Doctorate Professional Studies
Part-time
Location • Collegiate Campus
Subject area • Health and social care management
Related subjects • Biosciences and chemistry • Diagnostic radiography • Nursing and midwifery • Operating department practice
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At a glance
Study for a professional doctorate designed to develop your ability to work at the highest academic level in an applied professional context. Equivalent to a PhD, the goal of your doctorate is to develop your practice as an experienced professional in health, social care, biomedical science or sport and exercise science.
Key points
• Develop your professional expertise to doctorate level.
• Develop advanced research skills to further evidence-based practice in your role.
• Benefit from the support of specialist research centres.
• Study part time to give you the flexibility needed to pursue your career and your studies.
Study at the highest academic level on an interprofessional course designed for experienced professionals from all areas of health, social care, biomedical science and sport and exercise science. It allows you to focus on your specific research interests to gain a professional doctorate award.
Professional doctorates are equivalent to PhDs but focus on the development of professional practice and suit the needs of experienced professionals. The programme brings together the very latest professional practice with academic theory in order to make an original contribution of knowledge to your profession.
Advanced level clinical, scientific and practice leaders are needed in all professional groups. These leaders need to be able to provide examples of excellence in their own fields, as well as communicating and collaborating effectively with other professions.
The professional areas of health, social care, biomedical science, and sport and exercise science interact and overlap in increasingly productive ways. In these areas the growing emphasis on evidence-based practice means that professionals need a sophisticated and critical understanding of a range of research methods and outputs.
These research skills are required to develop and use appropriate methodologies in your own areas of practice, as well as an understanding of the research perspectives of the professional areas you interact with.
This programme is supported by four of our research centres. They are
• Centre for Health and Social Care Research
• Biomedical Research Centre
• Centre for Sport and Exercise Science
• Sport Industry Research Centre
Find out more about Doctorate Professional Studies
Part-time – minimum of four years
Study support is through face-to-face study days, on-line interactive activities and electronic resources
Starts September
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Typically £2,680 a year, plus a final writing up fee of £250.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
• written assignments • seminar presentations • project reports • portfolio of development and learning • viva voce
You attend face-to-face study days to support your learning.
Staff profiles
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