General and transferable skills studies

Studies that are mandatory for all doctoral researchers:

Introduction to Doctoral Training (1 credit)

• The course cannot be replaced with other course attainments unless the doctoral study right has been granted before 2012.

Scientific Research and Ethics (2 credits)

• More information about the course on the course web page.

Follow-up Group Reporting and Meetings (1 credit)

• Follow-up Group Reporting and Meetings will be marked as completed, when the last follow-up group meeting has been held. See instructions for the nomination and meetings of the follow-up group.

The Graduate School also organises a variety of other general and transferable skills studies, which you can include into your doctoral degree according to the requirements of your own doctoral degree programme. Check the study requirements for your own doctoral degree programme in Study Guide.

You can check the general and transferable skills studies offered by the Graduate School in the following link.

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You can include language courses in the optional general and transferable skills studies. The Language and Communication Unit organizes Finnish courses for international students.