Course catalogue and vacancies – doctoral courses
Karolinska Institutet offers a large number of doctoral courses every semester. Courses are arranged within doctoral programmes, within research schools or as freestanding courses.
All freestanding courses as well as courses within the doctoral programmes are presented in the course catalogue.
Please note that additional courses in laboratory animal science are offered, other than those advertised in the catalogue.
Course catalogue
The course catalogue for the spring semester of 2027 will be open for application during the period 15 October to 5 November, 2026.
Before you apply, it is important that you read the information on applying for doctoral courses:
Applying for doctoral courses
Application process and other things to consider before submitting your course application.
KI's doctoral courses are free of charge and open for doctoral students at all higher education institutions, as well as for KI post docs. If space allows other applicants with a PhD may also be accepted. See Eligibility and selection below.
Course vacancies
The list below is continuously updated with the doctoral courses that have vacancies after the application period in the course catalogue has ended. You apply via the course catalogue (see links in the list below), unless otherwise stated.
Please note that the extended application is open until the indicated application deadline for each course, OR until the course is full. The extended application period may thus be shortened.
Courses autumn 2026 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
K6F2618 Write Your Research Results and Get Them Published 2026-11-30 - 2026-12-11
C8F2893 Design and Analysis of Twin and Family-based Studies 2026-11-18 - 2026-11-24
K9F6005 Sustainable Health and the 2030 Agenda 2026-11-30 - 2026-12-09
C8F6113 Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis 2026-12-07 - 2026-12-11
Courses spring 2027 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
C2F2214 Redox Regulation, Oxidative Stress and Selenoproteins 2027-03-01 -- 2027-03-05
C7F3073 Philosophy of Science and the Concept of Health 2027-03-01 -- 2027-03-12
K8F5639 The Science of the Placebo Effect 2027-03-08 -- 2027-03-19
Doctoral programme courses or freestanding courses
In the course catalogue, most courses are linked to a doctoral programme within which the course is given. Some courses are given in collaboration between two or more programmes.
Go to the overview page to see the doctoral programmes' planned courses for the next years. Please note, though, that there may be changes.
Many courses are freestanding, i e not included in a doctoral programme. These are mainly general science courses and compulsory courses. Read further about course requirements and choice of courses for doctoral students.
Eligibility
If there are special eligibility requirements for a course, these are stated in the syllabus under the heading Prerequisite courses, or equivalent. Otherwise, the general selection criteria for admission to doctoral courses at KI apply, as well as the specific selection criteria listed in the course catalogue.