
Overview
A Professional Doctorate Health Care Education course from University of Essex is a specialist qualification that is appropriate if you are in, or are aspiring to, a senior professional appointment in practice, education or management in health or social care. It demonstrates your ability to perform at the level of 'expert' within your area of specialisation.
Depending on your individual circumstances, your study can be undertaken over the course of between 4 and 7 years. During this time, you will prepare two portfolios which chronical your development of expert practice in your workplace. In tandem, you also study taught modules at the University of Essex which provide you with the expertise in qualitative, statistical and other research methods required for researching healthcare.
Your future
We offer doctoral preparation that integrates professional expertise and academic rigor. During your time working with us you will gain the skills necessary to make significant contribution to local and national health and social care provision through critical appraisal of current practice.
The networks you develop while with us facilitate self-development. You will engage in critical reflection upon practice; work and lead within complex, multi-professional environments where you can demonstrate expert decision-making.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Health and Social Care - Research
- Research Design and Critical Appraisal
- Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation
- Theory and Method in Health Research
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Visit official programme websiteKey information
Duration
- Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Our Professional Doctorates are only open to UK applicants(except for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology).
- You need to be registered with a UK regulatory body (where appropriate)
- You should also be currently employed in management, practice or education, or in a senior position in a health or social care organisation, and possess a Masters qualification (or equivalent)
- Employment in a senior position within a health or social care organisation
- To make a full application, you will need to:
- complete the University's online application form
- provide two academic references
- provide academic transcripts/certificates
- provide a language certificate (if relevant)
- provide a 500 word personal statement
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
17050 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17050 GBP per year during 72 months. -
National
3500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3500 GBP per year during 72 months.
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Funding
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