<aside> 💡 The content of this entry is targeted at students following the TME Graduate School Syllabus (version: 2022-04-12).

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As per TME courses (requirements), you need to take 60 credits worth of courses to receive your doctoral degree - 30 of which are taken up by mandatory courses. Which courses you take to receive the remaining 30 credits is up to you, your supervisor and your examiner to decide. For Elective courses, discuss with your supervisor and examiner before you take the course if it will be approved - e.g. during your ISP meeting.

Generally, you may choose from the following courses (from most likely to get admitted/approved to least likely):

1. Chalmers/TME graduate courses

2. Optional GTS courses

3. Graduate courses at partner/network institutions

   1. University of Gothenburg
   2. Nordic Five Tech
   3. NORSI

4. Graduate courses at other institutions

   Courses at other institutions are often difficult to find and even more difficult to get admitted to. You can try searching for “[topic X] PhD course” or “[topic X] graduate course” but this rarely is successful. Tips:

   • Ask your supervisor for recommendations
   • Look at researchers whose work you are interested in. What courses are they/their research group teaching?
   • If you found a course: reach out to the examiner to check if you could take the course (on-site, online)

   Some examples of resources on external courses:

   • Lund University: https://www.fek.lu.se/en/phd-studies/courses → “Reflexive and Creative Methodology” with Dan Kärreman and Mats Alvesson
   • Uppsala University: https://www.fek.uu.se/research/management-and-organisation/phd-courses/ → list of courses in Organization Theory (also at other Nordic universities)
   • Digital Innovation course: https://www.scdi.se/frontiers-in-digital-innovation-research/

5. “Customized” graduate courses

   Upon discussion with your supervisor and examiner, you may agree to receive credits for an activity that is not a traditional for-credit graduate course. This may include the following options:

   • Chalmers/TME bachelor/master courses
   • Conference workshops/tutorials
   • Reading course: Your supervisor prepares a customized reading list for you on a specific topic relevant to your research. You then work through the reading list and e.g. submit a discussion paper to pass the course (as agreed with your examiner).