Modules

Course structure

Doctoral candidates attend two block study sessions in the program's initial year, which incorporate the three taught modules, Contextualisation and Planning, Critical Debate in Professional Practice and Practice-Based Research.

Following successful completion of all three modules, candidates will work independently on your chosen research topic with support from your academic supervisors. During this phase of the programme, you can attend a series of optional study days that cover various topics to help you with your studies.

Doctoral candidates are formally assessed via a variety of assessment methods, including written reports, oral presentations, and essays.

The final submission for the Professional Doctorate is either a report together with a portfolio of supporting evidence (totalling 80,000 words) or a thesis which will normally be around 80,000 words. The exact nature of the candidates submission is decided in discussion with the Director of Studies. All candidates must also undergo a viva voce examination.

Modules include:

1 to 6 months:

Framing Professional Identity (30 credits)

Practice-based Research (30 credits)

7 to 12 months:

Planning And Contextualisation (60 credits)

13 to 18 months:

Practice-based Research 2 (30 credits)

Critical Debate in Professional Practice (30 credits)

19 to 72 months - research phase

Professional Doctorate (360 credits)