Read more about the PhD-programme here.
Digital technologies have permeated our everyday lives and ways of interacting in the 21st century, and have changed the way we learn, work, communicate and socialise. The PhD programme Digitalisation and Society includes interdisciplinary research on the intertwining of advanced technologies with society and culture in the fields of education, health, technology and work.
- ECTS Credits:
- 180
- Study duration:
- 3 years
- Organisation:
- Full-time
- Start of studies:
- Continuous start
- Teaching language:
- English
- Campus:
- Fredrikstad and/or Halden
- Application opens:
- June 2023
- Application deadline:
- Continuous
Course overview
| Course code and name | Mandatory/ Optional | Spring 2026 | Autumn 2026 | Spring 2027 | Autumn 2027 | Spring 2028 |
| PHDDS90123 Digitalisation and Society 5 credits | M | X | X | |||
| PHDDS90223 Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics 5 credits | M | X | X | |||
| PHDDS90323 Research Methods: Methodology Matters 5 credits | M | X | X | X | ||
| PHDDS91423 Education in the Digital Society 5 credits | O | X | ||||
| PHDDS91523 Digital Health and Psychosocial Well-being 5 credits | O | X | X | |||
| PHDDS91623 Work in the Digital Age 5 credits | O | X | ||||
| PHDDS91823 Artificial Intelligence - Hypes and Hopes 5 credits | O | X | ||||
| PHDDS92023 Open and Credible Science 5 credits | O | X | ||||
| PHDDS91923 Co-designing Digital Technologies for Cooperation 5 credits | O | X |
Contact
Special Adviser
- geir.afdal@hiof.no
- Phone
- +47 69 60 82 27
Senior Advisor
- liv.simensen@hiof.no
- Phone
- +47 69 60 85 61
Programme Coordinator
Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics.The PhD Programme Committee