Course session Zoom-links are published on the course site on Athena: https://athena.itslearning.com

The course covers topics like how to interact with research and individual arguments therein through argument analysis. Furthermore, the course covers different methods on how to write overviews of previous research and research reviews. Such knowledge is vital for anyone who e.g. plans to write a bachelor thesis but is also pertinent in many academic professions. 

All teaching is conducted online via video recorded lectures, and interaction via Stockholm University's online learning platform Athena and the Zoom video conference system. In addition, the course consists of individual and group work. The full-time course is fully online but includes scheduled online activities on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the first four weeks of the course.

Entry Requirements and Selection Swedish upper secondary school course English B/English 6, or equivalent.
Study Period

Autumn Term, Period B
Spring Term, Period A
Distance learning/online
(daytime, 100%)

Language of Instruction English
Course Leader Stefan Ekecrantz
Course Syllabus

Syllabus, valid from Spring 2020

Course Description Course Description Spring 2021 (229 Kb)
Literature List Literature List Spring 2021 (738 Kb)
Schedule Course Schedule Spring 2021
Course Administrator

Emma West