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Advanced Macroeconomics - 7.5 ECTS

The aim of the course is to develop some of the most important tools of dynamic economics useful in macroeconomics and to provide a number of workhorse models useful in multiple areas of macroeconomics, namely economic growth, fiscal etc. (ECON)

DKK 9,750

Consumer Research - 5 ECTS (partially hybrid)

The course aims to build a broad foundation in consumer research across key content areas.

DKK 6,500

Framing the PhD project: How to connect parts to a whole in a paper-based dissertation within qualitative Social Sciences - 2 ECTS

The course focuses on establishing robust linkages between papers in a PhD dissertation by composing and writing an effective framework (“kappe”). It is useful in the final half-year but can be taken by students in all phases of the PhD. (IOA/MOST)

DKK 2,600

Benchmarking and Productivity Analyses - with economic applications and hands-on activities - 5 ECTS

This course covers the theory and practice of performance evaluations using best practice methods, including DEA and SFA, and their usage in research, policy analysis, incentive schemes, and regulation. (ECON)

From DKK 6,500

Philosophy of Science - 4 ECTS

This course offers insights into key debates in philosophy of science. It will help students to position their work in relation to philosophy of science paradigms and to reflect upon quality criteria in social science research. (Methods/BHL/MOST)

DKK 5,200

Advanced Topics in Leadership Research - 5 ECTS

The course offers current debates and themes in the field of leadership studies, incl. a broad range of perspectives, ranging from transformational and distributed leadership, leadership and ethics, discursive leadership. (Methods/BHL/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Introduction to Experiments in Economics and Management - 2 ECTS

The course offers insights related to the use of experiments in research projects in the area of economics and management. (SI)

DKK 2,600

Macro Organizational Theories - 4 ECTS

This seminar introduces the main macro organizational and management theories, and how they are used in management research. It is a foundational course on theories that explain firms and organizations, with the aim to build a broad, comparati (SI)

DKK 5,200

Institutional Organizational Analysis - Change and Transformation - 5+1 ECTS

The course focuses on institutional theory that is rooted in sociology. We trace the theory from its conception to its most recent developments and applications in organizational analysis. (Theory/IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Organizational Ethnography - 3 ECTS

Learn how to design, conduct and write up organizational ethnography. The course covers research design, field access and relationships, fieldnotes, analysis and writing, with workshops and close feedback on your own project. (Methods/IOA/MOST)

DKK 3,900

Theories of Social Property Relations, Space and Power (Student Driven) - 4 ECTS

This course offers an in-depth engagement with the works of Doreen Massey and Beverly Silver, focusing on how their approaches can help reconceptualise the relationships between social property relations, space, and power. (Theory/MSC/MOST)

DKK 5,200

Perspectives on Communication and Organization - 5 ECTS

This PhD course allows students to discuss and experiment with the applicability of a communication-centered perspective for conceptual and/or empirical inquiries into organization and organizing. (Theory/MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Getting my Research into Journals - 1.5 ECTS

This workshop is intended to deal with the basic issues of the process of publishing in the learned journals for the PhD students who are about to write their thesis. (SI)

DKK 1,950

The Use of Concepts: Choosing and Unfolding Concepts in PhD Theses - 5 ECTS

This course addresses issues by exploring general problematics and potentials related to the use of concepts in writing dissertations and use examples from the work of prominent scholars. (Methods/BHL/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Foucault and Organization, Technology, and Subject-formation - 4 ECTS

A key aim of the course is that the participants acquire an effective overview of analytical possibilities in Foucault’s work, effective for selecting and deploying such analytics in their own research. (Theory/BHL/MOST)

DKK 5,200

Using Semi-structured Interviews in International and Cross-cultural Contexts - 3 ECTS

The course combines theoretical and methodological reflections on semi-structured interviews in international or cross-cultural settings (eg: national, or professional cultures), with hands-on exercises in interviewing techniques. (Methods/MSC/MOST)

DKK 3,900

Case-Study Approaches to Theory Building - 5 ECTS

This course is designed to offer the best possible learning experience and outcomes for PhD researchers who use a case study approach or other qualitative approaches in their PhD project. (Methods/MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Applied Quantitative Methods for Non-quantitative Doctoral Researchers - 3+2+1 ECTS

In the course, we introduce and train students in the targeted statistical tools within a pedagogic context of a general empirical method that recognizes the complementarity between qualitative and quantitative methods. (Methods/MSC/MOST)

From DKK 3,900

Empirical Finance: Identification Strategies in Corporate Finance - 2.5 ECTS

The goal of the course is to provide PhD students with a methodological framework that will enhance their ability to design sound identification strategies in the area of corporate finance. (FI)

From DKK 0

PhD Introduction Course (mandatory)

CBS PhD School has introduced a mandatory introductory course for all new PhD students enrolled at CBS from 1 January 2024, onwards. This semester the course is offered 23 April 2026.

Free

Introduction to RDM for PhD students

This course is mandatory for all CBS PhD students enrolled at the CBS PhD school after 1 June 2020. All other PhD students are also welcome to register and participate in the course. This course is for CBS students only.

Free

Research Ethics and Integrity - mandatory course

This training and development course is compulsory for all new PhD students at CBS. To obtain the course certificate, PhD students must be present during the whole course period. This course is for CBS students only.

Free

International Business: State-of-the Art Theories and Topics - 5 ECTS

The course is designed for students with different backgrounds who have an interest in business and its applications to other fields and topics. Basic knowledge of management, strategy, and economics is helpful, but not required. (SI)

From DKK 5,025

Perspectives on Governance and Sustainable Development - 5 ECTS

It presents frameworks, concepts and approaches to the governance of sustainable development, focusing on business roles. It is led by Sustainability Centre & Centre for Business & Development Studies staff and guest practitioners. (Theory/MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Decision Making: Foundations, Uncertainty, and Organizations (Student Driven) - 4 ECTS

Through theory, cases and discussion, participants engage with questions of judgment, responsibility and power shaping decision practices and their organizational and societal effects. (Theory/BHL/MOST)

DKK 5,200

Foundations of Entrepreneurship - 5 ECTS

The goal of the course is to increase familiarity with and develop an in-depth understanding of the key themes and empirical research methods of entrepreneurship. (SI)

DKK 6,500

Advances in Digital Technology Research Seminar - 2 ECTS

The course offers an introduction to the theoretical foundation of Information Systems and an overview of primary topics on leading-edge research on digitalization and digital phenomena. (Methods/DIGI/MOST)

DKK 2,600

Research Methodology in Organization and Management Analyses - 5+1 ECTS

The course focuses on creating consistency between the formulation of research question(s), the use of theory, the generation and analysis of data, and the composition of the thesis. (Methods/IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Narrative Analysis - 2.5 ECTS - ONLINE

Stories are ubiquitous in organizations. Learn how to identify and analyze stories in your interview, observations, and archival data. Experiment with implementing various narrative approaches on your qualitative materials. (Methods/IOA/MOST)

DKK 3,250

Big Data Asset Pricing - 5 ECTS (partially hybrid)

The course provides students with empirical asset pricing tools to use big data to analyze modern topics in financial economics and introduces PhD students in finance and related fields to empirical asset pricing research methods using big data (FI)

From DKK 0

Foundations of Strategy - 5 ECTS - HYBRID

The aim of this course is to offer an introduction to the theoretical foundation in the field of Strategy and an overview of primary topics in Strategy-related research. Also, quantitative methods typical in Strategy research will be discussed. (SI)

DKK 6,500

Qualitative Research Methods – 5 ECTS

Qualitative methods provide the opportunity to gain new insights into exploring what motivates understanding and behavior. (MARKTG)

DKK 6,500

Advanced Econometrics and Data Science - 7.5 ECTS - HYBRID

This course is designed for PhD students in Economics and related disciplines who want to deepen their understanding of econometrics & data science and widen their statistical methods repertoire for their thesis and later career. (ECON)

DKK 9,750

Framing the PhD project: How to connect parts to a whole in a paper-based dissertation within qualitative Social Sciences - 2 ECTS

The course focuses on establishing robust linkages between papers in a PhD dissertation by composing and writing an effective framework (“kappe”). It is useful in the final half-year but can be taken by students in all phases of the PhD. (IOA/MOST)

DKK 2,600

Perspectives on Technology and Society - 5 ECTS

This PhD course examine the novel questions and dynamics occasioned by our current moment and its defining foundational technologies, the particular transformations that we are observing in management, organizations and society. (Theory/MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Advanced Corporate Finance - 7.5 ECTS

Faculty: David Lando, Professor, Department of Finance, CBS. Kristian R. Miltersen, Professor, Department of Finance, CBS. Carsten Sørensen, Professor, Department of Finance, CBS. Prerequisites. (FI)

DKK 9,750

Hands-on Qualitative Methods - 5 ECTS

This course serves as a basic primer for PhD students on how to conduct solid qualitative research as well as on major considerations that researchers need to reflect upon when aspiring to conduct qualitative research with quality. (Methods/MSC/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Applied Econometrics for Researchers - 6 ECTS

The aim of the course is to provide econometric tools for data analysis to PhD students with limited prior econometric experience. Students will be able to identify the appropriate econometric technique given their research question. (SI)

DKK 7,800

Advanced Microeconomics - 7 ECTS

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the most important models and methods used in advanced microeconomic theory in order to enable them to apply these models and methods later in their own research. (ECON)

DKK 9,100

Perspectives in Organizational Analysis - 5 ECTS

This course introduces and familiarizes PhD students to a set of analytical perspectives, which are well-alive in contemporary organizational analysis. (Theory/IOA/MOST)

DKK 6,500

Seminar on Plagiarism, Copyright, AI, and Published Work

Joshua Kragh Amudzidis-Bruhn from CBS Library, Jade Yang Faurschou from CBS Legal is hosting a seminar on plagiarism, copyright, AI and the use of published work. The seminar is for all CBS PhD students.

Free

3-day writing bootcamp

Enhance your writing skills at a three-day writing boot camp hosted by the Write Concept. Offered four times a year, these boot camps include full accommodation. Apply for funding through the PhD School to secure your spot in the next session.

DKK 800

Theorizing and Enacting Societal Impact - 3 ECTS

The societal impact of our research matters increasingly. This course equips participants with a theoretical understanding of societal impact that can help them position themselves within the changing landscape of academia. (Theory/IOA/MOST)

DKK 3,900

Advanced Macroeconomics - 7.5 ECTS

The aim of the course is to develop some of the most important tools of dynamic economics useful in macroeconomics and to provide a number of workhorse models useful in multiple areas of macroeconomics, namely economic growth, fiscal etc. (ECON)

DKK 9,750

Introduction to RDM for PhD students

This course is mandatory for all CBS PhD students enrolled at the CBS PhD school after 1 June 2020. All other PhD students are also welcome to register and participate in the course. This course is for CBS students only.

Free

PhD Introduction Course, 21 - 23 October 2025 (mandatory)

CBS PhD School has introduced a mandatory 3 day introductory course for all new PhD students enrolled at CBS from 1 January 2024, onwards. The course is offered from 21 - 23 October 2025.

Free

Research Ethics and Integrity - mandatory course

This training and development course is compulsory for all new PhD students at CBS. To obtain the course certificate, PhD students must be present during the whole course period. This course is for CBS students only.

Free

Benchmarking and Productivity Analyses - with economic applications and hands-on activities - 5 ECTS

This course covers the theory and practice of performance evaluations using best practice methods, including DEA and SFA, and their usage in research, policy analysis, incentive schemes, and regulation. (ECON)

From DKK 6,500

Advances in Marketing Strategy Research - 2.5 ECTS, HYBRID

The course aims to: provide knowledge on emerging trends in marketing strategy, yield insights in how to successfully develop in marketing strategy research, and teach about emerging methodological approaches in marketing strategy research. (MARKTG)

DKK 3,250

Management and Economics of Innovation - 5 ECTS - HYBRID

The course aims to provide a set of advanced insights into the field of Management and Economics of Innovation spanning from foundational themes to the most recent developments of the field. (SI)

DKK 6,500

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About CBS PhD School

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) offers a wide range of PhD courses covering the school's academic disciplines. Courses include research design, academic publishing, qualitative and quantitative research methods, and specialised topics such as organisational analysis, marketing, and political science.

Most courses are organised as intensive week-long programmes, although other formats are also offered. Courses are open to PhD students from Danish and international universities, subject to any prerequisites specified in the individual course descriptions.

All PhD courses are taught in English and are open to actively enrolled PhD students only.

Danish Universities Open Course Agreement – Effective 1 January 2027

From 1 January 2027, CBS will participate in the Danish Universities Open Course Agreement for PhD Courses, allowing eligible PhD students from participating Danish universities to attend courses free of charge.

Terms and Conditions apply. Please refer to the individual course descriptions for details on eligibility, registration, cancellation policies, and course requirements.

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