Specialist Courses Social and Behavioural Sciences
Specialist courses (co-)organised by the Doctoral School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
| Subject | Dates | Competencies as defined in the competency matrix for PhD students* |
| From PhD to SME: a 1-year leadership programme developed by VOKA | March 2023 until November 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Informal leadership, Career development (PL) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) Community engagement (PR) |
| Research to Market |
AY 2022-2023 (recurring) |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Informal leadership, Career development (PL) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) Community engagement (PR) |
| Causal Inference in Micro-econometrics with Application to Program Evaluation (OASIS course code X000173) | 2022-2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) |
| Expedition DO! (counts as specialist course + 1 transferable skills seminar Research & Valorization) | AY 2022-2023 (recurring) |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Informal leadership, Career development (PL) Communication, International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) Community engagement (PR) |
| Social work research as a practice of transparency | 27 January 2023 - 26 May 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) Communication (IS) Ethics and integrity (PR) |
| 21-22 September 2022 |
Specialised knowledge (EX), Critical and analytical skills, Innovation & creativity (CT) |
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| Reflective and automatic processes in health behaviour (change): Habits, affect, and the environment |
14 and 24 February 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) |
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15 February - 1 June 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
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20-21 April 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) |
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Critical Reflections on Migration Studies, Racism and Discrimination |
24-28 April 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) International & cross-cultural mindset (IS) |
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4-5 May 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
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12 February 2023 - 4 June 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
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| Introduction to Meta-Analysis | May 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
| Essentials of Structural Equation Modeling | May 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
| Multidisciplinary research tools to study work and the labour market | 5-9 June 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
| Experimental Methods | 28-30 June 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
| Network Analysis in Law & Criminology | 3-5 July 2023 |
Broad knowledge, Specialised knowledge (EX) Critical and analytical skills (CT) |
*Every competency corresponds to a skill cluster: EX: Expertise; CT: Critical Thinking; PL: Professional Leadership; IS: Interpersonal Skills; PR: Professionalism
Selection of other courses
PhD students who want to include one of the courses listed below or any other course in their Doctoral Training Programme are required to submit an application for recognition.
| Course Title / Subject | Dates | Organiser | Registration |
| November 8, 15 and 29, December 6, 13 & 20, 2022, from 5.30 pm till 9.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser | |
| December 5, 8, 12, 15 and 19, 2022, from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser | |
| M5 - Exploiting Sources of Variation in your Data: the ANOVA Approach |
January 10, 17, 24 and 31, February 7, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M9 - Explaining and Predicting Outcomes with Linear Regression |
March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2023 from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm. | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M11 - Multilevel Analysis for Grouped and Longitudinal Data |
Wednesday April 12, Thursday April 13 and Friday April 14, 2023 from 9 am till 4 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M12 - Machine Learning with Python | April 17 and 24, May 8, 15 and 22, June 5 and 12, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm. | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M13 - Building Interactive Apps with Shiny© in R |
April 18 and 25, May 2, 9 and 16, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm | IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| M14 - Artificial Neural Networks: from the Ground Up |
April 20 and 27, May 4, 11 and 25, 2023, from 5.30 pm to 9 pm |
IPVW (ICES) | Organiser |
| Intellectual Property and Valorization | 2020-2021 | Ghent University | OASIS course code I001967 |