The next intake for this course is in September 2023.

This course will enhance your chances of securing a consultative role, as it will set you apart from other professionals in the sector.

Preparing you professionally

This course aims to prepare professional leaders, educationalists and clinicians with research and research project management skills to take a leading role with the development of practice or the development of services within defined professional areas.

Setting you apart from other professionals in the area, it will enhance your chances of securing a consultative role.

Tailored to your interests

With our Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice, you can tailor your qualification to your own interests and develop as a clinical and professional leader in your field. In addition, you’ll improve your knowledge and understanding of a range of research and enquiry methodologies and skills related to your profession.

The following research specialisms are available:

• Applied Psychology
• Art Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
• Drama Psychotherapy
• Ergonomics
• Health and Social Care
• Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Podiatry
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Radiography

Original research 

By completing the research aspect of this course, you will be able to make an original contribution or application of knowledge to your specialist field. This will help you to lead on the development of services and professional practice, and will be directly relevant to your career.

Our courses are closely mapped against the health and social care sector. This ensures that our curriculum is up to date, providing you with the assurance that your learning is current and relevant. This does mean that we do have to respond to national changes such as government policy. As a result, some of the information about our courses may change.  

Course duration

This course is available part-time only but you can choose to study either on campus or online. To achieve the Professional Doctorate, you will need to complete two 60-credit modules and an Independent Scholarship (420 credits) over four years.