Course summary

The Doctorate in Professional Practice programme aims to provide you with the opportunity to:

• Create and interpret new knowledge, through original research or other advanced scholarship, of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline, and merit publication;

• Systematically acquire and understand a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront of the professional discipline;

• Develop the general ability to conceptualise, design and implement a project for the generation of new knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of the discipline, and to adjust the project design in the light of unforeseen problems;

• Develop qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and largely autonomous initiative in complex and unpredictable situations, in professional environments.

• At the end of the Doctorate in Professional Practice programme successful graduates are expected to be able to:

• Make informed judgements on complex issues in their specialist field, often in the absence of complete data;

• Communicate their ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences;

• Undertake applied research and development at an advanced level, contributing to the development of new techniques, ideas or approaches;

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry.

• Demonstrate the ability to lead innovation and / or specialist and educational services within their field to develop practice.