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Professional Doctorates
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Professional Doctorates (also known as PhDs by practice, taught PhDs and industrial PhDs), are professional alternatives to the standard academic PhD.
Both will get you the title “Dr” at the end – but they’re not the same qualification. A PhD is a research-based doctoral programme which usually involves little or no taught element and is academic in nature. The aim of Professional Doctorates is to produce a qualification which, whilst being equivalent in status to a PhD, is more appropriate for those pursuing professional careers.
There are generally two types of Professional Doctorate. One type is for professional registration (if you wanted to work in dentistry, for example, you may need a Professional Doctorate to be able to register as a professional) and the other for professional development.
Professional Doctorates combine both taught and research components and, just like an academic PhD, you’re expected to make an original contribution to your industry of expertise. A Professional Doctorate can take from 2-5 years full-time and 3-8 years part-time. Entry requirements will vary between institutions but if English isn’t your first language, then you’ll need a recognised English language qualification.
Some commonly known Professional Doctorates include the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA), Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), Doctorate of Education (EdD), Doctor of Engineering (EngD), Doctorate in Pharmacy (DPharm), and Doctor of Psychology (PsyD).
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Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) - Negotiated Management Specialism
University of Chester
Business and Management
Our DProf is designed for high-performing professionals to stimulate organisational or inter/national development and contribute to wider debates in their field. Read more
Doctor of Professional Studies (DProf) in Health and Social Care
University of Chester
Health and Social Care
This course is designed to support graduate professionals working across diverse health and social care sectors to conduct doctoral research in this complex and evolving arena. Read more
Doctor of Professional Studies in Psychological Trauma
University of Chester
Social and Political Science
This DProf is for therapeutic practitioners who wish to extend their expertise by contributing original knowledge in a professional and organisational context, which comes out of experience and practice. Read more
Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
Liverpool Hope University
School of Social Sciences
The Doctor of Social Work (DSW) has been designed to meet the needs of social work professionals. You will come from any field within social work, be it supporting children or adults. Read more
Doctorate in Business Administration - DBA
University of Derby
College of Business, Law and Social Sciences
Aimed at high-achieving professionals, our part-time Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) provides an exciting practice-based route to a research degree. Read more
Doctorate in Business Administration DBA
Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Business and Law
LJMU’s DBA provides senior executives and managers with the opportunity to achieve the highest academic degree while remaining in full-time employment. Read more
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD)
University of East Anglia
Norwich Medical School
The University of East Anglia Clinical Psychology Doctoral Programme lasts for three calendar years and leads to the qualification of Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD). Read more
Doctorate in Education (EdD)
University of Reading
Institute of Education
The Doctorate in Education (EdD) is a part-time professional doctorate which offers research training and career development to a broad range of employed… Read more
Doctorate in Education EdD
University of Greenwich
School of Education
We provide you with a doctoral programme at the forefront of professional and academic practice, which includes taught coursework and a supervised thesis. Read more
Doctorate in Educational Psychology (EdPsyD)
University of East Anglia
School of Education and Lifelong Learning
The Doctorate in Educational Psychology (EdPsyD) is a three year full-time postgraduate training programme. Read more
Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice
University of Derby Online Learning
Masters Programmes
The online Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice aims to prepare health professionals and leaders in the health and social care professions with research and research project management skills to take a leading role with the development of practice or the development of services within defined professional areas. Read more
Doctorate in Professional Practice (Sport and Exercise)
University of Derby Online Learning
Masters Programmes
The new Doctorate in Professional Practice (Sport and Exercise) focuses on supporting practitioners in undertaking applied research whilst continuing to practice and has been specifically designed to fit research around your professional practice. Read more
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA)
Grenoble Ecole de Management
Management, Technology and Innovation
The Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from Grenoble is a tailored, 3-year, part-time, internationally recognized Doctoral program aimed at business leaders and academics who want to enhance their career by leveraging research to solve complex issues. Read more
Doctorate of Counselling Psychology DCounsPsy
York St John University
The School of Education, Language and Psychology
This course provides the essential theoretical, clinical and research training for those wishing to work as a Counselling Psychologist. Read more
DPhil in Archaeology
University of Oxford
Department for Continuing Education
Oxford is a research-intensive university, and the subject of Archaeology is currently ranked as No.1 in the world by the QS World Rankings. Read more
