Courses in the PhD programme

Course overview

• Courses 2025/2026
• Courses 2024/2025

PhD courses from other PhD programmes

PhD students in Health, Function and Participation can also include relevant courses from the other PhD programmes at HVL in the elective part of the training component. You need to apply as a single course student. 

See more information here: Apply for single courses at PhD-level

Admission to single courses

Courses given by the PhD programme Health, Function and Participation are primarily reserved for the PhD students in the programmbut other participants may also apply.

Single courses: Health, Function and Participation – Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

Course schedule for courses in the PhD programme

PHDH901 Health, Function and Participation
Teaching period: 1–4 September + 17 September 2025
Exam: 30 September 2025
Re-sit exam: 9 January 2026
Registration deadline: 1 July 2025 (single course students)

PHDH902 Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics in Health and Social Sciences
Teaching period: 2–3 October + 20–21 October 2025
Exam: 31 October 2025
Re-sit exam: 23 January 2026
Registration deadline: 1 September 2025

PHDH903 Research Design and Methods
Teaching period: 3–7 November + 24–26 November 2025
Exam: 10 December 2025
Re-sit exam: 11 March 2026
Registration deadline: 1 September 2025

PHDH913 Introduction to longitudinal data analysis using mixed effects models
Teaching period: 26-30 January 2026
Exam: 16 February 2026
Re-sit exam: 11 May 2026
Registration deadline: 1 December 2025 (single-course students)

PHDH904 Health Promotion and Coping
Teaching period: 3-5 March + 12-13 March 2026
Exam: 20 March 2026
Re-sit exam: 1 June 2026
Registration deadline: 1 February 2026

PHDH916 Introduction to Appraising and Preparing Systematic Reviews
Teaching period: 23 March - 17 April 2026
Exam: 24 April 2026
Re-sit exam: 21 August 2026
Registration deadline: 1 February 2026

PHDH908 Intervention Studies
Teaching period: 20 April + 4-7 May 2026
Exam: 21 May 2026
Re-sit exam: 28 August 2026
Registration deadline: 1 February 2026

PHDH907 Methods for Examination of Health, Function and Participation
Teaching period: 27-29 May + 9 June 2026
Exam: 19 June 2026
Re-sit exam: 18 September 2026
Registration deadline: 1 February 2026