Professional doctorate programmes

The Faculty offers two professional doctorates: a Doctorate in Education (EdD) and a Doctorate in Health and Social Care (DHSC).

These professional doctorates are programmes of advanced study and research, with a focus on valuing professional practice and engaging in applied research. The programmes offer you the chance to enhance your professional career to doctoral level, through making a unique and original contribution to your profession, while continuing to work and progress in your field. 

The programmes are flexible part-time degrees structured in two stages. It provides you with the opportunity to develop as a professional researcher, to develop skills and competence in a range of areas, including research skills and techniques, research environment, research management, personal effectiveness, communication skills, networking and team working, and career management. The programmes will also enable you to develop your theoretical understanding and practical application of contemporary research methods to your professional practice.

We invite the submission of research proposals that fall into one or more of the following areas of research:

• Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport 
• Educational and Learning Technology
• Health, Wellbeing, Social Work and Social Care 
• Languages
• Applied Linguistics

We specifically welcome proposals for 2024 related to the following projects:

• Co-producing a roadmap towards democratic involvement through social inclusion and empowerment for people with learning disabilities/autism and mental health patients
• Digital transformation and its impact in a cashless society on marginalised communities
• Engaging South Asian young adult carers not in contact with health & social care services
• Eyetracking for language teacher development
• Multiple and multi-dimensional life transitions of transplant athletes
• Student teachers as readers (STaRs)

If you would like to discuss an idea that you may have for postgraduate research before submitting an application please email the Student Enquiries team.