Planning your studies - Doctoral studies
Studies for the doctoral degree (min. 30 ECTS cr) at LUT University are typically doctoral-level courses offered by LUT/other universities or doctoral training network seminars or summer schools targeted for doctoral students. Doctoral studies must always include studies from your own research field. In addition, you can include methodology studies, literature studies, personal assignments and also studies that develop transferable skills necessary for a researcher.
You cannot be awarded ECTS credits for the doctoral degree based on your participation in preparing a course/course material or teaching a course. The same applies to participating in organizing a workshop, conference or equivalent.
Postgraduate (doctoral) courses offered at LUT (academic year 2025-2026) can be found in the Guide for Postgraduate Studies. You can also search courses in Sisu, please see further information in Sisu instructions for doctoral students. The same instructions give also detailed guidance on how to get credits registered in Sisu.
When you plan your studies for the doctoral study plan (and later in Sisu) please take into account that the studies to be included in the doctoral degree must be completed before the permission to print is granted by the Academic Council. LUT Doctoral School recommends that the studies should be completed during the first two years of studying.
The study attainments included in a doctoral degree may not be older than seven years. On special grounds, an exception can be made and the decision on the matter is made by the head of the doctoral programme. Supplementary studies will not expire. When checking the expiration of studies, it is done on a yearly-basis. This means that your studies completed in 2018 or earlier have expired. See further information on the validity of studies in Files below.
Note! Credits are not registered for inactive students, who have neglected the registration for the academic year.