Course PG3069

Methodology and Theoretical Approaches in Education

7.5 Credits
Second Cycle

Starts week 4, 2025

This course contains different research approaches in the field of educational research. The different theoretical and methodological approaches studied in the course are used as a point of departure both for the critical evaluation of relevant educational research studies and for methodological choices and considerations in relation to
formulating research aims, ethics, methods for collecting data and analysing data, reliability and validity, and also for students’ evaluation of the research designs of their peers.

Starts and ends:
week 4, 2025 - week 13, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Other:
P: Course only offered as part of programme.
Entry Qualifications :
  • Teacher education of at least 180 credits, or a Bachelor’s degree in Education/Educational Work
Selection :
Guarenteed admission
Application Code:
HDA-V3KPN
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
8 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
15,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
15,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
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Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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