What can I study - teaching schedules for doctoral studies

Teaching schedules for doctoral studies - tips for finding studies.

Where can I find suitable studies?

Studies and courses offered by the Ģ��ֱ��

The JYU Study Guide includes all curricula and teaching schedules of the University. In addition, study unit information can also be searched directly from Sisu system.

However, remember the following:

in different units, the content is updated differently. The teaching schedules for the entire academic year may not be available from the beginning of autumn.
to some studies or courses it may be necessary to apply for a study permit separately from the relevant department/faculty/discipline.
it is worth remembering that not all studies commensurate with the curriculum are compulsory or even possible to be completed by enrolling to a course. So always look in the curriculum what studies you need to do and what are the possible completion methods, and then choose a completion method that works for you.
check that you are enrolling in studies at the appropriate level. As a general rule, study units should be at doctoral studies level or at the level of master's studies. However, always check the requirements in more detail from your own curriculum.

All the curricula of the Ģ��ֱ��

Ģ��ֱ�� Staff training

The University organises staff training, which is coordinated by HR services. It includes e.g. training on research-related skills and digital skills. All JYU members, including all doctoral students, are welcome as long as there is still room within the maximum number of participants set for the event. Admission to some staff training has to be separately applied for. Then the announced admission criteria are used for selecting the participants.

Please note that staff training is generally a non-credit training, i.e. you do not get credits from it.

You can see all the open non-credit staff training at the staff training calendar.

In addition, staff training online courses, self-study materials and training recordings are available in the Learning and wellbeing section (Strategic skills and their development) of Uno Staff Portal.

Study offerings of other universities

As a general rule, doctoral studies completed elsewhere than at the Ģ��ֱ�� can also be credited or included in doctoral studies, if they are in accordance with the curriculum and your own doctoral study plan. For example, in Finland there are several doctoral programs coordinated by other universities, whose course offerings may include interesting opportunities. The offering of doctoral programs is mainly aimed at their own members, but sometimes they might be open to other participants as well. Practices vary by doctoral programme and course. Please follow the information on the websites of the doctoral programs and find out about the possibilities of participation on a case-by-case basis.

On the Doctoral courses in Finland website, you can find studies offered by Finnish universities to doctoral students from other Finnish universities. The University Pedagogical Support learning platform contains self-study materials on university pedagogy. Sometimes the universities offer courses based on the online materials.

Other training opportunities

IT Center for Science CSC offers versatile and high-quality training in scientific computing, data management, and information networks for its customers.

Tips on the study offer for doctoral students at the Ģ��ֱ��

The Methodology Centre for Human Sciences (IHME) actively organizes doctoral studies level courses, primarily in research methods, but also related to the philosophy and ethics of science and general research skills.

The Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication (Movi) offers a wide range of language and communication studies. There are courses on, for example, presentation skills and several different languages. Teaching especially aimed at doctoral students includes scientific communication courses in both Finnish and English. In addition, Movi offers Finnish as a second language studies also for doctoral students.

The JYU Open Science Centre offers courses for doctoral students e.g. in systematic information seeking and management, reference management and publishing. Open Science Centre also offers e.g. an LIBJ1001 Open Science and Research online course and LIBJ2002 Collect, Manage and Publish Information course.

The career services of the Ģ��ֱ�� coordinate the offer of studies that develop working life skills.

The Entrepreneurship Portal includes information about courses and coaching for both students and researchers.

Transferable skills studies in doctoral education - tips for finding courses

The Methodology Centre for Human Sciences (IHME)

Research communication courses at Movi for doctoral students

Open Science Centre: Researcher and personnel trainings

Ģ��ֱ�� working life study selection

Finnish as a second language studies at Movi

Entrepreneurship portal

The supplementary instructions of the Faculties

Langnet is a network for doctoral programmes which aims to connect all Finnish universities and their language units. The purpose of Langnet is to promote language research and postgraduate studies among universities. See for more information on courses organised by graduate schools in the Langnet network or other institutions.

See more information on the supplementary instructions of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences related to the doctoral study plan.

INFORTE

is a national program that offers intensive seminars (1-3 days) related to Software systems, Information systems, Telecommunications, ICT & Business, and Innovative ICT technology. These seminars can be included in doctoral studies. Some of the INFORTE courses can be used to replace courses in the curriculum of the doctoral program (check replacement opportunities from doctoral-studies-it@jyu.fi).

How to include INFORTE courses in your studies: Once you have obtained the certificate for the INFORTE course, go to Sisu and apply for Custom course credits. Please see the Sisu instructions for Recognition of prior learning.

Jyväskylä Summer School

The Jyväskylä Summer School is organized by the Faculty of Mathematics and Science and the Faculty of Information Technology at the Ģ��ֱ��, Finland. The Summer School is organized annually in August and it offers courses for advanced master’s students, doctoral students and post-docs in the various fields of science and information technology.

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Occasionally there are some other good opportunities, e.g. intensive courses lectured by our international guests. Doctoral students are informed about these opportunities by e-mail.

Courses organised by JSBE

JSBJ6110 Introduction to doctoral studies, 2 ECTS

Content: Target group is the new doctoral students at the Ģ��ֱ�� School of Business and Economics. This course gives a practical introduction to doctoral studies. The content includes: introduction of faculty members & staff, structure of the studies, doctoral courses available, collaboration, funding channels, publications, meetings and conferences, university library, and strengthening of the personal study plan and career. Course also provides general information on careers of PhDs. Course is lectured in English. It also includes exercises (incl. participation in public defense of doctoral dissertation).
Timetable: Lectured every Fall semester (starting in mid-September). More details available for the registered students at Moodle.
Lecturer(s): Mika Skippari
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JSBJ1440 Contributing to theory progress through research, 4 ECTS

Guest lectured by prof. Mikko Ketokivi (IE Business School, Spain) during Fall semester.
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JSBJ4110 Academic writing and publishing, 4 ECTS

Will be lectured next time in Spring 2024.
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Courses available for JSBE doctoral students outside of JYU

For business students, courses of (Finnish doctoral program in business studies) are also available. These courses are jointly organized by Finnish academic institutions. Some of the courses are held in Jyväskylä.
Economics students take part in the (Finnish Doctoral Programme in Economics). Nearly all FDPE courses are lectured in English in Helsinki. The core courses focus on microeconomics theory, macroeconomics theory, and the principles of econometrics. Please see further information on the .
Ģ��ֱ�� is a member of the Academic Council of the (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management), so our students will e.g. get on their course fees.
Ģ��ֱ�� is a member of (Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research). JSBE doctoral students can participate Scancor events (seminars, workshops) and apply for visiting scholar to Stanford. See more information about visiting scholar programme .
See also , and

Doctoral programme in Education

All students of the doctoral programme in Education are entitled to participate in the activities of .

Doctoral programme in Psychology

The doctoral students of doctoral programme in Psychology can participate in the acvities of the .

Doctoral programme in Cognitive Neuroscience

The doctoral programme in Cognitive Neuroscience has its own study entity for discipline-specific skills CNSJ1200. The students of the programme can choose the following courses when they are available: CNSJ1201 Cognitive neuroscience seminar, CNSJ1202 Designing cognitive neuroscience research, CNSJ1203 Specialization topic in cognitive neuroscience research, and CNSJ1204 Analysis methods of cognitive neuroscience.

Jyväskylä Summer School

Check your email!

Occasionally there are some other good opportunities, e.g. intensive courses lectured by our international guests. Doctoral students are informed about these opportunities by e-mail.

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