Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2: Subject Field Pedagogy (PIL102)
The overarching aim of the course is to develop the course participants' ability to analyse, plan, debate, and design university education and the own pedagogical approach based on research and proven experience.
The focus is on the organisation and planning of courses and modules. Contextual factors, goals, content, learning activities, teaching, evaluation, assessment methods and university students' independent studies as well as the impact of the choice of course design are included in the course. These topics are highlighted from different perspectives and the relationships between these are debated. Particular attention is devoted to the course syllabus document.
Please note: This course is open only to those who are employed or have a teaching assignment at the University of Gothenburg, are accepted to or are completing their doctoral studies at GU, or are otherwise affiliated with the university.
Prerequisites: You must have a Degree of Bachelor or equivalent.
Three courses in English
We offer PIL102 as a faculty-independent campus course in English. This course is only aimed at those who do not speak Swedish. It is open for applicants from all of the university's faculties. Read more below!
PIL102 is also offered as faculty-specific courses at the university’s eight faculties. Of these eight courses, PIL102 at the Faculty of Science and PIL102 at the IT Faculty are offered in English. The other PIL102 courses held at each faculty are in Swedish.
(Note: During 2025, the Faculty of Science and the IT Faculty still have separate PIL102 courses, even though these two faculties have now been merged into one.)
Course of studies
We recommend you to take PIL101 before PIL102. To get admittance to PIL103, you must have passed both PIL101 (or HPE101) and PIL102 (or HPE102), or have qualifications assessed as equal by a faculty at the University of Gothenburg.
PIL102 as a faculty-independent campus course in English
Staff from all faculties can participate in the same course. During the course, you will develop your own syllabus and analyze teaching and learning within your specific subject field. You will also have opportunities to benefit from interdisciplinary collegial dialogue.
Please note: This course is only aimed at those who don't speak Swedish.
Course leader: Katarina Lindahl
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Teacher: Margareta Jernås
Scope: The course comprises the equivalent of 3.5 weeks of full-time studies.
Reading list: The current reading list will be available on the web page Litteraturlistor för PIL-enhetens kurser / Reading lists for the PIL unit's courses no later than eight weeks before the course starts.
Admission principle: We apply the admission principle "first come, first served", based on the time and date when a complete application is submitted.
Before you apply, you need to have your participation approved by your head of department.
Autumn 2025
Start date: Wednesday 17 September
Other course dates: See the course schedule
Fee for not using an allocated place
An allocated place on any of our courses is offered for free, on condition that it is used. Read more about the fee for not using an allocated place
About course certificates
PIL102 is a certification course. All course meetings and assignments are mandatory and require attendance. In some cases, it will be possible to submit a supplementary assignment that corresponds to the meeting or assignment missed. To be approved for a certificate, you must also achieve the learning objectives in the course syllabus.
Information for doctoral students
Have you taken PIL102 as a compulsory course in your doctoral studies? When you have received your certificate of a completed and approved course, you should hand the certificate to the person who is the administrator (or equivalent) for your doctoral studies. That person registers the course as approved in Ladok for doctoral studies.