Courses offered in English
The PIL Unit offers courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and Supervision in Postgraduate Programmes. PIL101 is offered in the form of modules. Some autumn courses still have places available. The spring 2026 courses open for applications on 15 October.
Do you belong to Sahlgrenska Academy?
Staff at Sahlgrenska (and the VG Region) must use a special application form for some courses. Sahlgrenska's application period for autumn 2025: 31 March – 27 April. More information: Admission procedures for Sahlgrenska
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
Reading list
Reading lists for the PIL Unit's courses
Courses offered in Swedish
International master's degree in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (60 credits)
If you are a university teacher or researcher in higher education or have an undergraduate degree, you are welcome to extend and expand your pedagogical knowledge with a 60 credit international master's degree in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. The courses in this degree are offered online on a part-time basis. The language used is English. The courses are offered by the Department of Education, Communication and Learning.
If you have completed courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education at the PIL Unit, you may apply to have them credited as ECTS credits within the main field of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in your degree. If you took the courses while they were credit-bearing (course codes HPE101 etc), you do not need to apply for them to be included in your degree.