The courses include a compulsory and an optional part. The students are required to follow a number of optional courses relevant for each student's project. The students select these courses in consultation with the supervisor. A detailed description of the Ph.D. courses offered by the Faculty can be obtained here . According to the ministerial order, Ph.D. students must have contact to active research groups or research networks outside the institution of enrolment.
Most supervisors have international contacts and some participate in research networks.
Experience in teaching and communication of knowledge During the study, the Ph.D. student must obtain experience in teaching and communication of knowledge, e.g. communication of scientific results. The teaching activities will be incorporated in each student's study programme in concert with the supervisor with due regard to the student's qualifications and the faculty supply of teaching. The performance of a research project under supervision is the chief element of the Ph.D. study. The applicant should first of all establish contact to senior scientists in the research area of interest. The chief supervisor must be a professor or associate professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Odense University.