PhD courses
Compulsory and optional courses in Business administration and research policy
Our intensive courses offer a combination of lectures, seminars, and workshops for students to learn and receive guided feedback on their PhD projects from leading scholars.
Compulsory courses | Business administration
| AUTUMN 2019 | SPRING 2020 |
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Introduction to Business Research Methods | 15 credits Theory in Business Administration | 7.5 credits |
Quantitative Methods | 7.5 credits Qualitative Methods | 7.5 credits Philosophy of Science | 7.5 credits |
Compulsory courses | Research Policy
| AUTUMN 2019 | SPRING 2020 |
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Innovation Studies | 7.5 credits |
Research Policy | 7.5 credits
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Optional courses
Course call – courses in Organization 2020
| AUTUMN 2019 | SPRING 2020 |
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Qualitative data analysis and theorization | 7.5 credits Action Research | 7.5 credits
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Entrepreneurship and Well-being | Critical Management Studies | Reflexive and Creative Methodology | 7.5 credits Commercialize your research | |
Corporate Social Responsibility | 7.5 credits – this course will be given in autumn 2020 (prel.). Course leader: Associate Prof Susanne Arvidsson.
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Critical Perspectives on Leadership | 7.5 credits – this course will be given in spring 2021 (prel.). Course leader: Associate Prof Sverre Spoelstra.
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Seminar participation
PhD students at the department have the possibility to earn up to 7.5 credits by participating in research seminars.
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External courses
Courses taken at other departments at Lund University or other higher education institutions (including institutions abroad) may also, if approved by the Director of PhD studies, be included in the PhD programme.
Teacher training courses
During your PhD studies you have the opportunity to take teacher training courses in order to be qualified to teach in higher education after your studies. Division for Higher Education Development (AHU) at Lund University offers cross-disciplinary courses.
Courses at other universities
As a PhD student at the Department of Business Administration at Lund University, you do not need to pay a course fee to attend PhD courses given at the Business Administration departments within the U6 network:
- University of Gothenburg
- Linköping University
- Stockholm University
- Umeå University
- Uppsala University
Our department also has an agreement with the Doctoral School of Organization and Management Studies (OMS) at Copenhagen Business School allowing PhD students from our department to attend their PhD courses free of charge.