The course consists of writing essays in combination with text analysis and lectures. It is given in both English and Swedish. Excercises are done during and before class and make up material for discussion and analysis in the group as a whole.
FAK3105 Writing Course for Doctoral Students 3.0 credits
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Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2025 Start 1 Sept 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 1 Sept 2025 - 30 Sept 2025
- Periods
Autumn 2025: P1 (3 hp)
- Pace of study
33%
- Application code
10239
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
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- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
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Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus FAK3105 (Spring 2019–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus FAK3105 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
To be able to write well is central in almost all academic work. The objectives of this course is to gain a more reflexive and conscious relation to writing in order to be able to continuously improve. The ability to think and analyse is trained at the same time as writing is trained.
The objective is also to facilitate journal publication, or alternatively to improve the ability to author longer texts.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Participants need to have shown how and in what way an excercise in writing can benefit their intellectual process. This is done through a reflection as part of the procedure of applying to the course.
Literature
The presumption is that learning by doing is superior. Hence the submitted texts will be the central reading. Added are already published texts which vary between years.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- UPP1 - Essay, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Other requirements for final grade
Examination is done on the basis of active participation and submitted texts.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Education cycle
Third cycle