Health Sciences

This PhD programme has a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary profile anchored in behavioral analysis and health sciences. The programme’s research goes across professions and creates a foundation for the development of knowledge-based health care services.

Application procedures and admission requirements

Admission to this PhD programme is continuous. To apply you need a five-year master's degree or equivalent.

General information about admission (ansatt.oslomet.no).

Detailed information about admission at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

About the programme

The research will to a large degree be conducted in cooperation with the clinical field and directed towards evaluation and interventions in health promotion, preventive health care, treatment, rehabilitation, and care.

Common for all research areas within health sciences are human health on micro and macro levels, where the interaction between individual, interhuman and societal conditions are central.

The programme is characterized by methodological and theoretical diversity.

The training component consists of 30 ECTS credits and will support the work you do in the research component (the thesis), which is equivalent to 150 ECTS credits.

The training component consist of two obligatory courses in Health Sciences, one course in methodology and two optional courses.

Single courses

The application process is different for internal and external applicants.

Internal applicants

If you are already admitted to one of the faculty's doctoral programmes (Behaviour Analysis or Health Sciences), choose courses and register your participation through Studentweb (student.oslomet.no).

External applicants

If you are admitted to a PhD programme at another institution or have completed your master's degree, this is the application process for external applicants.

Course overview

Single PhD courses in Health Sciences

All single PhD courses at OsloMet

Career

With a PhD in Health Sciences, you will be qualified for conducting research, teaching and other positions with high demands for scientific insight and production of new knowledge.

Research training in health sciences offers opportunities to apply for academic positions at universities, university colleges, health trusts, and research institutes as well as for positions in other areas in the public and private sectors with a need for competence in the health sciences.

Academic coordinator

Jonas Debesay
- Professor
- +47 672 36 078

Questions about this programme?

You can if you have any questions regarding this programme.

PhD at OsloMet

Read more about the PhD programmes (ansatt.oslomet.no).

Application procedures and admission requirements

About the programme

Single courses

Internal applicants

External applicants

Course overview

Career

Academic coordinator

Jonas Debesay

Questions about this programme?

PhD at OsloMet

Application procedures and admission requirements

About the programme

Single courses

Internal applicants

External applicants

Course overview

Career