The doctoral programmes at the Department of Media Studies consist both of courses of 60 higher education credits, and a thesis of 180 credits. The PhD student salary scale is partitioned into three levels: first of all the commencing wages, secondly as soon as the 50 percent of the demands for the Swedish doctoral degree ’filosofie doktor’ (Ph.D.) have been accomplished, and thirdly when 80 percent of the demands are met.
