The aim of this course is to expand and consolidate supervision strategies and methods for supervisors of Bachelor's, Master's-, and PhD students at the Aarhus BSS Graduate School.
The course also aims at furthering the sharing of experiences among university supervisors within their faculty to enhance the co-development of local practices and collegial support.
After the course, the participants will be able to:
The course involves the participants’ existing experiences as well as current research. It aims at strengthening participants’ supervisory skills within following areas:
The course consists of two parts. It starts with a 1-day seminar, on campus, and preparation tasks. The first part includes preparatory activities, online, and a seminar day, on campus. This part focuses specifically on MA- & BA-student supervision. The second part covers the area of PhD-supervision and will take place conjointly with colleagues from the Faculty of Arts. It consists of an online module and two seminar days with corresponding preparatory activities.
Preparation:
Online in Brightspace, mid-December 2025.
Seminar day 1:
14 January 2026 from 9.00-15.30.
Online self-paced module:
Online in Brightspace, opens 15 January 2026.
This part introduces participants to the field of doctoral supervision including awareness of legal and organisational dimensions. It also includes preparation tasks for the upcoming seminar day.
Seminar day 2: Tools & practices in PhD-supervision
26 February 2026 from 9.00-15.30.
This part covers the essential elements of PhD -supervision and brings experienced and inexperienced supervisors up to date on the developments and research in the area.
Individual/ Peer work
Between seminar day 2 and seminar day 3 of the course the supervisor will do a peer observation and/or an interview with a senior PhD-supervisor about his or her experiences with supervision.
The learning from the peer observation and/or the interview will be used on seminar day 3 to initiate discussions.
Seminar day 3
16 April 2026 from 9.00-15.30.
The total workload is estimated to 34 hours.
To pass the course, you must participate in all the course elements and seminar days, and complete the required tasks.
All participants will preferably be involved in current student supervision (BA/ MA/ PhD) to provide a context for the practical assignments, and they are expected to document their competence development in a professional portfolio.
An overview and instructions regarding the required tasks will be available on Brightspace about 1 working month before the course starts.
Registration deadline: 3 August
Registration link will be published later
