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 is published once per semester, presenting the courses that are offered the following semester. Application is open for about three weeks, starting approximately on 15 April (for autumn courses) and 15 October (for spring courses). The application is made online via the course catalogue (link above).
The course catalogue for the autumn semester of 2025 will be open for application during the period 15 April to 6 May, 2025.
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.
Applying for doctoral courses
About changes in the application process and other things to consider before submitting your course application.
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 specific links in the list below), unless otherwise stated.
Please note that the 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 spring 2025 with vacancies
Apply via the links or via e-mail where applicable.
2561 Writing Science and Information Literacy 2025-01-27 - 2025-03-07 and 2025-04-21 - 2025-06-02
2618 Write your research results and get them published (online) 2025-01-13 - 2025-01-24 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2618 Write your research results and get them published (online) 2025-02-24 - 2025-03-07 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2618 Write your research results and get them published (online) 2025-04-28 - 2025-05-09 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2618 Write your research results and get them published (online) 2025-06-02 - 2025-06-13 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2690 Basic Laboratory Safety 2025-03-31 - 2025-04-11
2787 Present your research! (online or in-class) 2025-01-20 - 2025-01-24 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2787 Present your research! (online or in-class) 2025-03-03 - 2025-03-07 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2787 Present your research! (online or in-class) 2025-05-05 - 2025-05-09 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2787 Present your research! (online or in-class) 2025-06-09 - 2025-06-13 Send your application to: anna.hildenbrand.michelman@ki.se
2868 Advanced Course in SAS Programming for Health Care Data 2025-04-07 - 2025-04-11
2870 Microscopy: Improve your Imaging Skills - from Sample Preparation to Image Analysis 2025-01-27 - 2025-02-14. Send your application to: sylvie.le.guyader@ki.se
2893 Design and Analysis of Twin and Family-based Studies 2025-04-23 - 2025-04-29
2958 Introduction to R 2025-03-24 - 2025-04-04
2971 Introduction to R - Data Management, Analysis and Graphical Presentation 2025-01-15 - 2025-02-18. Send your application to: marine.andersson@ki.se
3073 Philosopy of Science and the Concept of Health 2025-03-10 - 2025-03-21
3077 An Introduction to Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology 2025-03-10 - 2025-03-19
3109 Pathology 2025-03-24 - 2025-04-07
3173 Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular Research 2025-01-27 - 2025-01-31. Send your application to: gianluigi.savarese@ki.se
3181 Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2025-01-22 - 2025-03-07
5275 Basic Tumor Histopathology 2025-02-10 - 2025-02-14. Send your application to: Emelie.karlsson.2@ki.se
5321 Health Policy and Management 2025-05-12 - 2025-05-23 Please send your application to: Veronique Henriksson fu-adm.gph@ki.se
5515 Refinement of Minor Procedures on Mice (skills), on demand (practical). Send your application to: las-edu@km.ki.se
5516 Refinement of Minor Procedures on Rats (skills), on demand (practical). Send your application to: las-edu@km.ki.se
5528 Translational Strategies in Cardiovascular Research 2025-04-07 - 2025-04-11. Send your application to: hong.jin@ki.se
5595 Nervous System Injury and Repair 2025-02-03 - 2025-02-07.
5634 An Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights in an Academic Context 2025-03-24 - 2025-04-13
5677 The Interplay Between Neuro-Infections and Neurodegenerative Diseases 2025-02-03 - 2025-02-14
5747 Mastering Science Communication and Public Engagement: From Research To Resonance 2025-01-27 - 2025-02-11
5748 Assessing the Value of Medical Innovation 2025-03-22 - 2025-05-28
6025 Psychedelic Science: From Preclinical Studies to Clinical Practice 2025-06-09 - 2025-06-13
6031 Transporting Treatment Effects from Randomised Trials to Target Populations: Casual Inference for External Validity 2025-04-14 - 2025-04-18 Please send your application to: johanna.bergman@ki.se
6039 Clinical Cancer Genomics 2025-05-12 - 2025-05-23
6044 Principles and Practices of Nuclear Medicine 2025-05-05 - 2025-05-09
6045 Medical and Psychological Perspectives on Addictive Disorders 2025-03-20 - 2025-04-04. Send your application to: nitya.jayaram@ki.se
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.