Current PhD courses

Here you will find current doctoral courses offered at the Swedish Defence University.

Political Science

Crisis Management (7.5 credits)
Next course: not set
Course coordinator: Eva-Karin Gardell
Registration and information: Simon Hollis
Syllabus pdf, 58.9 kB.

Political Science Theory (15 credits)
Next course: not set
Course coordinator: Ronnie Hjorth
Registration and information: Simon Hollis
Syllabus pdf, 58.4 kB.

Security Policy (7.5 credits)
Next course date: not set
Course coordinator: Charlotte Wagnsson
Registration and information: Simon Hollis
Syllabus pdf, 58.5 kB.

Leadership and Command & Control

Leadership and Command & Control: Current theory and empirical research (10 credits)
Next course: Spring 2025, week 5-16
Course coordinator: Maria Fors Brandebo
Registration and information: ill@fhs.se
Syllabus

War Studies

Core courses - Spring Term

War Studies: Theories, Development and Modern Research Debates (15 ECTS)
Course code: 3FN0021
Next course: Spring 2026, week 4-13
Course director: Niklas Nilsson

Research Methods in the Study of War, Security and Crisis (15 ECTS)
Course code: 3FN0023
Next course: Spring 2026, week 14-23
Course director: Annick Wibben

Core courses - Autumn Term

Ontologies of War (7,5 ECTS)
Course code: 3KR0006
Next course: Autumn 2026, week 36-40
Course director: Anna Danielsson

Research in Sensitive Contexts: Ethics and Secrecy (7,5 ECTS)
Course code: 3FN0025
Next course: Autumn 2026, week 41-45
Course director: Maria Eriksson Baaz

Elective Courses - Spring Term

War and Defence Courses: 7,5 ECTS. The seminars are conducted together with the MA programme in War and Defence.

Militarism and Militarisation in the Study of War: Conceptual Debates
Course code: 2KR036 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 4-8
Course director: Jenny Hedström

War's Silent Legacy: Managing the Remnants of War
Course code: 2KR037 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 4-8
Course director: Priscyll Anctil Avoine

Gender, Security and War
Course code: 2KR023 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 9-13
Course director: Julia Zulver

Connectivity and Combat: War, the Media and the Contemporary Information Ecology
Course code: 3KR0004
Next course: Spring 2026, week 9-13
Course director: Matthew Ford

When War Comes to the City: Urban Wars and Urban Warfare
Course code: 2KR029 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 14-18
Course director: Anna Danielsson

War, Peace and the International Order
Course code: 2KR038 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 14-18
Course director: Charlotta Friedner Parrat

NATO: Organization, Community, Actor
Course code: 3KR0003
Next course: Spring 2026, week 19-23
Course director: Magnus Christiansson

Defence Strategies of the Nordic Countries
Course code: 2KR035 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 19-23
Course director: Jacob Westerberg

The Russo-Ukraine War: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Course code: 2KR034 (PhD level syllabus will be published shortly)
Next course: Spring 2026, week 19-23
Course director: Markus Göransson

Spring and Autumn Term

Scholarly Debates in War Studies courses (3KR0001/3KR0002), 7,5 ECTS:
The seminars are conducted together with one of the research groups in War Studies. The dates for these courses follows the dates for the research group seminars. Please, contact the course director of the specific theme for more details.

Theme and Course Director
Civil Wars and Military Interventions pdf, 204 kB. - Kersti Larsdotter
Critical War Studies pdf, 247.1 kB. - Maria Eriksson Baaz
Gender, Peace and Security pdf, 548.9 kB. - Jenny Hedström
Military Organisation and Profession - Jan Ångström
Modern Warfare pdf, 232.2 kB. - Matthew Ford

For more information about the Scholarly Debates in War Studies courses please contact the course director for each theme.

For registration please contact: Kersti Larsdotter