The course programme for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health consists of a mandatory course, a welcoming event and a number of elective courses. All PhD courses will grant ECTS credits.
The graduate school also offers an introductory course for future PhD students and Research year students.
The Graduate School of Health offers one mandatory course for all PhD students enrolled at the graduate school; "Responsible Conduct of Research". Also, we have a mandatory welcoming event.
Both is intended for PhD students at Health, Aarhus University only.
Learn more and sign up via our PhD Course Management .
The Graduate School of Health offers a considerable number of generic and scientific courses in both health science and general disciplines. The nature of the courses changes continuously, as the research fields develop.
If you consider enrolling in a PhD programme, you might be interested in our introductory course “Introduction to Research Training in Health Sciences”.
Learn more about the course and sign up via our PhD Course Management .
The graduate school course seats are allocated on a first come-first served principle.
As a general rule 80 percent of all seats are allocated to PhD students from the Graduate School of Health. The remaining 20 percent of the course seats will be allocated to PhD students from other faculties or universities. Should there be any further seats available they will be allocated to research year students or others.
If you register for a course with no more seats available, you will be placed on a waiting list. You will be notified directly if a seat becomes available (no later than two weeks before the course starts).
You are not allowed to sign up for more than one course if you find duplicate courses. If you are able to participate in more than one of the duplicate courses (E.g. spring or fall), please indicate in your primary course registration (in the comment box) which course(s) you are also interested in. In case of a duplicate registration, please notice that you will be charged with a full course fee when the application deadline on each duplicate course has been reached.
External PhD students at Danish Universities under the Open Market agreement or within the Nordoc network are welcome to register for our courses. It is a prerequisite for admission that the course has available seats and if you have uploaded a valid Letter of Enrolment you might be granted a seat.
You are allowed to register for our courses even if you are not enrolled as a PhD student. If there is an available seat on a course you might get a seat if you meet the criteria for participation. We will, however, make an individual assessment on registrants who are not enrolled as PhD students. You will be charged a fee of DKK 1,200 per ECTS credit for course participation (the fee can variate at residential courses).
When enrolled as a Research Year student you can free of charge register for PhD courses offered by Graduate School of Health in PhD Course Management.
Please notice that enrolment in the Research Year is no guarantee for admission to your desired PhD courses. It is a prerequisite for admission that the course has available seats.In order to pass a course, you must be physically present at least 80 per cent of the time. Homework, assignments etc. do not count as participation. (i.e. up to 20 per cent of absence is accepted).
As a rule, a fee corresponding to the actual course fee* will be charged if
The only exception to this rule is registered illness, death of nearest relatives etc.
In case of late cancellation due to illness we may require a doctor’s note from you.
You must notify the course secretary in case of absence due to illness no later than at 9:00 on the day of the course.
(*For online courses, the no-show fee is DKK 500).
For participation on residential courses please expect an accommodation fee.
Please note that you must be enrolled as a PhD student or research year student at the time of course end. I.e. if a course ends on 20 August and you will be enrolled from 1 September, you will be charged a course fee.
All other participants are charged a fee of DKK 1,200 per ECTS credit.
(NB! Does not cover our Laboratory Animal Science courses).
As a course participant, you are asked to take part in evaluating all courses. You will receive a link to an electronic evaluation (anonymous) on the last day of the course.
In order to pass a course, you must be physically present at least 80 per cent of the time. Homework, assignments etc. do not count as participation. (i.e. up to 20 per cent of absence is accepted).
After completing a course, you will need to register your attendance /absence. If you have sufficient attendance (and if you have passed the exam if relevant) you will receive your course diploma via e-mail or you can download your course diploma from PhD Course Management.
A maximum of 15 ECTS for PhD courses completed during the research year and within the last 5 years before enrolment in the PhD programme can be transferred and approved as part of your PhD degree (learn about credit transfer)
Participation in PhD Day as a research year student cannot be transferred. You are expected to participate in PhD Day as a PhD student as well.
All courses not offered by the Graduate School of Health are defined as external courses and need to be approved. See what other courses can be accredited.
