, part 1: the conversation analytic approach
Day 2: PhD workshop: Introduction to EMCA, part 2: Transcribing for multimodal conversation analysis
Day 3: PhD workshop: Data sessions and oral presentations
Contact person: Professor Karianne Skovholt (USN): karianne.skovholt@usn.no
Teaching staff:
Jessica Pederson Belisle Hansen (HiØ), Rein Ove Sikveland (NTNU) and Karianne Skovholt (USN)
See curriculum here and preliminary program to the PhD course here
See more information about the PhD course here
9211 Visual and Multi-sensory Methods Week 19
9211 Visual and Multi-sensory Methods
Contact person: Lars Frers
EDUC900 Critical Methodologies
Contact persons: Åsne Håndlykken-Luz and Gabriela Mezzanotti
Online sessions in Oslo time (CET/CEST):
- 27 May
- 28 May
- 8 June
Sessions on-site at USN Campus Drammen:
- 1-5 June
Contact
Please contact phdhku@usn.no for questions.