How to apply for elective PhD courses in medicine and health sciences
Applicants who have a right to study at UiO
Applicants who have been admitted to a PhD programme or the Medical Student Research Programme at UiO can apply for admission to elective PhD courses in StudentWeb from the following dates:
Spring: 1. December
Autumn: 1. June
Information about deadlines for course registration can be found in the individual course descriptions.
Applicants who do not have a right to study at UiO
Applicants who have not been admitted to a PhD programme or the Medical Student Research Programme at UiO must apply for a right to study in SøknadsWeb before they can apply for elective PhD courses in medicine and health sciences. Deadlines for applying for a right to study.
NB! The introductory courses at the Faculty of Medicine, MF9010E Intro I and MF9030E Intro II, are restricted to PhD candidates at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry, UiO.
Course fee
There are no course fees for PhD courses in medicine and health sciences at the Faculty of Medicine, UiO
PhD courses and Medical Student Research Programme (MSR) courses at The Faculty of Medicine, UiO
- PhD courses in medicine and health sciences
- The Medical Student Research Programme (MSR)
- MSR courses are restricted to candidates at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry at UiO. Applicants who are not admitted to the Medical Student Research Programme must use course code MF9000.
NorDoc - Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine is a member of the Nordic Doctoral Training in Health Sciences (NorDoc), a consortium for PhD education in medicine and health sciences in the Nordic countries. As a PhD candidate at one of the member institutions' PhD programmes, you can take part, free of charge, in the courses found in the database. Please note that participant expenses such as food, accomodation and travel must be covered by yourself or by your research group.
PhD courses at UiO
- PhD courses at UiO
- Faculties may have different admission requirements to PhD courses. Check the individual faculty.
- Application deadlines to PhD courses may vary at different faculties. The application deadline for each individual course can be found in the course description.
Courses at other institutions
PhD courses from other educational institutions can be approved. See links to some of them here:
- NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- University of Tromsø
- University of Bergen
- University of South-Eastern Norway
- PROMiNET (OUS) (in Norwegian)
Other activities
Up to 5 credits can be taken as other activities than PhD courses, ref. § 8 of the Supplementary rules pertaining to the Regulations.
- Research courses and workshops. Maximum 3 credits
- Participation in a national congress or conference (not group meetings, annual meetings) with presentation of research results (oral or poster). 1 credit per congress/conference. Maximum 3 credits.
- Participation in an international congress or conference (not group meetings, annual meetings) with presentation of research results (oral or poster). 2 credits per congress/conference. Maximum 4 credits.
- A popular scientific paper/chronicle written on the candidate’s subject area. 1 credit per paper. Maximum 2 credits.
- Research period at an institution abroad. Minimum duration of stay is two weeks, one credit per week. Maximum 5 credits. Research period at an institution abroad (docx)
Messages
Please also check out information about courses at other faculties/institutions and messages about events and other information relevant to your PhD education.