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Professional Doctorate
Colchester Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
6 years
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Professional Doctorate
Colchester Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
6 years
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A Professional Doctorate is a specialist qualification that is appropriate if you are in, or are aspiring to, a senior professional appointment in practice, education or management in health or social care. It demonstrates your ability to perform at the level of 'expert' within your area of specialisation.
The aim of the course is to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.
Depending on your individual circumstances, your study can be undertaken over 5 years (with an additional period of completion of up to 1 year, if required). During this time, you will prepare two portfolios which chronical your development of expert practice in your workplace. In tandem, you also study taught modules at the University of Essex which provide you with the expertise in qualitative, statistical, and other research methods required for researching healthcare.
Your future
We offer doctoral preparation that integrates professional expertise and academic rigor. During your time working with us you will gain the skills necessary to make significant contribution to local and national health and social care provision through critical appraisal of current practice.
The networks you develop while with us facilitate self-development. You will engage in critical reflection upon practice; work and lead within complex, multi-professional environments where you can demonstrate expert decision-making.
Our Professional Doctorates are only open to UK applicants (except for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology). You need to be registered with a UK regulatory body (where appropriate), You should also be currently employed in management, practice or education, or in a senior position in a health or social care organisation and possess a master’s qualification (or equivalent). Employment in a senior position within a health or social care organisation. To make a full application, you will need to: complete the University's online application form, provide two academic references, provide academic transcripts/certificates, provide a language certificate (if relevant), provide a 500 word personal statement, attach a 300-word description of: your clinical practice (for clinical programmes), your managerial responsibilities (for management programmes).
Students living in
Domestic
£2,393 per year
Students from Domestic
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£9,375 per year
Students from EU
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
£9,375 per year
Students from International
Fees will increase for each academic year of study.
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