Programme structure
This is the Structure and Accomplishment for Masters of Philosophy of Higher Education.
The programme consists of four semesters. The first semester provides the students with an introduction to the history and philosophy of higher education, the main theories, concepts, and the range of disciplinary perspectives of relevance for studying higher education, as well as an introduction to social science research methods and statistics.
In the second and third semester the students continue their studies of methods and statistics, as well as focus in depth on change in higher education from a range of perspectives.
The Master degree students begin work on their thesis in the third semester. The completion of the thesis will be the primary focus of the fourth semester (30 credits).
Throughout the programme, Classfronter is used as a web supported teaching and communication tool.