Doctoral studies at Mathematical Sciences

Doctoral studies at the Department of Mathematical Sciences means that you get to immerse yourself in mathematics or mathematical statistics by reading courses and working on your own research project. After completing your education, you receive a doctorate, and can choose to either continue in academia, or focus on a career in industry and business. You also have the option of taking a licentiate degree halfway through the education.

​As a doctoral student at Mathematical Sciences, you can be admitted to a graduate school at Chalmers or to a third-cycle subject at the University of Gothenburg.

The education is similar at both universities, but there are differences, among other things, in terms of which compulsory courses you need to take. 

Graduate schools at Chalmers University of Technology

Chalmers has three graduate schools, with a total of five specialisations, for you who want to do a doctorate at Mathematical Sciences.

• Mathematics
• Mathematical statistics
• Applied mathematics and statistics

A PhD student within life sciences can also be admitted to the interdisciplinary graduate school in Bioscience.

Third-cycle subjects at the University of Gothenburg

These are the third-cycle subjects we have at the University of Gothenburg  

• Mathematics, with the possible specialisation applications
• Mathematical statistics, with the possible specialisation applications. 

The University of Gothenburg also has a third-cycle subject in mathematics specialising in educational sciences.

Doctoral courses

To find doctoral courses given by Mathematical Sciences, go to the doctoral course catalogue at University of Gothenburg, and search for mathematical sciences.