The disciplinary part of the graduate training is provided by the student's host department in collaboration with existing local graduate programs. The courses are therefore based on strong interactions between students and teachers. To a large extent examples from applications relevant to the mix of students are used in the courses. Due to the mix of students with varying prior knowledge the courses are developed in a flexible way. In some cases courses are based on modules with varying degrees of difficulty.
Preparatory material is distributed in advance.
Projects are based on application examples, start during the course and are finished at the home department. Course material is provided in electronic form. In most cases several departments and universities collaborate in the development. Corresponding programs in the other Nordic countries and Europe. The total number of credits needed to reach the needed level of knowledge shall, however, not exceed 5.