Course Overview

You create knowledge that advances practice using research skills, creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and knowledge translation skills, and analytical and conceptual abilities.

Professional practice is an overarching term defining all occupations involving actions rooted in context, activities underpinned by education and a body of knowledge. This course fosters innovation and creativity, allowing you to critically analyse, synthesise and enhance concepts, meanings and intentions that underpin the theoretical dimensions of actions relating to your professional practice or discipline. The DrPP helps you independently enhance the knowledge that determines and defines your professional focus on practice. A piece of advanced independent work specific to your professional practice characterises the experienced guide of the DrPP.

General Eligibility

The DrPP course suits applicants with substantial industry experience and wishes to study a doctoral-level qualification that relates directly to and draws from their professional practice.

The admission criteria to the DrPP course are outlined below:

• applicants who have completed the equivalent of 120 level 7 credits in the form of a postgraduate diploma or master’s or MPhil course generally within the last five years

• applicants who completed a postgraduate diploma or master’s qualification outside of five years will generally need to demonstrate currency of the stuff through two years of professional experience in a relevant field supported by an employer’s letter confirming the applicant uses the learning regularly in practice or provide modules of equivalent learning

• all applicants, both UK based and international, will take part in a pre-admission discussion designed to explore student expectations and appropriateness for the course. This takes place through the use of digital platforms for international students

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• Applicants whose first language is not English will need to satisfy the English language requirements: a minimum overall score of 6.5 IELTS and 5.5 in each band.